What’s Being Cut — and Why Black Nova Scotians Should Pay Attention

Split-image graphic showing Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston on the left and a group of Black students studying together at Dalhousie University on the right, with the BlackNovaScotia.ca logo and Pan-African–coloured map of Nova Scotia overlaid at the centre.

As Nova Scotia announces budget cuts affecting programs like Dalhousie’s Transition Year Program and initiatives supporting Black and Mi’kmaq students, questions are piling up faster than answers. With African Heritage Month events taking place this weekend, Black Nova Scotians are being asked to celebrate progress while watching programs built to address long-standing inequities quietly lose public funding.