News 1. Cannabis in liquor stores The McNeil government yesterday released its cannabis policy: These decisions follow the federal government’s decision to legalize recreational cannabis by July 2018. The key policy decisions on cannabis are: — a legal age of 19 for use, purchase and possession — distribution and sales will be online and in […]
Tales from a windswept bay in eastern Canada: Morning File, Tuesday, November 14, 2017
This is why you should subscribe to the Halifax Examiner Earlier this month, I published an article looking at Justice Lawrence O’Neil’s ruling that gives custody of a five-year-old boy to a father with a history of domestic assault. Last night, I took the article from behind the paywall so everyone can read it for […]
The worst-managed subscription drive ever: Morning File, Wednesday, November 8, 2017
November subscription drive This is the worst-managed subscription drive ever: I forgot to even mention it yesterday. That’s partly because I’m a bit busier than normal this week as I’m reporting on a couple of issues that require a lot of time, but the results of that reporting probably won’t be seen for weeks or […]
How Nova Scotia has sold its soul to cater to tax avoidance schemes: Morning File, Tuesday, November 7, 2017
News 1. The Paradise Papers, Appleby, and Nova Scotia’s welcome to tax avoiders Newly released documents reveal how the world’s wealthiest people and corporations are using dummy corporations and offshore accounts to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes. The documents are dubbed the “Paradise Papers.” They are millions of internal records, emails, and other […]
Matt Whitman does something stupid: Morning File, Friday, October 27, 2017
News 1. Sexual assaults Stats Canada yesterday released an analysis of police-reported sexual assaults in Canada. A synopsis of those findings leads the report: Over a six-year period between 2009 and 2014, police reported 117,238 sexual assaults in Canada where sexual assault was the most serious violation in the incident. Almost all (98%) police-reported sexual […]
You can’t wash that Trump shit off, Sid: Morning File, Tuesday, September 26, 2017
News 1. What’s going on with LED Roadway Lighting? “Sometimes, chasing a story that runs into a brick wall can be revealing,” writes Jennifer Henderson for the Examiner. LED Roadway Lighting has received at least $22 million in public money — “$11 million in equity (converted to common shares in 2014 so LED could borrow money […]
Two horse stories for the price of one: Morning File, Wednesday, September 20, 2017
News 1. Low income transit passes “Why are we holding back on low income transit passes?” asks Examiner transportation columnist Erica Butler: Some time in the four years it took to get this program officially adopted, city staff and council decided that only 1,000 people can qualify for discounted passes at a time. (Once you […]
The Ivany Report Drinking Game! Morning File, Monday, September 18, 2017
News 1. The politics of economics Stephen Kimber writes: What price is too much to pay for the Yarmouth ferry, asks Tim? How much is the cost of a vote, responds Stephen… Click here to read “The politics of economics.” This article is behind the Examiner’s paywall. Click here to subscribe. 2. Examineradio, episode #129 […]
Jack Boys: the violent youth subculture in Dartmouth. Morning File, Friday, July 28, 2017
News 1. Budget surplus and health care Yesterday, the province released the accounting for the 2016/17 fiscal year, which ended March 31. The publication of the public accounts came with this media release: The audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2017, show a surplus of 149.6 million, $22.2 million higher than the […]
Halifax financial advisor John LeBlanc wants Google to turn over the names of people who complained about him: Morning File, Friday, July 14, 2017
News 1. Chronicle Herald strike “The Nova Scotia government has called for an inquiry into the 18-month-old labour dispute between the Chronicle Herald, Canada’s largest independently owned daily newspaper, and the union that represents the paper’s editorial staff,” reports the Canadian Press: Ingrid Bulmer, president of the Halifax Typographical Union, said the government’s move was in response to the union’s […]
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