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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

John Risley’s South African adventure

How did a Nova Scotia billionaire end up as the cash and clout behind an international court battle claiming a South African government-owned arms company owes hundreds of millions of dollars to an international arms dealer who claims he lost money after Nelson Mandela’s new democratically elected government refused to honour the arms dealer’s deal with the apartheid regime? How indeed?

February 20, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 22 Comments

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 scandal.” I quickly scanned the text of the email, and saw that, like the subject line, it contained lots of all caps, run-on sentences, and nonlinear thoughts. […]

Filed Under: Featured, Investigation Tagged With: Aérospatiale, Andrew Feinstein, arms deal, Armscor, Av Andrade, Beverly Securities Inc, Beverly Securities Ltd, Billy Masetlha, CIEX, Corruption Watch UK, Daniel Loubser, David Lawson, District Judge Katherine Forrest, Establissement Europeen de Financement, Eurocopter S.A., F.W. de Klerk, Gen. Brochado Miranda, Gen. Casimiro Proenca, Gen. Rui Espadinha, Gen. Shares Carneiro, Gilbert Samberg, Hennie van Vuuren, John Risley, Jorge Pinhol, Jose Vegar, Kredietbank (KBC), Kredietbank Luxembourg (KBL), Liesl Göttert, Mandela government, Mark Pieth, Martin Steynberg, Michael Marchant, Michael Oatley, Mintz Levin, money laundering, Open Secrets, Open Society Foundation for South Africa, Oryx, Paul Holder, President Jacob Zuma, Project Adenia, Puma helicopters, South Africa, SuperPuma helicopters, William Humphreys, Working Group

Nova Scotia billionaire John Risley says a fast-talking man posing as a Saudi oil tycoon swindled him out of 10 million Euros

Morning File, Friday, November 23, 2018

November 23, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 12 Comments

November subscription drive Come on, surely the bit about Risley is worth a few of your dollars? Click here to subscribe. And don’t forget the party on Sunday. News 1. John Risley says he was swindled out of 10 million Euros Nova Scotia billionaire John Risley says a fast-talking man posing as a Saudi oil tycoon swindled […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: @emilydawnlove, Annick Weber, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Belsnickeling, Ben Cousins, Clearwater Fine Foods Inc. (CFFI), dispensary raid, Dodoname, Gerhard Thonhauser, GreenTree Dispensary, Hugh Corkum, Issam Alzahed, John Livingstone, John McLeod, John Risley, Laura Fraser, Lillian Keeping, Michael Blades, Michelle Awad, Peter Moreira, Stan Spavold, Suspicious Package

John Risley, owner of a private island and a $30 million yacht, lectures us about thrift

Morning File, Thursday, November 15, 2018

November 15, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 8 Comments

November subscription drive Have you subscribed yet? This would be an excellent time, and if you buy an annual subscription this month, we’ll mail you a Halifax Examiner T-shirt. We’ve got lots of them: Also, any subscription gets you into our subscriber party, to be held Sunday, November 25, 4–7pm at Bearly’s Tavern. The band Museum […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alastair Simpson, Anthony George Sparks, Centre for Comparative Genomic and Evolutionary Bioinformatics (CGEB), city Employee Engagement Survey, ExxonMobil, food insecurity, Heidi Petracek, Hemimastigotes, Houssen Milad, Jennifer Henderson, John Demont, John Risley, Merle MacIsaac, Noble Regina Allen, Nova Scotia Choral Federation, offshore incident, old library, Sadie Toulany, Sobey School of Business, Square Roots, Steve Bruce, subscriber party 2018, subscription party 2018, T-shirt, taxi drivers sexual assault, Tim Callahan-Cross, Yana Eglit

John Risley is a petty and mean-spirited man

Morning File, Friday, September 28, 2018

September 28, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

Instead of actually working yesterday, I spent much time, probably too much time, watching the horror show down in the U.S. I don’t have anything intelligent to say about that, and can add nothing that people more qualified than me can say much better. And I got up this morning and scanned the local news […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Erik Slone, G & S Renovations, John Risley, Ralph Spares

Which crazy religion is Halifax Mayor Mike Savage promoting this week?

