Three candidates, three debates. Why are we having an election, again? Former NDP Minister of Finance and CBC commentator Graham Steele joins us for the hour to unpack the parties, the policies, the leaders, and why, quite frankly, it probably doesn’t matter if you vote in this election or not. I mean, did you know that […]
An expert opinion: Morning File, Friday, March 31, 2017
News 1. No 2017 patio season for Argyle Street Wednesday morning, I saw that the city had posted a tender for the “streetscaping” of Argyle and Grafton Streets, but they wanted 150 bucks to view the thing, and I decided to instead spend the money on beer. Thankfully, the CBC has deep pockets and followed through […]
Council pay and publicly financed election campaigns: Morning File, Thursday, March 23, 2017
News 1. Council pay and publicly financed election campaigns On Tuesday, Halifax councillor Shawn Cleary tried to revisit the ever-contentious issue of council pay, asking for a freeze on councillors’ salary until the issue can be studied again, but his motion was voted down. I had already left the meeting, but as Jacob Boon reports for […]
No opinions, but a cool picture of the galaxy Centaurus A: Morning File, Thursday, March 9, 2017
News 1. Labour contracts “Finance Minister Randy Delorey is going to have to use best estimates for the cost of contracts with two of the province’s largest public sector groups when he introduces a budget in the coming weeks,” reports Michael Gorman for the CBC: While the government recently imposed a contract on teachers, it still has […]
How can we make a buck off underpaid artists? Morning File, Thursday, February 23, 2017
News 1. HTU renews request for provincial review The Halifax Typographical Union, which represents striking Chronicle Herald newsroom employees, has renewed its request to the province for an Industrial Inquiry Commission review of the strike, which is now on its 13th month. A union press release from yesterday: It’s time for the provincial government to step in […]
Examineradio #100 transcript
Examineradio – Episode 100 Bousquet: Hello, this is Examineradio, the weekly show and podcast that covers news, politics and all things Halifax. I’m Tim Bousquet, Editor of the Halifax Examiner, which is available online at halifaxexaminer.ca Tailleur: And I’m Terra Tailleur, and I’m here as Tim’s helpful news assistant. Bousquet: We also have Russell Gragg […]
The finger thing means the taxes! Morning File, Thursday, February 16, 2017
News 1. Weather There’s more weather. 2. Teachers strike The Nova Scotia Teachers Union has called a one-day strike for Friday, issuing the following statement yesterday morning: The complete lack of respect displayed by Stephen McNeil and his government towards teachers, students and their families has left NSTU members with no choice but to initiate a […]
To C or not to C? Also: LSD. Morning File, Thursday, February 9, 2017
News 1. Biomass, Freedom of Information, and the Silence of the DNR Company Men We’ve published Part 5 of Linda Pannozzo’s “Biomass, Freedom of Information, and the Silence of the DNR Company Men” series, in which we learn that publicly funded information — not available to Nova Scotians — was provided to a pipeline company based in […]
The return of Nova Scotia’s spoils system: Morning File, Thursday, February 2, 2017
News 1. NSCAD to accept students stranded by Trump’s immigration order “NSCAD University will be among a group of Canadian art schools accepting international students slated to go to U.S. schools now left stranded by President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration,” reports Chris Lambie for the Halifax Examiner. This article is behind the Examiner’s paywall […]
Is the province out $200 million? Morning File, Thursday, January 26, 2017
News 1. Atlantic provinces must repay “hundreds of millions” of dollars to Ottawa Charlottetown Guardian reporter Teresa Wright drops a bombshell this morning: Ottawa is asking all four Atlantic provinces to repay hundreds of millions of dollars in harmonized sales tax revenues the finance department says it overpaid to the region. The Guardian has learned Prince Edward Island, […]
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