News 1. Furey on Assoun Justice Minister Mark Furey continues to not really weigh in on Glen Assoun’s wrongful conviction. Jennifer Henderson reports that the Minister of Justice thinks an apology is premature: “An apology would be premature at this time until I have an opportunity to review the full scope of the file,” said […]
Quackery and dog whistles: all in a day’s work for the Halifax Examiner
Morning File, Wednesday June 6, 2018
News 1. Cogswell Halifax council yesterday gave its OK to the process for the Cogswell interchange redevelopment project, but insisted that there be more public input as it proceeds. 2. Quack “medicines” “If you’re looking for a “natural” remedy for your cough or earache, you can cross Stone’s Drug Store in Baddeck off your list,” […]
How Nova Scotia has sold its soul to cater to tax avoidance schemes: Morning File, Tuesday, November 7, 2017
News 1. The Paradise Papers, Appleby, and Nova Scotia’s welcome to tax avoiders Newly released documents reveal how the world’s wealthiest people and corporations are using dummy corporations and offshore accounts to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes. The documents are dubbed the “Paradise Papers.” They are millions of internal records, emails, and other […]
Going the distance: Morning File, Monday, April 6, 2015
News Views In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Origin BioMed, Part 2: Quackery Saturday, I discussed the “cyber letter” that the US Drug Enforcement Agency wrote to Halifax-based Origin BioMed, which has received a $7.9 million “investment” from Nova Scotia Business, Inc., in the form of an equity stake in the company. The cyber letter […]