News 1. COVID-19 and provincial jails Provincial jails have not seen a major breakout of COVID-19. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the jails have improperly infringed on prisoners’ rights, and the programs, policies, and supports that were implemented in order to prevent COVID infections in jails have been defunded; as a […]
The dangers of Glynnis O’Connor and her horse: Morning File, Tuesday, December 20, 2016
News 1. Living wage Yesterday, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a study of living wage requirements in Halifax and Antigonish: The 2016 living wage for Halifax is $19.17 and the living wage for Antigonish is $17.30. This is the wage rate required to pay the necessities for a family of four with two […]