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Masuma Khan and the question of free speech

University codes of conduct, which generically prohibit “unwelcome or persistent conduct that the student knows, or ought to know, would cause another person to feel demeaned, intimidated or harassed,” will inevitably smack up against the academy’s ultimately more fundamental role as protector of free speech and encourager of vigorous debate. The question is what were Khan's defenders defending?

October 30, 2017 By Stephen Kimber 12 Comments

Should the vice-president of the Dalhousie Student Union have faced even the whiff of disciplinary action from the university’s administration for a less than genteel Facebook exchange she had with some constituents? The short answer is no. The long answer is still no. But… Let’s circle back for some context. On June 28, 2017, the […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Education, Featured Tagged With: Dalhousie Student Union, free speech, Masuma Khan, Stephen Kimber

Lyle Howe disbarred

In the end, the end was no surprise. The end was, in a sense, even perhaps inevitable. But, regardless of your views of the merits of the case against him, the outcome was sad. For Lyle Howe. For the legal profession. For the rest of us.

October 22, 2017 By Stephen Kimber

“The Hearing Committee of the NOVA SCOTIA BARRISTERS’ SOCIETY gives notice of the disbarment of Lyle Howe of Halifax, Nova Scotia pursuant to Section 45(4)(a) of the Legal Profession Act, effective October 20, 2017 until further notice.” In the end, the end was no surprise. The end was, in a sense, even perhaps inevitable. But, regardless...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: Lyle Howe disbarred, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society, Stephen Kimber

The leaders of tomorrow: Morning File, Monday, October 16, 2017

October 16, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 20 Comments

News 1. Cap-and-trade Jennifer Henderson reports: Legislation introduced by the McNeil government to enable setting up a cap-and-trade system to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions as part of a Trudeau directive to slow climate change was debated briefly in the Legislature this week. What is missing from Bill 15 — “An Act to Amend Chapter […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anjuli Patil, Annie Liebovitz photos collection, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS), cult of inequality, Dalhousie drunken students, Diane Paquette, Ian Munroe, Lisa Bugden, partyocracy, pedestrian struck Halifax Waterfront boardwalk, Peter Kelly CAO Charlottetown, pitfalls of entrepreneurship, Richard Florizone, Stephen Kimber, tax reform, Teresa Wright, unsanctioned Homecoming celebration

Tax reform: the Chicken Littles come home to roost

"Professor Kimble’s comments seem to reinforce the recent CBC Marketplace show on fake credentials..." "Ask this Stephen if he has ever had a business..." And other reflections from a column on tax fairness.

October 15, 2017 By Stephen Kimber

“Professor Kimble’s comments seem to reinforce the recent CBC Marketplace show on fake credentials,” Gerry Anderson wrote on LinkedIn. He was among the unhappier readers responding to my recent column about the federal government’s modest tax reform proposals. “His comments show that he has not done any research nor has any real-world experience.” Similarly, Robert...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: Gerry Anderson, Matt Scolozzi, Michael Wolfson, Robert Ferretti, Stephen Gordon, Stephen Kimber, tax reform proposals

Stephen McNeil could learn a thing or two from Fidel Castro

How is it that Cuba, which is such a poor country, can afford such a comprehensive health care system and so many Nova Scotians don't have a family doctor? We're glad you asked.

September 25, 2017 By Stephen Kimber

My wife and I recently spent a week in Washington, D.C., advocating for an end to the failed, 56-years-and-counting U.S. blockade of Cuba. We were with a group that included American, Canadian, and European activists, a renowned Cuban pediatric oncologist, a North American representative of Cuba’s main people-to-people friendship organization, the head of a Cuban...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: Cuba, Cuba health outcomes, Cuban priorities, health care, Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM), Premier Stephen McNeil, Stephen Kimber

Examineradio 127: Stephen Kimber on Lyle Howe

September 1, 2017 By Terra Tailleur 1 Comment

This week, Halifax Examiner contributor Stephen Kimber explains the latest development in the Lyle Howe saga. Also, Tim and Terra talk Proud Boys, Bob Bjerke and Peter Kelly. (direct download) (RSS feed) (Subscribe via iTunes)

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: Bob Bjerke, Examineradio, Lyle Howe, Peter Kelly, podcast, proud boys wankers, Stephen Kimber, Terra Tailleur

Bulding A Better Nova Scotia Through Poetry: Examineradio, episode #109

April 28, 2017 By Russell Gragg 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: budget, Christina Macdonald, Edward Cornwallis, election, Erica Butler, Examineradio, Jennifer Henderson, Lindell Smith, podcast, Rebecca Thomas, Stephen Kimber

Kind of like Satan, but without the fun or the appeal: Morning File, Tuesday, January 24, 2017

January 24, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

News 1. Power Play “Oh, to have a generator and power when the lights go out,” writes Rick Grant: Six Halifax Port Authority officials, which based on photographic evidence, recently included HPA’S President and CEO Karen Oldfield (2015 salary $370,000), need not worry. They keep their lights on and houses warm using emergency generators provided […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: A tax to leave Cape Breton, Adam Shand, Africville expropriations, Joseph L. MacDougall, Lynx, Michael Gorman, Parker Donham, Peter Ziobrowski, Robert Devet, Stephen Kimber

The playground where hope goes to die: Morning File, Monday, January 16, 2017

January 16, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 18 Comments

News 1. Teachers “Officials with the provincial government and the Nova Scotia Teachers Union will resume contract talks on Monday,” reports Michael Gorman for the CBC: A day after the two sides reached an impasse, which cancelled talks that were scheduled for Sunday, the union announced in a news release they would meet with a conciliation officer again beginning […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Ardath Whynacht, Chris Cochrane, Derek Martin, El Jones, job loss, Michael Gorman, Phlis McGregor, playgrounds, Richard Starr, stadium, Stephen Kimber, teachers strike, Trump's doctor, Yvonne Kennedy

A post-Chronicle Herald Nova Scotia? Examineradio, episode #89

November 25, 2016 By Russell Gragg 5 Comments

On this, episode 89 of Examineradio, we speak with long-time Halifax journalist and journalism professor Stephen Kimber. Over a wide-ranging interview, we look at the very real possibility that Halifax could become the largest city in Canada without a daily newspaper of record. Also, Halifax’s White Elephant has its opening date pushed back yet again, throwing […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Chronicle Herald, crime, Examineradio, homicide, living wage, Nova Centre, podcast, Stephen Kimber

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