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The Atlantica Party Calls for a Referendum on Clearcutting

The Atlantica Party supports a binding referendum on whether clearcutting should be allowed on Crown Land. Clearcutting on crown land has been a contentious issue for years in Nova Scotia. Advocates point to the economic benefits of clearing tracts of the forest while opponents decry the damage done to forests and the resulting eyesore of large patches of wasteland. 

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The Atlantica Party will Slash MLA Pensions

The Atlantica Party will reform Nova Scotia MLA pensions. The Atlantica Party's mission of a smaller, more transparent and accountable government means our representatives need to set an example of lower costs and less waste. Therefore, an Atlantica Party government will replace the current 22 to 1 (that is, taxpayers contribute directly and indirectly 22 times more than the MLA) pension scheme with dollar for dollar personally directed RRSPs where MLAs and taxpayers contribute equally. 

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The Atlantica Party Commits to Free Votes

The Atlantica Party calls for all votes in the Nova Scotia Legislature to be free votes.  Like free speech, voting in the Legislature should be completely free. Without free voting, our democracy is a sham since party interests come before the people's interests. Currently, MLAs have their vote dictated by party functionaries, or they face discipline, including denial of caucus posts, committee positions, travel and all kinds of legislative, budgetary and constituency favours. There is also the risk of not having nomination papers signed, a premature end to a political career and expulsion from the party. 

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The Atlantica Party Will Introduce Flat Tax in Nova Scotia

The Atlantica Party will make Nova Scotia the first province in Canada to adopt a flat tax as part of its program to make Nova Scotia a "have" province.  "If Nova Scotia is to survive, it must become a province that more people want to come to than leave," said Jonathan Dean, Leader of the Atlantica Party. "The Atlantica Party is focused on policies to achieve this goal, and a flat income tax would be a great benefit."

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The Atlantica Party will make Nova Scotia MLAs Recallable

The Atlantica Party will make Nova Scotia MLAs recallable as part of its Political Revolution.  The news abounds with recalls of defective consumer items, vehicles, food and health products. But there is very little about recalling a politician. We can recall bad turkeys overnight, but we cannot recall a bad MLA! 

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Atlantica Party Kicks Off Election Campaign

Today, the Atlantica Party starts its campaign for the Nova Scotia Election. “We are very excited to announce our candidates and our Election Platform,” said Jonathan Dean, Leader of the Atlantica Party. “We have the most exciting set of policies when compared to the other parties, no-nonsense policies designed to make Nova Scotia a ‘have’ province and fix our broken political system.”

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Media Bias in NS Election to be forwarded to CRTC

Today, a provincial party in the ongoing provincial election Nova Scotian election, the Atlantica Party (AP), have resolved to formally approach the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, or CRTC,  concerning a media campaign to silence the two parties in their election work and manipulate the voting results in the election. The CRTC is an independent public authority in charge of regulating and supervising Canadian broadcasting and telecommunications in the interest of the public interest.

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Atlantica Letter to Lieutenant Governor regarding 2021 Nova Scotia Election Concerns

Atlantica Party Leader, Jonathan Dean, recently sent a letter to the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, Honourable Arthur J. LeBlanc, ONS, QC, regarding concerns over the 41st provincial election in Nova Scotia.  The following is the content of that letter.

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Open Letter to CBC's Ombudsman regarding CBC's Systematic Reporting Bias in the Nova Scotia Election

The following is an open letter from Atlantica Party Leader Jonathan Dean to the CBC Onbudsman regarding the CBC's systematic reporting bias.  You can download the PDF here.

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