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“Racist, Full Stop.”

In his book, Interim Dalhousie President Peter MacKinnon downplays and excuses the wearing of blackface while mischaracterizing and sidelining those who object to it. But MacKinnon ignores the vast scholarship on blackface, so let's hear from the scholars.

January 26, 2019 By El Jones 2 Comments

INTRODUCTION On Monday afternoon, Dalhousie students protested the welcoming reception for incoming president Peter MacKinnon. As Tim noted on Tuesday, “The students are particularly riled over MacKinnon’s book, University Commons Divided: Exploring Debate & Dissent on Campus.” One of the serious issues students identified in their press release is MacKinnon’s declaration in the book that blackface […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Education, Featured Tagged With: Anthony Morgan, anti-Black racism, blackface, Brock University, Cheryl Thompson, Dalhousie University racism, Denise Balkissoon, Eric Lott, George Elliott Clarke, Jack Lightstone, Larry Stordy, McGill University, Peter MacKinnon, Philip S.S. Howard, Queen's University, Rachel Decoste, racist costumes, Rinaldo Walcott, Stephen Johnson, University of Toronto

Another cool thing ruined by someone holding the camera the wrong way: Morning File, Friday, October 20, 2017

October 20, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 19 Comments

News 1. Clayton Miller Back in July, Wagner’s law firm held a press conference to publicize “new evidence” in the Clayton Miller case: the videotaped testimony of Bryan McDonald, a Cape Breton Search & Rescue captain, who said he and his team of 10-15 people searched the area where Clayton’s body was later found, but found nothing. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Amazon HQ competition, Arig al Shaibah, Bryan McDonald interview, Chris Benjamin, Clayton Miller, Councillor Lorelei Nicoll, councillor Shawn Cleary, Dalhousie University racism, Danny Howatt, Group m5, Jacob Boon, Jamie MacNeil, lobbyist registry, Masuma Khan, Serious Incident Response Team

The Wrongful Conviction of Glen Assoun

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Click here to read the Halifax Examiner's extensive reporting on the case.

DEAD WRONG

A botched police investigation and a police coverup shed light on the murders of dozens of women in Nova Scotia.

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Examiner folk The Halifax Examiner was founded by investigative reporter Tim Bousquet, and now includes a growing collection of writers, contributors, and staff. Left to right: Joan Baxter, Stephen Kimber, Linda Pannozzo, Erica Butler, Jennifer Henderson, Iris the Amazing, Tim Bousquet, Evelyn C. White, El Jones, Philip Moscovitch More about the Examiner.

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