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Is executive fraud behind the bankruptcy of VistaCare Communications?

Morning File, Tuesday, July 9, 2019

July 9, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 1 Comment

News 1. Power rates “Nova Scotia Power has filed an application that would see power rates rise 1.5% a year for residential customers in each of the next three years, if approved by the Utility and Review Board (UARB),” reports Jennifer Henderson: The increases are related to rising fuel costs and purchases of imported power. […]

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Province House is becoming an information black hole

Morning File, Thursday, February 7, 2019

February 7, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

News 1. The province’s secrecy regime When mining companies set up operations in Nova Scotia, there is a requirement that they pay surety bonds that will cover the costs of clean up of the mining site after mining is complete. So Joan Baxter had a simple question:  How much money are the companies paying, and where […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Acadia Axemen hockey brawl, Anthony Marlowe, Atlantic Gold reclamation plan, blacklisted, Bruce Nunn, Canadian Maritime Engineering Limited (CME), corporate welfare, Jean Laroche, Joan Baxter, Keith Doucette, Mary Campbell, MLA Gordon Wilson, Nova Scotia Business Inc, PC press release, Phil Currie, Public Accounts, Public Unaccounts, Sam Studnika, Sewage Plant Estates, St. FX hockey brawl, Sydney Call Centre, Tom Kennedy, Zane Woodford

More Liberal cowardice

Morning File, Friday, February 1, 2019

February 1, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 12 Comments

News 1. Liberal cowards, pt. 2 Yesterday, I castigated as “craven fools” the five Liberals on the Public Accounts Committee — Gordon Wilson, Suzanne Lohnes-Croft, Ben Jessome, Brendan Maguire, and Hugh MacKay — for their spinelessness in limiting debate at the committee in order to (they think) gain a short-term PR advantage of controlling the public message. […]

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Profiles in cowardice: Gordon Wilson, Suzanne Lohnes-Croft, Ben Jessome, Brendan Maguire, and Hugh MacKay are craven fools

Morning File, Thursday, January 31, 2019

January 31, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

News 1. Tuition “A proposal by Dalhousie’s Budget Advisory Committee to raise tuition next fall for the seventh year in a row drew criticism during a budget presentation to the Dalhousie Senate this week,” reports Jennifer Henderson: “You can’t put all the burden on students because we just can’t take it anymore,” said Senator Masuma […]

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Taxi drivers should be demanding stepped-up regulation and inspection

Morning File, Thursday, January 10, 2019

January 10, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 15 Comments

News 1. Spring Garden Road Examiner transportation columnist Erica Butler walks us through the three options presented for the reconstruction of Spring Garden Road. Click here to read “Making room for pedestrians on Spring Garden Road.” This article is for subscribers. Click here to subscribe. Butler suspects merchants along the street will push back against the […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Amanda Dodsworth, Americans migrating to Canada, Catherine Tully, Chrissy Merrigan, Heidi Petracek, Immigration, Jean Laroche, Mayor Mike Savage, Michael Pickup, MLA Gordon Wilson, MLA Tim Halman, Northern Pulp grants, Seyed Abolghasem Sadat Lavasani Bozor, Spring Garden Road redesign, Stacey Rudderham, Stephen Archibald and Volkswagen, Taryn Grant, taxi drivers sexual assault, taxi regulation

Assault on democracy: Stephen McNeil is ruling as an autocrat, answerable to no one and beyond question

Morning File, Thursday, September 27, 2018

September 27, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

News 1. Stephen McNeil’s assault on democracy Reports Jean Laroche for the CBC: The committee at Nova Scotia’s Province House that’s been most effective at holding governments to account and squeezing information out of high-ranking officials will no longer be as freewheeling or topical as it has traditionally been. The Liberal members on the powerful public accounts […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: accountability, Auditor General Michael Pickup, dead tree newspaper, Jean Laroche, John Boynton, MLA Gordon Wilson, Premier Stephen McNeil, Public Accounts, Rob Batherson, StarMetro Halifax, subscription model, Torstar

Ask no questions, get no answers… Mission accomplished

MLA Gordon Wilson and the Gormless Gang of the Fang-less Five Liberal members of the Public Accounts committee would rather play reliable cheerleader for Premier Stephen McNeil than do their job.

June 3, 2018 By Stephen Kimber

HOUSTON: The motion is that the Public Accounts Committee meet on June 13th, June 20th, and June 27thto address these three topics of the Auditor General’s report in a timely fashion.  CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye… Contrary minded, Nay…  The motion is defeated. NS Public Accounts Committee meeting May...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Auditor General Michael Pickup, MLA Gordon Wilson, Public Accounts Committee

Liberals refuse to allow opposition parties to question bureaucrats responsible for the privacy breach

Morning File, Thursday, April 26, 2018

April 26, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

1. Dirty Dealing, Part 4 Reports Linda Pannozzo: Nova Scotia Lands, a provincial crown corporation charged with cleaning up Boat Harbour, played a role in silencing two Dalhousie University researchers whose work studied air pollution coming from the Northern Pulp mill, the Halifax Examiner has learned. The two researchers, Emma Hoffman and Tony Walker, were the […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Barrington Street bridge ramp, Dirty Dealing Part 4, Emma Hoffman, Erica Butler, Felix Cacchione, Government prevents questioning about the "privacy breach", Jean Laroche, Linda Pannozzo, Michael Gorman, Michael Tutton, MLA Ben Jessome, MLA Brendan Maguire, MLA Gordon Wilson, MLA Hugh MacKay, MLA Suzanne Lohnes-Croft, MLA Tim Houston, Tony Walker

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.

About the Halifax Examiner

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