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 […]
Humiliation as a business model: Morning File, Wednesday, April 12, 2017
News 1. Pre-election spending Jennifer Henderson has begun combing through provincial press releases to build a weekly scorecard of pre-election spending announcements from the McNeil government. We’ll continue to run this until an election is called. (I’ll update it with previous weeks’ announcements as well.) Government Pre-Election Spending Announcements (April 3- April 10) 2. Court Watch This […]
Justin Trudeau and Sidney Crosby’s stolen dignity: Morning File, Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Today’s Morning File is written by Selena Ross. I used to be a reporter at the Chronicle Herald, and sometimes (often) get Nova Scotia news nostalgia, so here I am helping Tim take time off. News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Northwood serves prison food, but worse — supposedly. […]