A Halifax police officer used a police computer database to improperly investigate his girlfriend’s ex-husband, alleges a lawsuit filed in Supreme Court Wednesday. Terry Atkinson tells the Examiner that he served in the armed forces for 25 years as a medic. As a result of that service, he suffers from PTSD. In his lawsuit, Atkinson […]
We have no idea how many innocent people are sitting in Canadian prisons
Morning File, Thursday, July 5, 2018
News 1. ExxonMobil continues plans to shutter the offshore Yesterday, ExxonMobil asked the Utilities and Review Board (UARB) for permission to shut down and abandon its Point Tupper Fractionation Plant. This follows a March application to the National Energy Board to close and abandon the Goldboro Gas Plant. ExxonMobil says the Sable Offshore Energy Project (SOEP) is “in […]
The Police State Strikes Again: Morning File, Saturday, September 9, 2017
1. How the Prison Industrial Complex Screws Workers Elizabeth Chiu has a story on CBC about judges who are becoming frustrated with the length of time it is taking to transport prisoners to the court. Mounting frustrations over delays getting people accused of crimes into courtrooms in Dartmouth, N.S., have prompted one provincial court judge […]