News 1. “Breach of privacy” Yesterday, the province announced that the Freedom of Information site had been “breached”: Government is working with Halifax Regional Police to investigate a breach of information on the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP) website. Of the documents that were inappropriately accessed, less than four per cent, about […]
A very tenuous Halifax connection to the Trump-Russia scandal: Morning File, Thursday, March 16, 2017
News 1. Court Watch This week, Christina Macdonald looks at the Kobylanski trial, a Kentville meth lab, and how the Stewiacke election demonstrates why we shouldn’t trust electronic voting. Click here to read Court Watch. This article is behind the Examiner’s paywall and so is available only to paid subscribers. Click here to purchase a subscription. 2. […]
Balancing budgets on the backs of the working poor isn’t fiscal responsibility; it’s exploitation. Morning File, Friday, September 30, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. George Tsimiklis is the worst landlord in town Halifax landlord and developer George Tsimiklis preys on poor people. That’s his business model: renting out substandard housing to people on social assistance who have few options in life. Yesterday, I detailed the dozens and dozens of […]
Halifax needs a Living Wage ordinance: Morning File, Monday, September 26, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Halifax needs a living wage ordinance Last week, Halifax council wrestled with a contract for parking enforcement. The term for the former contractor, ISSA, had expired, but that company agreed to continue providing enforcement on a month-by-month basis until a new contract was […]