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The Police State Strikes Again: Morning File, Saturday, September 9, 2017

September 9, 2017 By El Jones 13 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility construction, El Jones, Elizabeth Chiu, Judge Daniel MacRury, Levels of criminality, Michael Jackson, Perceived bias, Police Chief Jean-Michel Blais, prison industrial complex, prison workers, prisoner transport time, Racism, Robert Devet, Solidarity Halifax and Police Checks

If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the precipitate: Morning File, Saturday, April 22, 2017

April 22, 2017 By El Jones 2 Comments

News 1. Thoughts on the March for Science On Friday, activists launched an Environmental Bill of Rights. As Robert Devet reports in the Nova Scotia Advocate: Representatives of several Black, Mi’kmaq and other communities spoke to exactly that lack of consultation and powerlessness that they encountered in the past, and are still experiencing on a daily basis. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: ENRICH Project, Environmental Bill of Rights, Ingrid Waldron, liberal racism, Paul Vienneau, prison industrial complex, Robert Devet, Royal Canadian Meme Police, scientists, toxic legacies

Arrest the Bankers: Morning File, Saturday, April 8, 2017

April 8, 2017 By El Jones 13 Comments

1. All Histories Matter Last week, I wrote about the white outcry about the exclusion of Annapolis Royal from CBC’s first episode of The Story of Us. I pointed out that while white Nova Scotians furiously protested their claims to be recognized as the first settlers, they were not so anxious to receive credit, for example, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Annapolis Group, Annapolis Royal, Anne of Green Gables, Canada 150, Central Nova construction, Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility, Clare Bradford, Daniel Paul, genocidal acts, Hawthorne Capital, Marieke Walsh, Membertou, Mi'kmaq peoples, Nicole Dupuis, No On Prison Expansion, NOPE, Pam Palmater', Phillip Dwight Morgan, prison industrial complex, prison renovations, white outcry

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.

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