News 1. McNeil proud of his indifference "Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says he stands by his government’s record on domestic violence after a former staffer said the Liberals turned their back on her when she was assaulted by a party staffer — her partner," reports Marieke Walsh for Global. Walsh asked McNeil about an article that appeared in The Coast, in which … [Read More...]
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The days are getting shorter: Morning File, Thursday, June 22, 2017
News 1. Stadium Just to follow up on Halifax council's approval of a temporary stadium on the Wanderers Grounds... I'm somewhere on the spectrum from … [Read More...]
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Turning the corner on street design
Because it’s en route to my kid’s school, I cross the intersection at North and Gottingen Streets roughly four times a day, and it is hands-down the most stressful … [Read More...]
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Three years, feels like 30: Morning File, Wednesday, June 21, 2017
News 1. Suicide "Halifax police have brought up the idea of reporting suicide statistics as a way to chip away at stigma, and open up a conversation on mental health supports," reports Haley Ryan for Metro. I support this. As Ryan notes, … [Read More...]
The Summer of Hate: Morning File, Tuesday, June 20, 2017
News 1. Street checks "All Halifax Regional Police officers — from the chief through to new recruits — will receive training in 2018 on fair and impartial policing in order to improve street check practices that disproportionately target black … [Read More...]
City staff cite the right-wing, anti-worker Fraser Institute for their living wage report: Morning File, Monday, June 19, 2017
News 1. Living Wage Back in February, Halifax council directed city staff to prepare a report: that addresses options for scoring of Local preference, social economic benefit, employee compensation/living wage, and environmental impact when … [Read More...]
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City staff cite the right-wing, anti-worker Fraser Institute for their living wage report: Morning File, Monday, June 19, 2017
News 1. Living Wage Back in February, Halifax council directed city staff to prepare a report: that addresses options … [Read More...]
Stephen McNeil’s 20 per cent electoral victory: it was a referendum on…?
So that didn’t take long. It will be three weeks tomorrow since Nova Scotians voted in a provincial general … [Read More...]
DFO hasn’t decided whether to charge Nova Scotia Power for massive fish kill
Three weeks after fishermen reported a massive fish kill of gaspereau along the Gaspereau River near Wolfville, the … [Read More...]
“Free To Find A Better Place To Be”: Morning File, Saturday, June 17, 2017
1. A Free Country Tim wrote yesterday about the controversy over the lyrics to the Stanfield's song A Free Country. As … [Read More...]
The Liberals flippant attitude to domestic abuse: Examineradio, episode #116
Three years ago, then-Liberal Director of Communications Kyley Harris pleaded guilty to domestic assault and was dismissed … [Read More...]
Free to be stupid: Morning File, Friday, June 16, 2017
News 1. Mi'kmaq seat "A Nova Scotia senator says the time may be right to re-examine the establishment of a Mi'kmaq seat in … [Read More...]
Get over that “secret tunnel” delusion: Morning File, Thursday, June 15, 2017
News 1. NSBI There are two CBC stories from yesterday involving Nova Scotia Business Inc. The first is from Paul … [Read More...]
The future of cycling in Halifax may be bright, assuming we get around to it
Last week Halifax’s active transportation team presented their vision for the future of cycling in Halifax to a packed room … [Read More...]
The Canada Games Centre roof is “poorly constructed” and leaking: Morning File, Wednesday, June 14, 2017
News 1. Canada Games Centre roof Just six years old, the roof of the Canada Games Centre needs major repairs. Peter … [Read More...]
Halifax Armageddon: Morning File, Tuesday, June 13, 2017
News 1. Downtown, the waterfront, and Armageddon Canada Day is of course a very big deal this year, so I was wondering what … [Read More...]
Wade Smith’s unfinished legacy: “It’s up to us…”
“Maybe we need to look at an all-black school or other alternatives.” It was April 2006 and Wade Smith, then the vice … [Read More...]
How the Department of Transportation screwed up its Outpatient Centre assessment: Morning File, Monday, June 12, 2017
News 1. Outpatient centre Someone — I think the CBC — had put in a freedom of information request for the ranking … [Read More...]
What About The Men? Morning File, Saturday, June 10, 2017
1. Entrepreneurship Men, are you tired of being discriminated against by ladies? Do you worry that men just can't get a … [Read More...]
Nova Scotia’s coming Fentanyl crisis: Examineradio, episode #115
Already a borderline epidemic on the west coast, Fentanyl, perhaps more than other opioids, is posed to become a … [Read More...]
Hammond Plains school kids get to experience what it’s like to be on a cruise ship: Morning File, Friday, June 9, 2017
News 1. Marine Protected Area The Department of Fisheries and Oceans yesterday officially designated the St. Anns Bank … [Read More...]
The stupid, mean violence of North Dartmouth: Morning File, Thursday, June 8, 2017
News 1. Chelsie Probert, North Dartmouth poverty, and violence A police release from last night: The suspicious death … [Read More...]
Blue Urbanism project shines a light on our harbour trash problem
Last Sunday volunteers scoured the beaches of McNabs Island in Halifax Harbour and filled 500 garbages bags with random bits … [Read More...]
Would you like the flaming pile of poo or the non-flaming pile of poo? Morning File, Wednesday, June 7, 2017
News 1. Halifax Transit director rejects council direction to get outside expert help Halifax Transit is clearly … [Read More...]
Too good for second opinions? Halifax Transit refuses expert help
Halifax Transit’s latest report to council’s Transportation Standing Committee can be summed up in a word: No. Six months … [Read More...]
People are fallible, and that’s why internet voting is a horrible idea: Morning File, Tuesday, June 6, 2017
News 1. Recounts Denise Peterson-Rafuse, the NDP candidate in the Chester–St. Margaret’s riding, has filed for a … [Read More...]