News 1. Kimber: Hugh MacKay and our I-know-nothing, see-nothing, do-nothing premier Last week I wondered why Hugh MacKay, already convicted of drunk driving in 2019, was only now being charged for allegedly driving drunk back in 2018. All I can say about what we’ve learned since then is: holy shit. In his new column, Stephen […]
The Information and Privacy Office is worried that a database of our driver’s licence photos used for facial recognition purposes is not secure
Morning File, Wednesday, September 26, 2018
News 1. Emergency preparedness “This Saturday, Sept 29, marks 15 years since Hurricane Juan ripped through Halifax in the middle of the night toppling trees, smashing boats and knocking out power for many days and even weeks in some neighbourhoods,” writes Jennifer Henderson: Wind speeds of up to 178km an hour were recorded at McNabs […]
Don’t Smile Be Happy
Morning File, Monday, May 14, 2018
News 1. From who me to #metoo Writes Stephen Kimber: In which Stephen McNeil continues to be Stephen McNeil, dismissing calls to apologize to a young man for the province’s own security failure. But there is also some small hint of change in the #metoo air. We take our good news where we find it. Click […]