If you are being told by a collector with the Nova Scotia government that they will "garnish" any EI or social assistance benefits that you may be receiving, this is completely untrue. Or, if they are speaking down to you so as to belittle you, degrade you, or speak to you in such a way that it causes you to fear them, this is abuse and completely unethical.  

 

The govenrment of Nova Scotia sets and enforces rules that it's employees (the civil service) are required to conduct their work, and if it involves communicating with people they are to abide by the ethical standards that the Nova Scotia government institutes.

 

If you feel that you are being intimidated by any member of service Nova Scotia, whether you are a student loan borrower or even a small business owner trying to seed and incubate a business and feel that the Nova Scotia government may be attempting to interfering with it's growth and development, it is important to speak up.