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John Risley: the hypocrisy of the super well-done-by

Billionaire John Risley wants the government to get on with the job of twinning the highway to his mansion. Just don't tax him to do it.

December 6, 2020 By Stephen Kimber

I was scrolling/strolling/trolling through my weekend news feed recently when I stumbled upon this item from the Macdonald Notebook, a business-friendly news site run by former allnovascotia journalist Andrew Macdonald. The story was headlined: “John Risley This Week: Bemoans Tedious Delays of Highway Twinning in Nova Scotia.” I almost upchucked my Bran Buds. Risley, of...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: billionaires, Highway 103, John Risley, Wealth inequality

Independent inshore lobster fishers fear the Clearwater purchase could decimate their livelihoods

November 16, 2020 By Joan Baxter 2 Comments

At a November 12 press conference, Sipekne’katik First Nation Chief Mike Sack announced that his Band was launching “hundreds” of lawsuits related to the way governments, some commercial fishers, and the RCMP reacted to its launch of its moderate livelihood fishery on September 17, the 21st anniversary of the landmark Marshall decision that affirmed Mi’kmaq […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured, Investigation, News, Province House Tagged With: Acadia First Nation, Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS), Bernd Christmas, Chief Deborah Robinson, Chief Mike Sack, Chief Terry Paul, Clearwater convicted, Clearwater Seafoods Inc, Colin MacDonald, Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), First Nations Finance Authority (FNFA), inshore fishery, John Risley, Keith Colwell, lobster, Membertou First Nation, Miawpukek First Nation, moderate livelihood fishery, Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance, owner operator, Paqtnkek First Nation, Paul Withers, Pictou Landing First Nation, Potlotek First Nation, Premium Brands, Ronald Pink, Sipekne'katik First Nation, Solidarity K’jipuktuk Halifax, We’koqma’q First Nation

Peter and me

Morning File, Monday, May 11, 2020

May 11, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

1. COVID-19 and politics I don’t want to be this guy again, but I haven’t had time this past weekend or again this morning to write a full article about Stephen McNeil’s criticism of the media for making politics with the COVID crisis. (I’ve been working pretty much non-stop on the podcast, which has some […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, John Risley, Nazanin Afshin-Jam, pandemic, PEN Canada, Peter MacKay, politics

Three years on a rusty ship

Morning File, Tuesday, December 31, 2019

December 31, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 12 Comments

Happy New Year’s Eve! We were going to have a quiet get-together with friends, but because the roads sound like they will be terrible, we’re staying home instead and I’m cooking dinner out of the great new Korean cookbook I got for Christmas. I hadn’t even twigged that it’s the end of the decade until […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: American Sign Language, Andrew Lapham, Brett Bundale, Brian Hayes, Canadarm, CBC, Charles Pullam-Moore, city fathers, Councillor Lorelei Nicoll, D&D Maritime, Doug Poulton, Emily Todd VanDerWerff, Emma Davie, free transit, George Lucas, Isaac Olson, Jane Eyre, Jim Balsillie, Jim Rich, John Risley, Linda Campbell, MacDonald Dettweiler and Associates Ltd, MADD Halifax, Maritime Sign language, Maxar Technologies, Minister Steven Guilbeault, MV Ethan, Nicholas Christenfeld, Northern Private Capital, Nova Scotia Advocate, Rachel Emmanuel, Raymond Sheppard, Richard Thompson, spoiler culture, Star Wars, Vyacheslav Borshchevskij

Why open adoption records matter

Morning File, Thursday, November 21, 2019

November 21, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 5 Comments

Party! This item is written by Tim Bousquet. November is subscription drive month, and that means our annual subscribers party follows. Join us Sunday, December 1, 4-7pm at Bearly’s (1269 Barrington Street). Entry is free for all subscribers. If you’re not a subscriber already, you can click here to subscribe or purchase a subscription at […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aaron Beswick, adoption records, Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS), Blair Rhodes, Catholic Children's Aid Society, child poverty rate, Chris Lamb, Derek Stephenson, Eddie Carvery, Fraser Institute, Graeme Benjamin, Indigenous fishermen, Joel Pink, John Risley, Kelly Regan, Leslie McNab, lobster fishery, Michael Gorman, Minister Mona Fortier, Origins Canada, referees, Sarah Ritchie, Skylar Blanchette, Transgender Day of Remembrance, tuatara, Zack Nicholas

