A Liberal MLA’s bill designed to help first-time homebuyers get into an increasingly hot housing market has been panned by both the housing minister and the province’s largest municipality. Cole Harbour-Dartmouth MLA Lorelei Nicoll introduced Bill 100, an act to amend the Municipal Government Act, last week, and it received second reading in the house […]
NS budget fails to take action to deal with the higher cost of living, critics say
“It’s only been a few months since the election, but today’s budget shows us just how out of touch Tim Houston has become with the struggles people are facing to make ends meet,” said NDP Leader Gary Burrill. “It is simply alarming that there is nothing to help families deal with the rising cost of […]
The rules of supply and demand no longer hold for housing, so simply building more market housing won’t bring prices down
Morning File, Monday, March 28, 2022
News 1. Housing I reported Friday: Housing Minister John Lohr has designated nine “special planning areas” in the Halifax Regional Municipality, with the potential for a total of 22,600 residential units. This designation gives Lohr the authority for development approvals in those areas. The special planning areas are: former Penhorn Mall lands, 950 units Southdale/Mount […]
Protestors rally outside legislature demanding minimum wage increase, more affordable housing, tenant protections
Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the Nova Scotia legislature Thursday to demand the provincial government do more to address poverty and housing gaps. Protestors at the rally, which was scheduled for the first day of the Nova Scotia legislature’s spring sitting, called on the province to increase its minimum wage, address the lack of affordable […]
Provincial capital budget released: big money for health care, nothing for housing
The province of Nova Scotia has released its plan to spend big money on big projects, including hospitals, roads, and schools. The Capital Plan for 2022/23 is $1.6 billion, a third again larger than the current year’s $1.2 billion budget. The capital budget released today is the largest in the province’s history. Capital budgets cover […]
A little planning could go a long way for a booming Wolfville
Morning File, Wednesday, March 23, 2022
News 1. Renewable energy This item is written by Jennifer Henderson. By the end of this year, Nova Scotia could be generating as much as 60% of its electricity from renewable sources such as water and wind. That’s the upbeat progress report Karen Gatien, the deputy minister of Natural Resources & Renewables, presented to politicians […]
Exploiting pandemic measures for profit
Morning File, Tuesday, March 22, 2022
News 1. You mean MLAs aren’t supposed to be corporate shills? Last week, it came to Joan Baxter’s attention that there was a Friends of New Northern Pulp sign up at MLA Pat Dunn’s constituency office. Dunn is the MLA for Pictou Centre and minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs. Baxter wondered whether this was […]
你会怎么做Emera首席执行官斯科特•贝尔福的美元吗8.28 million compensation package?
Emera's board decided to give it to its CEO. But at the same time, Emera's subsidiary, Nova Scotia Power, is asking the rest of us to pay a 10% rate hike so it can run what it calls a 'reliable business.' Something does not compute.
On Thursday, March 17 — a day that is all about the green and the blarney — we learned that Scott Balfour, the president and chief executive officer of Emera, took home $8.28 million last year in salary, bonuses, and other benefits. For comparative purposes, as a CBC report helpfully noted, that’s nearly $500,000 more...
Emera president Scott Balfour received $8.28 million in compensation in 2021
Emera Inc. president and CEO Scott Balfour took home a whopping $8.28 million dollars in total compensation in 2021, including salary and stock options. Enough to make you gag in your green beer, the figures for Emera’s top five executives were reported on St.Patrick’s Day in the company’s Management Circular. Here a short summary of […]
No one wants to work for terrible bosses who pay crap wages while exploiting their talent these days
Morning File, Thursday, March 17, 2022
News 1. Green Fund This item is written by Jennifer Henderson. Three years ago Nova Scotia rejected imposing a carbon tax on gasoline and home heating fuel and chose a cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the same amount. Companies such as Nova Scotia Power, Irving Oil, Wilson Fuels, and Lafarge Canada […]