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Halifax police board votes to appoint El Jones to develop committee defining defunding

September 21, 2020 By Zane Woodford 2 Comments

Halifax’s board of police commissioners voted Monday to appoint El Jones to propose a committee to define defunding the police, and Jones hopes to turn that into an opportunity for more public input at the board. It’s the culmination of months of debate at the board over how to approach the issue of defunding the […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News Tagged With: alternatives to policing, Councillor Lindell Smith, councillor Tony Mancini, defunding police, El Jones, Halifax Board of Police Commissioners, Marty Ward, Natalie Borden, Police Chief Dan Kinsella

The criminal destruction of evidence in the Assoun case by cops should scare the hell out of all of us

Morning File, Friday, September 18, 2020

September 18, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 2 Comments

News 1. Premier calls for criminal investigation of cops “Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil wants police acts in the Glen Assoun wrongful conviction case referred to the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) for a possible criminal investigation,” I reported yesterday: At a post-cabinet meeting scrum with reporters [Thursday], I had the following exchange with McNeil: […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Annapolis County Extinction Rebellion, Cheverie, clearcutting, Cliff Seruntine, COVID-19, David Patriquin, defund the police, Glen Assoun evidence, Halifax Board of Police Commissioners, herbicide spraying, Hurricane Teddy, Jonathan Erdman, Kejimkujik National Park (KNP), Lawrence Powell, London Ontario, Mary Campbell, Nina Newington, Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Marconi Campus, Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), Stephen Archibald and camera obscura, Sydney, Timothy Habinski, Western University outbreak

Halifax refuses to reveal source of mysterious motion defining defunding police

September 17, 2020 By Zane Woodford 7 Comments

Halifax is refusing to reveal the source of a controversial motion around defunding the police that was added to a Board of Police Commissioners agenda at the 11th hour this summer. At the board’s July 9 meeting, municipal staff brought forward a motion aimed at defining the concept of defunding the police: That the Halifax […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News Tagged With: Access and Privacy Office, Amy Siciliano, councillor Tony Mancini, defund the police, defunding police, DeRico Symonds, El Jones, Halifax Board of Police Commissioners, Harry Critchley, Marty Ward, Nancy Dempsey, Natalie Borden, Neera Ritcey, Nova Scotia Policing Policy Working Group, Police Chief Dan Kinsella

Not satire: Halifax police board to consider appointing committee to define defunding

July 9, 2020 By Zane Woodford 8 Comments

At a meeting where it was expected to debate defunding the police, Halifax’s police board voted to debate appointing a committee to define defunding the police — at its next meeting. The board of police commissioners had a lengthy agenda for its meeting on Thursday, but after starting more than half an hour later due […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News Tagged With: Amy Siciliano, Carlos Beals, Carole McDougall, Ceasefire Halifax, Councillor Lindell Smith, councillor Tony Mancini, defund the police, DeRico Symonds, gun violence, Halifax Board of Police Commissioners, Marty Ward, Natalie Borden, Youth Advocate Program

Halifax police board to discuss defunding, body cameras, making policies public

July 2, 2020 By Zane Woodford 1 Comment

For the first time since the movement to defund police took hold across North America, Halifax’s board of police commissioners has scheduled a meeting. The city previously cancelled all the board’s meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, aside from those dealing with the budget in early May. El Jones reported last month that that the […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News Tagged With: body cameras, councillor Tony Mancini, COVID-19, defund police, Deputy Mayor Lisa Blackburn, Halifax Board of Police Commissioners, Wortley report

Halifax to measure ‘citizen satisfaction and public confidence’ in police

July 2, 2020 By Zane Woodford 3 Comments

The municipality is hoping to find out what citizens think of the cops with a new survey, and it’s looking for a polling firm to do the work. Halifax posted a request for proposals (RFP) Tuesday looking for a contractor for a standing offer to “allow HRP and Halifax District RCMP to establish an ongoing […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News Tagged With: citizen survey on policing, Corporate Research Associates, Erin DiCarlo, Halifax Board of Police Commissioners, Margaret Brigley, Narrative Research, RFP policing survey

