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Canoeing and cultural appropriation: Morning File, Friday, December 1, 2017

December 1, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Andreas Dittmer Earlier this week, Canoe Kayak Canada announced that it had hired Andreas Dittmer as its new Men’s Canoe Coach: Andreas Dittmer marked the history of sprint canoeing and inspired thousands of young athletes around the world. The German Olympian will take charge of the Canadian men’s sprint canoe team. During his career, Dittmer dominated […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andreas Dittmer, Andreas Dittmer in native dress, Black poverty, Canoe Kayak Canada, drunk driving Timberlea, Fenwick Tower caught fire, Indigenous stereotypes, Joe Metlege, Michelle Strum, pedestrian struck Lacewood Drive, Rivka Galchen, Robert Devet, tender for body bags

Cutting off your nose to spite your face: Morning File, Tuesday, October 11, 2016

October 11, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Glyphosate and the Politics of Safety A few weeks ago, I asked Linda Pannozzo if she could turn her attention to the glyphosate issue. On Friday, she returned with an astoundingly thorough piece of research. There’s much information in her article, but I think it’s […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: American election, bryozoan colony, Convention Centre delay, Eric Bourque, Fenwick Tower, Grant Frost, Joe Metlege, Marla MacInnis, nasothek, nose museum, Premier Stephen McNeil, provincial surplus, Stephen Archibald, teachers

Bad attitude: Morning File, Friday, September 23, 2016

September 23, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 16 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Matthew Hines “Correctional Service Canada has fired one staff member and disciplined three others after an inmate was beaten and repeatedly pepper-sprayed at a New Brunswick prison before his death,” report Karissa Donkin and Joan Weeks for the CBC: The top correctional official in […]

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Joe Metlege’s “altruistic” conflict of interest

When the Halifax developer sits on a City Hall planning committee, is he a citizen or a stakeholder?

December 14, 2015 By Chris Benjamin

Is it a conflict of interest to have a large-scale developer on a city’s planning advisory committee? For context, here is what Halifax says about conflict of interest in the city’s Public Appointment Policy: Applicants should consider whether they have a real or perceived conflict of interest with a board, including direct or indirect pecuniary...

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