News 1. No public inquiry into mass murders “Nova Scotia Justice Minister Mark Furey and federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair announced not an inquiry, but rather a three-member Independent Review Panel to look into the mass murders [of April 18/19],” Examiner reporters Yvette d’Entremont, Jennifer Henderson, and myself reported yesterday: […]
A virtual disaster: the Halifax Convention Centre
Morning File, Monday, July 13, 2020
1. McNeil and workers Writes Stephen Kimber: Our premier prefers to attack those who dare to question him. Just ask the unarmed, unionized compliance officer recovering from an assault at our border, or the Crown attorneys reprimanded for trying to protect their collective rights. Click here to read “Does Stephen McNeil believe in workers’ rights? […]
With the hyper-financialization of housing, private equity firms and REITs are making obscene profits on the backs of everyday people in Dartmouth and Halifax
Morning File, Friday, February 28, 2020
News 1. Covid-19 I found yesterday’s New York Times’ The Daily podcast quite helpful in understanding the coronavirus, the threats of it, and the likely outcomes. The Guardian’s explainer is useful as well. The short of it: unless some surprise treatment emerges, this will probably become a global pandemic along the lines of the Spanish Flu […]
The Town of Yarmouth is fixing up the ferry terminal in hopes that one day a boat will sail from it
Morning File, Thursday, January 9, 2020
News 1. Northern Pulp Yesterday, the Department of Environment sent out a short release: Northern Pulp has informed the Department of Environment that it will continue the environmental assessment process for its proposed effluent treatment plant. “Since the company has chosen to carry on with the environmental assessment process, we are legally required to continue,” […]