I used to think of myself as a free speech absolutist. I still do, mostly. But I’m now a little less absolute in my absolutism. The hard edges of my belief that every form of speech is OK — save perhaps yelling “fire” in a crowded theatre, or directly threatening to murder your neighbour —...
Tanks but no tanks: Halifax councillors vote to cancel armoured vehicle, reallocate funding
Halifax regional councillors voted on Tuesday to cancel the purchase of an armoured vehicle for the city’s police and reallocate the funding to diversity and inclusion, public safety, and fighting anti-Black racism. Councillors voted to redirect $53,500 to city’s office of diversity and inclusion to make up for a planned cut this year; a total […]
People are getting bent out of shape about $25 million being spent on bike projects over three years, but we’ve already spent more than that on road maintenance projects this year and no one batted an eye
Morning File, Tuesday, July 30, 2019
News 1. Bike money rolls in “On Monday morning federal, provincial, and municipal officials gathered to announce a combined $25 million in funding for Halifax’s all-ages and abilities (AAA) bike network,” reports Erica Butler: The proposed network is almost identical to the one approved in the Integrated Mobility Plan, with a few changes. On-street protected […]
A lot of people in Halifax will be hungover at work on Thursday
Morning File, Tuesday, May 21, 2019
News 1. Gold “Here’s the deal,” writes Joan Baxter: On Wednesday, May 14, an Australian gold mining company called St. Barbara Limited, with one gold mine in Australia and a second one in Papua New Guinea, agreed to pay $722 million for Atlantic Gold Corporation, which operates one open pit gold mine in Nova Scotia, […]
The redemption of Frank Anderson
Morning File, Monday, May 13, 2019
News 1. Transit passes “Soon, more people will get access to low income transit passes,” writes Erica Butler. “But the cap on this important program remains a needless obstacle.” Click here to read “Transit Pass Bingo.” This article is for subscribers. Click here to subscribe. 2. This is North Preston Stephen Kimber introduces us to This […]
A Modest Proposal: Morning File, Saturday, September 16, 2017
1. A Modest Proposal (Rick Conrad covered this story yesterday in his Morning File.) Stephen McNeil, history expert, has more thoughts on history. McNeil was asked about the town of Amherst, named after Jeffrey Amherst of the smallpox blanket Amhersts, following Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre’s decision to remove the street name Amherst. “People are going […]
Examineradio 126: MacLean vs McNeil
This week, we speak with NSGEU president Jason MacLean about the McNeil government’s proclamation on Bill 148, which forces a contract on public servants. Halifax poet laureate Rebecca Thomas co-hosts this week’s show. (<a href=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/halifaxexaminer/Examiner_Radio_-_126_-_Herald_Strike_Ends.mp3″>direct download</a>) (<a href=”http://halifaxexaminer.libsyn.com/rss”>RSS feed</a>) (<a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/examineradio-halifax-examiner/id5676299″>Subscribe via iTunes)</a>
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish: Morning File, Monday, May 1, 2017
News 1. Election I stayed up last night trying to think of something intelligent to say about yesterday’s election call, but I don’t have much. I guess it all boils down to whether voters will accept the provincial Liberals’ austerity policies (which contradict the federal Liberals’ rejection of same) — that is, will Nova Scotians […]
Bulding A Better Nova Scotia Through Poetry: Examineradio, episode #109
Rebecca Thomas, Halifax’s poet laureate, woke City Council with an electrifying poem she read in Chambers titled “Not Perfect.” The subsequent meeting saw a resolution passed to revisit the idea of renaming Cornwallis Street and removing the Cornwallis statue in, uh, Cornwallis Park. Also, the Liberal government released a meaningless budget designed to buld on a stronger […]
The power of poetry: Morning File, Wednesday, April 26, 2017
News 1. Cornwallis Two weeks ago, Halifax poet laureate Rebecca Thomas read her poem “Not Perfect” before city council: The reading had two effects. The first was that councillor Shawn Cleary was moved to ask that Halifax council revisit the issue of renaming Cornwallis Street and removing the statue of Cornwallis in the south end. (Councillor […]