Here’s how much we paid in legal fees to get court documents in Glen Assoun’s wrongful conviction case unsealed

Morning File, Wednesday, July 31, 2019

July 31, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

News 1. Chickens and other fowl “Hesitant to settle for chickens, Halifax councillors decided to include all egg-laying fowl in the rules on backyard birds in residential areas,” reports Zane Woodford for Star Halifax: Council voted on Tuesday to tell planning staff to start drafting bylaw amendments, with only Councillor Russell Walker voting no, citing […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: backyard chickens, Christine Carr, Councillor Russell Walker, Doug Martin, Examineradio, Glen Assoun documents, Jackie Llewelyn, Jennifer Stairs, John Risley, Joy Ruth Mendleson, Launch Mechanic LLC, legal fund, Mary Campbell interview, Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI), pedestrian struck Oak Street, road paving contracts, Robert Devet, Scale-up Hub, sheriff's warrants, SMIT Salvage, Yantian Express, Zane Woodford

The Innovation Hub of Nova Scotia: the “biomass” company you’ve probably never heard of

June 3, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

The Innovation Hub of Nova Scotia (branded as the Nova Scotia Innovation Hub) is a non-profit corporation which includes a mix of the largest private companies in the province as well as participation by provincial and federal governments. You have probably never heard of it. Its mission is find and financially assist companies interested in...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: ACOA, Allan Eddy, Atlantic Biorefinery Conference, Bioapplied Innovation Pathways, biomass, bioresources, Bruce Anderson, Dalhousie University, David Patriquin, Divert NS, Emera, feedstocks, Forestry Innovation Hub, Innovacorp, Innovation Hub of Nova Scotia, John Risley, Kevin Vessey, Lehigh Technologies, Mara Renewables, Michelin, Northern Pulp, Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry, Nova Scotia Innovation Hub, Port Hawkesbury Paper, recycling tires, Rod Badcock, Sustane Technologies, TRACC (Tire Recycling Atlantic Canada Corp)

Yet another $9 million of public money is going to support the Yarmouth ferry

Morning File, Monday, May 6, 2019

May 6, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Two protests “While officials moved quickly to respond to student protests about the cancellation of high school rugby, they were quick to erect roadblocks when students wanted to protest climate change,” notes Stephen Kimber. Click here to read “A tale of two protests.” This article is for subscribers. Click here to subscribe. 2. […]

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Clearwater wins. Again. Still. Always. And forever

What began as an act of reconciliation with Canada's Indigenous peoples will likely end up as yet another "landmark" in the continuing process of corporate co-opting and colonialism.

March 17, 2019 By Stephen Kimber

Last week, Clearwater Seafoods Inc. released a triumphant joint statement, announcing a 50-year partnership agreement with 14 Nova Scotia and Newfoundland First Nations to benefit together from the $100-million-a-year surf clam fishery. The announcement was full of the usual bluff and bonhomie, including the requisite thank you, thank you, no, really, thank you from a...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: Chief Terrance Paul, Clearwater Seafoods Inc, Ian Smith, John Risley, Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland First Nations, surf clam fishery

Palace coup at Shambhala

Morning File, Thursday, February 21, 2019

February 21, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

News 1. John Risley’s South African adventure Sometimes I get whiff of a story and just have to dive into it. This was one of those times: On December 26, Boxing Day, I received an email with the subject line “JOHN CARTER RISLEY given his outrageous behaviour and bringing others to book in a huge […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bar Harbor, Barho fire, Bruce Frisko, Dartmouth High lockdown, handgun at school, John Risley, Liberal cowards, Shambhala Acharyas letter, Shambhala community, subscriber supported journalism, Zane Woodford

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

This episode is available today only for premium subscribers; to become a premium subscriber, click here, and join the select group of arts and entertainment supporters for just $5/month. Everyone else will have to wait until tomorrow to listen to it.

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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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