We need to keep talking about racism

Morning File, Tuesday, June 16, 2020

June 16, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 10 Comments

News 1. Board of police commissioners’ meeting cancelled and other tales of non-transparency and lack of accountability El Jones writes about the cancellation of today’s Board of Police Commissioners meeting, ostensibly because — three months into the pandemic — they can’t figure out how to use Microsoft Teams. Jones writes: As the movement to defund […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Adrian Harewood, anti-racist, Ashley Thompson, body cameras, Capt. Jenn Casey, Catherine Wright, Chief Allan Adam, Christine Genier, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Pugliese, Desmond Cole, ejection seat, Gabbie Douglas, Halifax Board of Police Commissioners, Kentville Police, Kim Wheeler, long term care (LTC), Magnolia residential care home, Martin-Baker, Mike Harris, non-racist, Northwood, Nova Scotia Policing Policy Working Group, nursing homes, Pam Berman, pandemic, police violence, Racism, racism in journalism, RCMP violent arrest, Rhonda Britton, Shaina Luck, Sharisha Benedict, Sherri Borden Colley, Snowbirds crash, speed bump vs speed hump, Terence McKenna, Waubgeshig Rice

In the midst of a crisis over policing, Halifax’s police commission has cancelled its scheduled meetings and is declining to accept public input

I've got 99 problems; Microsoft Teams ain’t one of them.

June 15, 2020 By El Jones 6 Comments

In the midst of sustained protests about policing, and facing increasing questioning about their role and responsibilities, the Board of Police Commissioners cancelled their meeting planned for today. Members of the Board indicated to Harry Critchley that the reason for the cancellation was that not everybody on the Board was set up to use Microsoft […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Commentary, Featured Tagged With: COVID-19, defund police, Desmond Cole, East Coast Prison Justice Society, Halifax Board of Police Commissioners, Halifax Regional Police (HRP), Harry Critchley, Martha Paynter, Microsoft Teams, militarization of police, pandemic, police boards, Police Chief Dan Kinsella, police violence, Toronto Police Service, transparency, Women's Wellness Within

Street check apology misses the point: Black people continue to be profiled and surveilled

Before and after Friday, the community and media will be caught up in the wording of the apology, whether we are happy with the apology, and whether we accept the apology or not. All of this is happening on the terms of the police. Let us not forget that they refused to apologize, then changed their minds, and yet we are expected to show up when they finally feel like it.

November 28, 2019 By El Jones 3 Comments

On Friday, November 29, Halifax Police Chief Dan Kinsella will apologize to the African Nova Scotian community for street checks. The apology comes after the police initially rejected calls to apologize. The Halifax Board of Police Commissioners prepared a statement at their April 15th meeting asking both the RCMP and the Halifax Regional Police to […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bill Blair, Halifax Board of Police Commissioners, Kirk Johnson, Manisha Krishnan, Police Chief Dan Kinsella, racial profiling, street checks apology, Toronto Police Chief Julian Fantino, traffic stops

The provincial government is thinking about using bogus “carbon offsets”

Morning File, Monday, September 16, 2019

September 16, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Dorian “On Sept. 3, 2019, as deadly, destructive Dorian zeroed in on southeastern US coastal states, the four biggest American wireless carriers — Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint — all pre-emptively announced plans to help their customers stay connected,” writes Stephen Kimber: Verizon, for example offered unlimited calling, texting and data from Sept. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: carbon offset credits, climate emergency, Halifax Board of Police Commissioners, Natalie Borden, police checks, police theft, social media, truck fire

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Phyllis Rising — Rebecca Falvey (left) and Meg Hubley. Photo submitted

Episode #19 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Meg Hubley and Rebecca Falvey met as theatre kids at Neptune and have been friends ever since. As Phyllis Rising — that’s right, Mary Tyler Moore hive — they’re making films, plays, and are in production on The Crevice, a three-part sitcom streaming live from the Bus Stop in March. They stop by to talk with Tara about its development, their shared love of classic SNL and 90s sitcoms, and the power of close friendship. Plus: A new song from a new band.

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Uncover: Dead Wrong

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.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

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