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Where We Want to Go
Our vision is of a thriving Nova Scotia that by 2010 is the best place in Canada to live, work, do business and raise families.
At the very heart of this document is a vision of a
vibrant, energetic Nova Scotia shaped
by a confident, outward-looking people.
It is a vision of an economically bold
place that offers abundant opportunities
for prosperity to all who choose to call
this province home. That it is able to
do so is testament to the enterprising
attitude and creative spirit of a people
determined that their skills and
knowledge will not only meet the
challenges of a rapidly changing world
economy, but will, at times, propel
them to the forefront of change.
In short, our vision is of a thriving
Nova Scotia that by 2010 is the best
place in Canada to live, work, do
business and raise families.
How will we know we have arrived at this place? We will know when balanced budgets are annual habits; when our debt is manageable and considerably fewer of our hard-earned dollars are needed to pay debt interest; when employment levels are the highest in memory; when investment, exports, and GDP growth levels are above the national average. We will know when fewer of our young people leave, and when others arrive, because the career opportunities are here in Nova Scotia.
We will know we have arrived when our economic activity, carried out in a socially and environmentally sustainable manner, generates the necessary public revenues to maintain the strong health, education, and social systems that Nova Scotians expect.
Achieving this broad vision depends on
many constituents doing their part to
ensure arrival at this new place, among
them:
- government, which will achieve a
nimble, efficient approach to the
delivery of services. It will provide
leadership and partnership in
broadening the province’s competitive
business advantage and making Nova
Scotia the most attractive place to do
business in Canada. It will encourage
sound economic activity wherever it
can occur. It will ensure that increased
revenues from an expanded economy
benefit the health, education, and
social systems and, by extension, the
people it serves.
- the private sector, which will work
with government to identify barriers
to economic growth and, by turn,
solutions. It will continue to strengthen
its competitive edge and welcome
the global economy as a source of
ideas, opportunities, and significant
growth. It will recognize its place as
a responsible member of the Nova
Scotia community and contribute to
the nurturing of this community.
- Nova Scotians, who will adopt
lifelong learning as a welcome
requisite of a knowledge economy.
They will abandon parochial attitudes
best suited to another century. They
will emerge as citizens of the world,
determined to claim their share of
global prosperity. And all the while,
they will hold fast those best values
that set us apart as Nova Scotians.
We must have achieved much of the
preceding if Nova Scotia is to reach that
new place of economic prosperity by
2010. The growth strategy outlined in
this document is government’s plan to
fulfil its role and encourage others to do
their part. It is a strategy that envisions
a complex and challenging future, but it
is also a strategy that allows us to move
into that future with sureness of
direction and clarity of purpose.
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