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Reckoning with racism

Following the death of George Floyd, the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society joined much of the rest of the world in declaring itself against anti-Black racism. But the society now must grapple with its own recent history and what lawyer Laura McCarthy calls the "discrimination dirt still under their rug."

January 24, 2021 By Stephen Kimber

On June 3, 2020, the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society released an unremarkably remarkable statement. It happened 10 days after cellphone cameras captured white police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota gruesomely killing an unarmed Black man named George Floyd by kneeling on his neck. His death had triggered protests in cities across North America and prompted a...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, Laura McCarthy, Lyle Howe, Racism

Examineradio 127: Stephen Kimber on Lyle Howe

September 1, 2017 By Terra Tailleur 1 Comment

This week, Halifax Examiner contributor Stephen Kimber explains the latest development in the Lyle Howe saga. Also, Tim and Terra talk Proud Boys, Bob Bjerke and Peter Kelly. (direct download) (RSS feed) (Subscribe via iTunes)

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: Bob Bjerke, Examineradio, Lyle Howe, Peter Kelly, podcast, proud boys wankers, Stephen Kimber, Terra Tailleur

Bar Society says Lyle Howe should be disbarred, ordered to pay $500,000

The bar society argues Howe should now suffer the ultimate legal punishment — not being allowed to practise the profession for which he trained — and also be shackled with a debt he may never be able to repay, in Catch-22 part because he is not allowed to practise his profession.

August 30, 2017 By Stephen Kimber

The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society wants Lyle Howe not only disbarred from practising law for at least five years, but it says he should also have to pay between $450-600,000 of the costs of the disciplinary hearing against him. The society estimates its total cost in the case at $1.1 million — a figure that...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: justice, Lyle Howe, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society, Racism

Who’s going to fix our broken criminal justice system?

The panel’s perhaps self-evident but nonetheless shocking admission: there are only a “limited number of people” — almost all of them with “substantial social and financial resources” — who can hire lawyers who have the time and resources to represent them fully and adequately in the criminal justice system.

July 31, 2017 By Stephen Kimber

“The evidence has therefore made it clear to us that it can be unfair to expect that a brass knuckle possession, or breach of recognizance, or theft-under file for a repeat offender currently in custody being dealt with on a legal aid certificate will have the same level of file management and documentation as the...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: justice, Lyle Howe, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society

The Lyle Howe case: guilty, but…

To its credit, the panel did not shy away from the implications of the fact the bar society was “seeking formal discipline against a member of the African Nova Scotian community.” But then what?

July 24, 2017 By Stephen Kimber

The CBC headline — “Halifax Lawyer Lyle Howe Found Guilty of Professional Misconduct, Incompetence” — was simple. And it is accurate. So far as it goes. But the actual 140-page decision by a bar society disciplinary panel… IN THE MATTER OF: The Legal Profession Act, S.N.S. 2004, c. 28 and the Regulations of the Nova...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: justice, Lyle Howe, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society

Lyle Howe and the bar society’s Plan B

If the panel hearing the professional misconduct charges against Howe decides he is guilty of any, some, or all of the original seven charges against him, he could be disbarred. If, on the other hand, the panel decides he isn’t guilty of all — or most — of those charges... well, what then?

April 24, 2017 By Stephen Kimber

If you fear you might not succeed on your first try, you should have a Plan B already neatly tucked in your back pocket. In advance. Just in case. That would seem to be the way the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society is now approaching “IN THE MATTER OF the Legal Profession Act and the Nova...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: justice, Lyle Howe, Racism

Trains, planes, and automobiles (and a hilarious horse): Morning File, Wednesday, March 29, 2017

March 29, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

News 1. I Like Trains Really, I do! But that thing they’re talking about running around downtown ain’t no train. The Disneyfication of downtown continues apace. I don’t have the heart to write about it… read Jacob Boon in The Coast. 2. 40 kph speed limits “Halifax city council may be asking the province to lower speed […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bill Turpin, Blair Rhodes, Cathy Baker, Chris Parsons, death in police custody, Don Murray, I Like Trains, Lyle Howe, Marieke Walsh, Matt Whitman does something stupid, Preston Mulligan, Ron MacDonald, Serious Incident Response Team, Stephen Archibald, Tim's fear of flying

Court Watch: Judge Lenehan gets mad

March 29, 2017 By Christina Macdonald

In Court Repeat sex offender gets shut down by Judge Lenehan Judge Gregory Lenehan won’t be back in the public’s good books for some time, after his comments on sexual assault and consent and the acquittal of Bassam Al-Rawi. But I think readers will still enjoy Steve Bruce’s account of Judge Lenehan absolutely shutting down...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: Adam Mitchell Cox, Blair Rhodes, Brenton Sparks, Catie Miller, Elias Frank Joseph Lampe, Frank John Lampe, George Edward Hubley, Jeanne Sumbu, Judge Gregory Lenehan, Justice Farrar, Justice Patrick Murray, Kim Stanton, Lyle Howe, Nickolis William DeYoung, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society, Steve Bruce

Court Watch: the Rehtaeh Parsons case reverberates in the Bridgewater intimate image decision

March 22, 2017 By Christina Macdonald

In Court Jury can’t decide on Kobylanski A Halifax Supreme Court jury could not reach a decision on most of Michael Kobylanski’s charges on Thursday. The jury found him guilty of assault and not guilty of choking, but could not decide on his charges of sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon, uttering threats, and...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: Blair Rhodes, disability rights, Disability Rights Coalition, distribution of intimate images without consent, Justice Cacchione, Kris Martin, Lyle Howe, Michael Kobylanski, Rehtaeh Parsons, six Bridgewater boys, Voluntary Surrender event

Man Up: Men must speak out against sexual assault

March 7, 2017 By Evelyn C. White 5 Comments

The young man who, in 2011, reputedly gave a thumbs up sign while sodomizing an inebriated Rehteah Parsons has gone on with his life. Ditto the fellow who took a photo of the assault that was then circulated online and unleashed a barrage of “slut-shaming” attacks against the once cheery Dartmouth teenager. No longer able […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: Bassam Al-Rawi, Bill Cosby, Carl Douglas Snelgrove, Dal Gentlemen’s Club, Gregory Lenehan, Jian Ghomeshi, Lyle Howe, Robin Camp, sexual assault, William B. Horkins

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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).

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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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