News 1. Mark Norman “Prosecutors are expected to withdraw a criminal charge against Vice-Adm. Mark Norman, providing a major victory for the senior naval officer who has always maintained his innocence in advocating for the government to build a naval supply ship,” reports David Pugliese for the National Post: The announcement, expected Wednesday morning according […]
City takes Canna Clinic to court
Morning File, Tuesday, October 30, 2018
1. Stadium Halifax council takes up the stadium issue at its meeting today, which starts at 1pm. As the representatives of the Maritime Football League Partnership will be present, I hope council moves the stadium discussion to the top of the agenda, or at least early on. But I can’t be certain of that, and […]
Dispensary raids: protecting the government monopoly on cannabis
Morning File, Friday, October 26, 2018
News 1. Halifax cop accused of using police database to investigate his girlfriend’s ex-husband I reported yesterday: A Halifax police officer used a police computer database to improperly investigate his girlfriend’s ex-husband, alleges a lawsuit filed in Supreme Court Wednesday. The details of the allegations are at the link, but the oddest part of the story […]
How the Scotia Green robbery went down, and why criminals think they can attack dispensaries with impunity
Morning File, Monday, May 28, 2018
News 1. Armco Writes Stephen Kimber: Last week, Halifax City Council again/still/always decided to re-re-re-write its planning bylaws on the fly for the greater good and increased profit of a private developer whose books it didn’t bother examining, let alone asking to glimpse once, maybe upside down on the desk, even just in passing… Click […]