With less than a week to go before the election, Nova Scotia’s main political parties focused on free birth control, seniors care and affordable housing on Wednesday.

Leader Zach Churchill said his party would double the senior’s care grant, bringing it up to $1,500, and they would also increase the eligibility for the grant, bringing the income cap up to $50,000 a year.

They also promised to increase the number of programs to help seniors, adding that they would talk to them to create housing plans to suit their needs.

Claudia Chender, leader of the New Democratic Party, said birth control would be free, and they would expand surgical abortions and midwifery services across the province.

In Halifax, Progressive Conservative Party leader Tim Houston said that, if his party wins the election, they will sell surplus land to “participating municipalities” for $1 if they use it for affordable housing.