The first issue…banking and finance… already has a solution in the form of local credit unions. Vancity in BC is a powerhouse of community-based finance for small businesses. I am not as familiar yet with Nova Scotia’s CUs but I know they exist!
Positive net migration is working in Nova Scotia’s favour but it is not helping much with the baby situation (but has increased income tax revenue substantially). A growing population lifts all boats to a certain extent.
I also think we need to encourage co-ops of all kinds as an engine for employment. The “traditional “ small businesses model reliant on a low wage workforce is not sustainable.
The baby situation *can* be addressed through immigration. Nova Scotia has many desirable attributes as a place to come to but we need to “prepare the soil” so to speak for that growth. (Can you tell I have been in my garden? It’s SPRING!)
Thanks for the note. I agree on the CREDIT UNIONS. It's an almost untapped and undiscussed answer to things just existing adjacent to government.
I think all the leaders at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels are now on record as saying immigration - as it has outrun needed infrastructure to support growth - is not at the right level and worried immigrants are no more likely to stay and have babies than worried locals.
Good luck with the garden! The Vessey's Seed catalog on our kitchen table has more dogeared pages than not but neither the order nor the plan is in place yet even as the frost is clearly giving way in the raised beds and the early flowers jumped from the earth last week.
The first issue…banking and finance… already has a solution in the form of local credit unions. Vancity in BC is a powerhouse of community-based finance for small businesses. I am not as familiar yet with Nova Scotia’s CUs but I know they exist!
Positive net migration is working in Nova Scotia’s favour but it is not helping much with the baby situation (but has increased income tax revenue substantially). A growing population lifts all boats to a certain extent.
I also think we need to encourage co-ops of all kinds as an engine for employment. The “traditional “ small businesses model reliant on a low wage workforce is not sustainable.
The baby situation *can* be addressed through immigration. Nova Scotia has many desirable attributes as a place to come to but we need to “prepare the soil” so to speak for that growth. (Can you tell I have been in my garden? It’s SPRING!)
Thanks for the note. I agree on the CREDIT UNIONS. It's an almost untapped and undiscussed answer to things just existing adjacent to government.
I think all the leaders at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels are now on record as saying immigration - as it has outrun needed infrastructure to support growth - is not at the right level and worried immigrants are no more likely to stay and have babies than worried locals.
Good luck with the garden! The Vessey's Seed catalog on our kitchen table has more dogeared pages than not but neither the order nor the plan is in place yet even as the frost is clearly giving way in the raised beds and the early flowers jumped from the earth last week.