An unreported and ignored presence in the room of these confrontations--NS provincial government v. nurses, teachers, and, prospectively, other public sector workers-- is relentless house price inflation which has made housing in most of Nova Scotia, Halifax especially, by rent or mortgage, exceedingly expensive despite the province's have-not economic status.  Nova Scotia's property developers, landlords, and realtors see their business in terms of Toronto and even Manhattan.

NS teachers need good housing as part of their equipment for good classroom performance.  House prices and rents in the province should be aligned more to local financial realities than to hot money from non resident Chinese and the temporary deep pocket of foreign students on Middle east government programs.