News 1. Fascism If you use the F-word, inevitably some people respond by saying “this isn’t fascism because unlike Hitler…” or whatever. But of course fascism in the 1930s was expressed in its own time; 80 years later, it will be expressed differently. Trump is a fascist, his government fits the dictionary definition of fascism, and […]
Fish, climate change, debt, and future generations: Morning File, Wednesday, December 28, 2016
News 1. Fish, climate change, debt, and future generations What began as localized reports of dead herring has ballooned into gigantic fish kills along the coast of St. Mary’s Bay, south of Digby. Michael Gorman, reporting for the CBC, notes that the dead fish zone includes not just herring but “also dead starfish, lobsters, bar […]
Everything is an emergency: Morning File, Monday, December 12, 2016
News 1. El Jones On Saturday, The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission awarded Examiner contributor El Jones the Dr. Allan Burnley “Rocky” Jones Individual Award for her prisoner advocacy work. The full list of recipients is: Youth Award • Samuel Gregan, Halifax, Grade 9 student at Gorsebrook Junior High, honuored for his work as an LGBTQ advocate Dr. Allan […]
Why you shouldn’t use the Halifax airport’s wifi: Morning File, Thursday, November 17, 2016
November Subscription Drive Yesterday’s article by Chris Lambie on the filling in of Halifax Harbour (linked to below) is an example of what the Halifax Examiner does best, I think. I’ve long been aware that fill has been deposited at the Fairview Cove shipping terminal, but wasn’t really conscious of the extent of the operation until […]
The arrival of the Quantum Presbyterians: Morning File, Monday, October 31, 2016
News 1. Max’s Folly: Examineradio, episode #85 Bill Turpin is a lifelong journalist with stops at the Montreal Gazette and the Halifax Daily News. He’s just released his debut novel, Max’s Folly, a love letter to the craft of journalism. (direct download) (RSS feed) (Subscribe via iTunes) 2. I TOLD YOU SO “Nearly all Halloween candy […]
They are not the hell “your” whales: Morning File, Wednesday, October 12, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Teachers to hold strike vote “The Nova Scotia Teachers Union will hold a strike vote on Oct. 25, the union said Tuesday,” reports Jon Tattrie for the CBC. 2. Fenwick Tower “Work has been stopped at the Fenwick Tower construction site after debris fell […]
Nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion: Morning File, Friday, August 12, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. The NDP promised Irving even more than we knew “Nova Scotia’s Liberal government revealed Thursday it refused to honour a $200-million loan guarantee offered to Irving Shipbuilding in a secret 2012 provincial government letter to the company,” reports Paul Withers for the CBC: The $200-million […]
Art for the one per cent: Examineradio, episode #65
This week we speak with local arts writer Ron Foley Macdonald about the dearth of arts criticism in Nova Scotia and how fewer arts organizations are taking risks with their content for fear of alienating their corporate benefactors. MacDonald writes extensively about arts and culture at View902. Also, Russell reads an actual daily newspaper written by actual journalists […]