News 1. Rent control "Premier Stephen McNeil quickly quashed a proposal from the NDP to bring rent control back to Nova Scotia," reports Marieke Walsh for Global. Duh. What does McNeil care? His Hollis Street apartment is paid for by taxpayers, to the tune of $1,575 a month. And if the rent goes up, no big deal, taxpayers will cover that too. 2. Update on … [Read More...]
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The company’s not saying, but Bier Markt seems to have abandoned its Halifax plans: Morning File, Tuesday, October 17, 2017
News 1. "Whose Explosion is it, anyway?" Jennifer Henderson reports on a panel discussion held at Dalhousie University last week, which looked at how Halifax … [Read More...]
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“Whose Explosion is it, anyway?”
“Whose Explosion is it, anyway?” asks Martha Radice. She’s a social anthropologist who has lived here for eight years. Unlike many Haligonians, she doesn’t focus … [Read More...]
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The leaders of tomorrow: Morning File, Monday, October 16, 2017
News 1. Cap-and-trade Jennifer Henderson reports: Legislation introduced by the McNeil government to enable setting up a cap-and-trade system to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions as part of a Trudeau directive to slow climate change was … [Read More...]
Tax reform: the Chicken Littles come home to roost
“Professor Kimble’s comments seem to reinforce the recent CBC Marketplace show on fake credentials,” Gerry Anderson wrote on LinkedIn. He was among the unhappier readers responding to my recent column about the federal government’s modest tax reform … [Read More...]
Examineradio, episode #133: Stephen Thomas on Energy East
The Energy East pipeline that was supposed to carry oil from the prairies to New Brunswick has been cancelled. You can read about it here and here. Stephen Thomas, energy campaign co-ordinator with the Ecology Action Centre, explains why you should … [Read More...]
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Nova Scotia’s cap-and-trade system to go easy on big corporate polluters
Legislation introduced by the McNeil government to enable setting up a cap-and-trade system to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) … [Read More...]
How much would you pay for what remains of Stephen McNeil’s dignity? Morning File, Friday, October 13, 2017
News 1. $750 "Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil bristled Thursday under NDP questioning about a Liberal fundraising … [Read More...]
Don’t make waves in Canada’s ocean playground! Morning File, Thursday, October 12, 2017
News 1. Burnside Expressway The routing of the proposed Burnside Expressway was moved, reports Halifax Examiner … [Read More...]
The Burnside Expressway was realigned and it’s going to cost commuters lots of time, money, and pollution
Just before the last provincial election, the Nova Scotia Liberals announced a seven-year, $390 million commitment to highway … [Read More...]
Now there’s a reason to go to the community mailbox: Morning File, Wednesday, October 11, 2017
News 1. Women in prison "The number of women in federal prisons has jumped significantly in Canada in the last decade, and … [Read More...]
Reparations raises the racism disconnect
On Sept. 25, the United Nations Human Rights Council discussed a report on Canada by its Working Group of Experts on Peoples … [Read More...]
We continue to fail those who have been wrongfully convicted: Morning File, Tuesday, October 10, 2017
News 1. A failed convention centre "Ottawa’s convention centre won’t be able to make a $4-million payment on a loan it … [Read More...]
Survey Says: Morning File, Saturday, October 7, 2017
I'm out of town (again) so this is going to be a short one. 1. Are Canadians Open to Voting for a White Skin Wearing White … [Read More...]
Examineradio, episode 132: Ron Dalton, jailed for a crime that never happened
Ron Dalton went to prison for a crime that didn't happen. He shares his story and talks about his work with Innocence Canada. … [Read More...]
A Nickel and a Nail: Morning File, Friday, October 6, 2017
News 1. Energy East "TransCanada Corp. has pulled the plug on its controversial $15.7-billion Energy East Pipeline … [Read More...]
Beware of rats in Bedford: Morning File, Thursday, October 5, 2017
News 1. Transit Priority Lanes on Bayers Road and Gottingen Street "Consulting engineers WSP have proposed three … [Read More...]
Halifax Transit rolls out designs for Transit Priority Lanes on Bayers Road and Gottingen Street
The latest Halifax Transit quarterly report came to council’s transportation committee last week, and as you may have read in … [Read More...]
The Nova Centre was oversold: Morning File, Wednesday, October 4, 2017
News 1. Tire-burning ban resurrected "Talk about déjà vu," reports Jennifer Henderson for the Halifax Examiner: NDP … [Read More...]
NDP re-introduces same tire-burning ban bill introduced — and passed — by the Liberals in 2008
Talk about déjà vu. NDP Environment critic Lenore Zann has resurrected a bill that Liberal MLA Keith Colwell introduced 10 … [Read More...]
Mayor Mike Savage to shill for Shaw Communications: Morning File, Tuesday, October 3, 2017
News 1. Cornwallis panelists to be discussed in secret Halifax council will today appoint the "special advisory … [Read More...]
Beware businesses bearing bleats
What should you think when you suddenly find yourself squarely in the firing-squad crosshairs of the Canadian Chamber of … [Read More...]
Vapid women on Spring Garden Road: Morning File, Monday, October 2, 2017
News 1. The poor ultra-rich Stephen Kimber writes: There is no doubt the Liberal tax reform proposals are only a baby … [Read More...]
Examineradio, episode #131: You’ve got the right to know
Tim spoke with Justin Ling, Canadian features editor at VICE News, a couple of weeks ago while he was visiting Toronto. … [Read More...]
Bus ridership numbers are tanking and city council should do something about it: Morning File, Friday, September 29, 2017
News 1. Downeast Beer is kaput https://twitter.com/HalifaxReTales/status/913418595140608005 This explains O.H. … [Read More...]
Adventures in journalmalism: Morning File, Thursday, September 28, 2017
News 1. The best next thing in naming rights: The Rogers Grafton Street Glory Hole "Rogers Communications announced … [Read More...]