Morning File, Monday, May 7, 2018

May 7, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

News 1. The offshore will make everyone rich Writes Stephen Kimber: “Many international companies believe we have resources off our coast that we have not tapped into,” says Premier Stephen McNeil, “and we want the ability to do so.” Forget the reality. And damn the consequences. Click here to read “Politicians’ snake oil hopes and dreams […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Brad Marchand, Clearwater fights for clam quota, Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, El Jones, elder services at prisons, Falun Dafa Day, Five Nations, golden eagle, John Risley, Mayor Mike Savage, Murdo Messer, Paul Withers, Premium Seafoods, prisoners' religious services, racism in the justice system and in prison, shellfish quota, Spring Garden Road bus stops, Stoplet pilot project

How corporate funding compromises independent science at Dalhousie

Morning File, Wednesday, April 4, 2018

April 4, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Science at Dal Yesterday, I wrote about how part of a $16 million provincial loan to Cooke Aquaculture was forgiven. Specifically, Cooke was able to write down an amount equal to the money the company had paid to establish the Cooke Industrial Research Chair in Sustainable Aquaculture at Dalhousie University. The portion of the […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Arleen Jacobius, Cannabis Control Act, Clearwater lobster monopoly, Cooke Aquaculture loan forgiven, corporate funding for universities, John Risley, Jon Grant, Justice Minister Mark Furey, Keith Doucette, Michael Gorman, Paul Withers, Premier Stephen McNeil and minimum wage, Tara Tapics, the worst of list

The Fabulous Lobster Trap

Morning File, Friday, March 16, 2018

March 16, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

News 1. Yarmouth ferry Back in November, the Portland Press Herald reported that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency was demanding upgrades to the Portland, Maine terminal used by Bay Ferries for the Yarmouth–Portland route. The cost of the upgrades was estimated at $7 million: “We have been clear from Day 1 that we are not in […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS), Coffeeshops and laptops, Finance Minister Karen Casey, Greg Mitchell, Jean Laroche, John Risley, Keith Doucette, Lion & Bright, Marco Navarro-Genie, Paul Bennett, Premier Stephen McNeil, Stephen Archibald and the Resolutes Club, the Lobster Trap, Windfall and debt, Yarmouth Ferry terminal upgrades

Morning File: Filthy Mouths & Bad Attitudes

Monday, March 12, 2018

March 12, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

1. Nova Scotia Power “When Chris Huskilson retires as president and CEO of Emera at the end of this month, there is nothing to prevent his successor Scott Balfour from assuming Huskilson’s executive position and continuing in his current role as the Chair of the Board at Emera-owned Nova Scotia Power,” reports Jennifer Henderson: A […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: bad teachers, Duncan Black, John Risley, Premier Stephen McNeil, Seafood exports and social welfare utility, The Icarus Report March 12 2018, Tristan Cleveland

One smart cat: Morning File, Thursday, December 8, 2016

December 8, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 21 Comments

News 1. The S-word No, not soccer, but we’ll start with that. Reports Chris Cochrane for Local Xpress: The top official with a new Canadian pro soccer league, planned for a 2018 start in several major Canadian cities, was in Halifax Wednesday for talks with those behind a proposed local franchise. Halifax-based sports promotion firm Sports & […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: automated stop announcements, Canadian Premier League, Cassie Williams, Centre Plan exemptions, Chris Cochrane, Derek Martin, Ehab Soliman, Graham Steele, John Risley, Joseph Howe cartoon, Karen Casey, Mary Campbell, Piper the cat, Shannon Park, Sports & Entertainment Atlantic, stadium, Stephen Archibald, Tiffany Chase

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