The class action lawsuit brought against the estate of the man who killed 22 people and injured seven others during a fiery rampage across northern Nova Scotia has been updated through an amended statement of claim. The lawsuit includes three groups of plaintiffs: those whose loved ones were murdered by the person the Halifax Examiner […]
What’s the difference between opioid and gambling addictions?
The difference is that, in the case of opioids, the harm creators are the drug’s makers and distributors. In the case of VLT gambling, they're governments themselves. And that creates a world of difference when it comes to which harm-maker governments decide should be punished and which should be protected.
Give Stephen McNeil’s Liberals an A+ for Audacity. On Tuesday last week (March 3), the government introduced legislation to give it, present and previous cabinet ministers, the Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation, the Atlantic Lottery Corporation, and provincial casino operators blanket immunity from class-action lawsuits, as well as a free pass on liability for any punitive...
Keep Uber out of Halifax
Morning File, Tuesday, October 2, 2018
News 1. Lobbying “The Nova Scotia Gaming Corp. paid thousands of dollars to fly three experts to Halifax to testify in favour of a government bill aimed at relaxing the rules of a program that bans problem gamblers from casinos for life,” reports Jean Laroche for the CBC: A spokesperson for the Crown corporation said Monday […]