GPNS opposes announced AI Data Centre on Cape Breton Island without public scrutiny and enforceable protections

The Green Party of Nova Scotia is deeply disappointed at the recent announcement with plans to construct an AI Data Centre in Port Hawkesbury. The party is concerned that this project is moving ahead without meaningful consultation with the public, that the demands on our electricity grid are unsustainable, and that an AI data centre is out of step with the needs of everyday Nova Scotians.    Once again Tim Houston’s PCs are moving forward with a major project that will affect the lives of Nova Scotians without meaningful consultation. Public engagement must provide residents with accessible information, adequate time...

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GPNS announces Nik Boisvert as candidate in Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay byelection

June 2nd, 2026 (Chéticamp) The Green Party of Nova Scotia is pleased to announce that Nik Boisvert (they/them) is now registered as our candidate for the by-election in the district of Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay. Nik is an entrepreneur, arts worker, union organizer and parent who grew up in Terre Noire. They helped lead a union drive at the Highland Arts Theatre in Sydney, and have run twice federally in Sydney—Victoria/Sydney—Glace Bay.  Nik has deep Acadian roots, and grew up on their ancestors’ property on the western edge of the Cabot trail. They come from generations of resilient AuCoin women and were...

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N.S. Green Party condemns invasion of Venezuela

          The Green Party of Nova Scotia roundly condemns the unilateral, imperialist attack on Venezuela, and the abduction of Nicolás Maduro.           We recognize this action as part of a recent pattern of US aggression against sovereign states, as well as being part of a lengthy history of illegal US covert and overt intervention in South America, of which nearly every nation on that continent has been a target. We also recognize that similar threats are being made against Canada and Greenland, and that what has been done to others may also...

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