News 1. Teachers The Liberal government passed the third and final reading of Bill 75 yesterday afternoon. All 33 Liberal MLAs voted for the bill, and all 17 opposition MLAs voted against. Once proclaimed (no doubt this morning), a new contract will be imposed on the province’s teachers. As Michael Gorman reports for the CBC: […]
There is a crack in everything, including Antarctica: Morning File, Wednesday, February 8, 2017
News 1. School board to close Dartmouth and Bedford classrooms for refugees and immigrants learning English “Nearly 200 adult immigrant students are taking a democratic action that many people born in this country never have,” reports Jennifer Henderson for the Halifax Examiner: They’ve have signed petitions addressed to local Liberal Members of Parliament, Nova Scotia Immigration […]
Halifax-Needham heads to the polls: Examineradio, episode #73
This week we feature a roundtable between Halifax Examiner editor Tim Bousquet and candidates Lisa Roberts and Andy Arsenault. In it, they discuss seniors’ issues, housing, the Film Tax Credit and the future of the Bloomfield site. Also in the news, lawyers representing Westlock County, AB, have detailed no fewer than 12 breaches of contract/breaches of county rules […]
Unique Solutions is kaput and taxpayers have lost $5.6 million: Morning File, Wednesday, August 3, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Unique Solutions is kaput The board of directors of MeID, which is the rebranded name for Unique Solutions Ltd, voted to cease operations yesterday, and all employees were given termination notices, effective immediately. The move came after secured creditors initiated foreclosure proceedings. Unique Solutions was […]