I attended the Rebuilding HOPE Conference on March 29, 2025. This was the second conference the
Province has held as part of the infamous Human Rights Remedy*.
My plan was (and still is) to post about the content of the Conference but I think we all know my history with planning and posting.
So as a treat (and to string you along a little ;) I offer this:... the Honourable Scott Armstrong, Minister of Opportunities and Social Development, spoke at the conference and announced a new $9.3 million investment to support people in three programs: Flex Individualized Funding, Direct Family Support for Children, and Alternative Family Support. These programs are community-based and provide individualized, self-directed, portable funding in line with the remedy. This is an interim step as the Province transitions to permanent, individualized funding for all people with disabilities. The formal announcement is available here. The Minister also had an interview with CTV following the conference - you can watch it here. We have also attached the three presentations made during the conference for your reference.
And with that I bid you adieu until we meet again.
*With many thanks to the Disability Rights Coalition of Nova Scotia for getting us this for. It was a long and tortious process but they hung in and that makes them heroes in my book.
**You can read more about the Province's timeline to implement the Remedy here.
*** Picture courtesy of Tierra Mallorca
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