Lots of info here about the province of NS and its housing initiatives:
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/province-...units-interventions-in-halifax-planning/
It's always hard to say how such initiatives will pan out but aside from the usual pledge to build more housing it sounds like they'll be intervening in aspects of HRM planning like housing approval and transportation.
At a very high level I think municipal level building approval and transportation is basically off the rails and there needs to be more focus on effectively adding new housing and transportation capacity at a rate that exceeds population growth since cities are already behind.