News 1. Racism costs City Hall $600,000 The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission issued this press release yesterday: The chair of an independent human rights board of inquiry into the matter of Y.Z. v. Halifax Regional Municipality issued her decision on remedy today, May 15. Lynn Connors found discrimination had occurred and issued her decision […]
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 […]
Nova Scotia jails are increasing the use of torture
Morning File, Thursday, September 6, 2018
News 1. “Expert panel” is toothless Reports Jennifer Henderson: After the deaths of three former nursing home residents linked to badly infected bedsores, months of mounting complaints through the Protection of Persons in Care Act, and published news stories from family members alleging nursing home staff are overworked and residents’ care is often neglected, Health […]
Why did the chicken cross Waverley Road? To get its Glock 19 Gen4
Morning File, Thursday, August 30, 2018
Hi, I’m Erica Butler, taking another kick at the Morningfile can. News 1. Whalley trial gives a glimpse into the inner workings of CBRM The Cape Breton Spectator’s Mary Campbell has published three parts of her deep dive series on the Whalley trial. On the surface, it was as billed — a constructive dismissal case […]
Halifax’s sad pursuit of the financial industry
Morning File, Friday, August 17, 2018
News 1. New bus routes “On Monday, bus routes in Halifax will undergo their biggest change ‘in at least 30 years,’ says Patricia Hughes, manager of planning and scheduling at Halifax Transit,” reports Examiner transportation columnist Erica Butler: Mostly affecting Clayton Park and Fairview (all but one route at the Lacewood terminal), the Monday route […]
The Andrew Younger saga: Morning File, Thursday, May 4, 2017
News 1. Andrew Younger “Independent candidate Andrew Younger has withdrawn from the provincial election race in Dartmouth East,” reports Michael Gorman for the CBC: In an interview with CBC News, Younger — a former Liberal cabinet minister — cited health and privacy reasons for the decision. He said he made the choice in consultation with his wife after the news website […]