News 1. Here’s why the liquor stores are open The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. I’ve seen a lot of joking about the liquor stores being open when almost everything else is shut down. Boy, we sure love our liquor in Nova Scotia, eh? If you’re wondering why it’s important to […]
Pandemic prep gets serious
Morning File, Monday, March 16, 2020
News 1. Covid-19 This item is written by Tim Bousquet. In response to the three presumptive positive tests for Covid-19 in Nova Scotia, Premier Stephen McNeil has ordered school and day care closures and is requiring that all people self-isolate after international travel. The new actions were announced at a press conference Sunday afternoon. Dr. […]
Paid sick days? Let’s not get too radical here
Morning File, Thursday, March 12, 2020
News 1. Province House Yesterday, Jennifer Henderson went to Province House to, among other things, ask Premier Stephen McNeil about the province’s legal costs in Alex Cameron’s defamation lawsuit. Click here to read “Last year, Stephen McNeil said he’d provide the province’s legal bill in the “conquered people” case; now he won’t.” This article is […]
Chutzpah galore
Morning File, Tuesday, March 10, 2020
News 1. Coronavirus update as the province prepares for COVID-19 cases The province’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Robert Strang, gave an update on what Nova Scotia is doing to prepare for COVID-19 yesterday. In the Chronicle Herald, Stuart Peddle covers the press conference and also finds out what plans are for jails, schools, […]
The “Did you survive” post-earthquake edition
Morning File, Monday, March 2, 2020
News 1. Kimber: Hugh MacKay and our I-know-nothing, see-nothing, do-nothing premier Last week I wondered why Hugh MacKay, already convicted of drunk driving in 2019, was only now being charged for allegedly driving drunk back in 2018. All I can say about what we’ve learned since then is: holy shit. In his new column, Stephen […]
When a pipeline in Pictou County was rerouted
Morning File, Monday, February 24, 2020
News 1. Kimber on the ferry: “Idle Some More” I really enjoyed Stephen Kimber’s Yarmouth ferry columns from last year, so I’m glad he’s back with another one: “Is ‘Idle Some More’ back for another season?” On the same day Bay Ferries was declaring itself open for 2020 bookings, Zach Churchill, the province’s minister of […]
Fish farms: private gains, public costs
Morning File, Thursday, February 20, 2020
News 1. Province: Sipekne’katik First Nation should blame itself for lack of consultation Jennifer Henderson was in court yesterday, covering the hearing on whether or not the province fulfilled its duty to consult on the Alton Gas project. The project would see gas stored in salt caverns, with brine from the caverns flushed out into […]
Together through life
Morning File, Thursday, February 13, 2020
News 1. Are restaurant washrooms finally going to become accessible? In September 2018, the CBC’s Shaina Luck wrote about a human rights decision on restaurants and accessible washrooms: A new decision by a human rights board of inquiry sends a clear message to the provincial government that wheelchair users deserve access to the same services as every […]
Accessibility matters: Lessons from the Montreal super-hospital
Morning File, Thursday, February 6, 2020
News 1. Sawmills hurting, international trade agreements mean province can’t help Jennifer Henderson reports on MLAs grilling members of the province’s Forestry Transition Team yesterday. “Everything we do must be seen through the lens of international trade and we can’t risk jeopardizing Nova Scotia’s exemption from U.S. duties on softwood lumber,” said Kelliann Dean, the […]
Winter picnic in the park
Morning File, Monday, February 3, 2020
News 1. Complicated legacies “Was Lionel Desmond a victim of his war demons?” asks Stephen Kimber. “Or was he a villain, a perpetrator of domestic violence who murdered his own family? Or both? We may never know.” Click here to read “Complicated legacies.” This column is for subscribers only. Subscribe here. 2. The danger of […]
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