News 1. No 2017 patio season for Argyle Street Wednesday morning, I saw that the city had posted a tender for the “streetscaping” of Argyle and Grafton Streets, but they wanted 150 bucks to view the thing, and I decided to instead spend the money on beer. Thankfully, the CBC has deep pockets and followed through […]
The dangers of Glynnis O’Connor and her horse: Morning File, Tuesday, December 20, 2016
News 1. Living wage Yesterday, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a study of living wage requirements in Halifax and Antigonish: The 2016 living wage for Halifax is $19.17 and the living wage for Antigonish is $17.30. This is the wage rate required to pay the necessities for a family of four with two […]
Blame Joe Ramia for everything that goes wrong: Morning File, Friday, December 16, 2016
News 1. Province blames Joe Ramia for budget shortfall Yesterday, Finance Minister Randy Delorey issued the year-end fiscal update, noting that: Relative to Budget 2016-17, the forecasted net position is projected to decline slightly. The Province of Nova Scotia is forecasting a surplus and net position of $12.1 million for 2016-17, a decrease of $5.0 million from the […]
The government paid for Steve Murphy’s news coverage: Friday, November 18, 2016
November Subscription Drive Several readers have pointed me to Dan Rather’s recent Facebook post. Although written in response to the American election results, the same issues hold in Canada: A lot of you have asked me on this page, what can you do in the wake of this election. It’s a question that seems to […]
It started badly and it’s ending wrong: Morning File, Friday, October 21, 2016
校园新闻观点发现政府在哈尔bour Footnotes News 1. Tidal power “Inshore fishermen from the Bay of Fundy made a last-ditch plea to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia yesterday to stall the placement of two massive, five-storey-high turbines on the bottom of the Minas Passage near Parrsboro until an appeal of […]
Revolutionary – Burnley “Rocky” Jones: Examineradio, episode #82
Halifax Examiner Saturday columnist El Jones speaks with Jim Walker, a noted History professor at the University of Waterloo and a member of the Order of Canada. Walker is the co-author of a recent (auto)biography of iconic black activist and lawyer Burnley “Rocky” Jones. Also, The Borg Ship has stalled out on Argyle Street, with an […]
Wait a minute… you clowns are on dope! Morning File, Thursday, October 6, 2016
校园新闻观点发现政府在哈尔bour Footnotes News 1. Fish collapse “A new federal audit report warns another fish species collapse could happen again under the watch of Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans,” reports Paul Withers for the CBC: “From my perspective, we are still at risk of having another stock […]
The Grafton Street Glory Hole and other obscenities: Morning File, Wednesday, October 5, 2016
校园新闻观点发现政府在哈尔bour Footnotes News 1. Convention centre opening delayed… again The Halifax Convention Centre will not open as scheduled on April 1. A new opening date has not yet been established, but Trade Centre Limited is rescheduling conventions booked through the end of June; seven national and international conventions […]
Mayor Mike Savage on the delay in the convention centre
I just interviewed Mayor Mike Savage about the delay in the opening of the convention centre. Listen to that interview here: Part 2:
The convention centre opening date is delayed… again.
哈利法克斯会议中心不会开放的原理图eduled on April 1. A new opening date has not yet been established, but at least seven national and international conventions that have been booked into the convention centre are affected — Trade Centre Limited representatives are working for alternative arrangements, including rebooking the conventions into the existing […]