They had nothing to hide, but they hid it anyway. Following months of requests from the Halifax Examiner, the municipality has made a consultant’s report into police resources public. And while the report is somewhat heavily-redacted, it contains nothing to justify keeping the entire document under wraps. The report by B.C. consultants perivale + taylor […]
Archives for October 2020
Living your best life with a life coach
Morning File, Thursday, October 15, 2020
News 1. Violence against Indigenous fishers This item is written by Tim Bousquet. The violence from white fishermen in response to Indigenous fishermen claiming their “moderate livelihood” rights escalated sharply in West Pubnico Tuesday night, and I fear that unless there is significant intervention by government, this could very well lead to people dying. The […]
Kayla Borden frustrated with delays in investigating her complaint against Halifax Regional Police
A Halifax woman who was pulled over and arrested this summer is frustrated with a lack of urgency and transparency from Halifax Regional Police as they investigate the late-night incident that left her shaken and traumatized. Kayla Borden, a local musician, music promoter, and community advocate, was stopped by police in Burnside early on the […]
Hospitals won’t see blanket closures during second wave of COVID
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The president of the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) says if there is a second wave of COVID-19, hospitals will not react as they did the first time — essentially cancelling all but emergency and cancer treatments for a period of several months. Instead, hospitals […]
On with the show
Morning File, Wednesday, October 14, 2020
News 1. Meet the new health boss, same as the old health boss Jennifer Henderson covers yesterday’s provincial cabinet shuffle, focusing in particular on Leo Glavine’s re-appointment to the health portfolio, which he previously held from 2013-2017. As part of his job, Glavine inherits the long-term care mess. Henderson writes: There are currently more than […]
Leo Glavine takes on troubled Health portfolio
Premier Stephen McNeil has appointed one new minister and shuffled responsibilities among existing cabinet ministers to fill the gaps left by three ministers who have resigned their responsibilities to campaign to become the next Liberal leader and premier. Former Health minister Leo Glavine, who held the job from 2013-2017, is back at Health in the […]
Where they stand: Every Halifax council candidate survey we could find
For voters who don’t have their minds made up with Election Day fast approaching, there’s no shortage of candidate surveys to get up to speed. Election day is Saturday, Oct. 17, but you can vote online or by telephone between Oct. 6 and 14. You can check to see if you’re on the voters’ list […]
Why are we renting hard-to-get-to space in Burnside for jury trials when the convention centre is sitting mostly empty?
Morning File, Tuesday, October 13, 2020
News 1. Adoptions “If the ‘Adopted in Nova Scotia’ group on Facebook is any indication, nearly 5,000 people in this province are searching for either their birth parents or adult children who were placed with adoptive families,” reports Jennifer Henderson: They are looking for clues to help answer questions that people raised by their biological […]
Nova Scotia is the only province that hasn’t unsealed adoption records
If the “Adopted in Nova Scotia” group on Facebook is any indication, nearly 5,000 people in this province are searching for either their birth parents or adult children who were placed with adoptive families. They are looking for clues to help answer questions that people raised by their biological parents don’t have to ask. Who...
Shopping while strolling
A report by Nova Scotia's Serious Incident Response Team clears Halifax police officers in the violent arrest of Santina Rao. But it doesn't even try to explain how what happened at the Walmart that day was allowed to become the confrontation that led to her arrest.
The purpose of a SiRT investigation is to determine whether the facts of a case, where the actions of police may have led to serious injury, justify the laying of criminal charges against a police officer… The totality of evidence clearly shows that the [Affected Person] was causing a disturbance in a public place by […]