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 […]
“I miss the job” – Sue Uteck. Examineradio, episode #72
After losing her long-held south-end seat by fewer than 100 votes, former city councillor Sue Uteck is gearing up to challenge incumbent Waye Mason in this October’s municipal election. What’s inspiring her run and what does she think the city should be doing better? Plus, CBC steps in it by “explaining” that North Preston is some sort […]
Rainbow refugees and Halifax Pride: Examineradio, episode #71
Kevin Kindred is a local human rights lawyer and spokesperson for the Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia. He speaks about the push to find LGBTQ+ refugees safe harbour in Halifax and beyond and also the drive to encourage the Trudeau government to make this resettlement pilot program a permanent part of Canada’s foreign policy. […]
“I’m not running against anybody, I’m running for Dartmouth”: Examineradio, episode #70
This week we speak with journalist and community organizer Kate Watson about her nascent campaign to replace Gloria McCluskey in Dartmouth’s District 5. Also, despite calls in Charlottetown for Peter Kelly’s contract as CAO to be nullified while he’s still in his probationary period, city council chose to ignore the allegations of fiscal malfeasance at his […]
Why would we Google? Examineradio, episode #69
This week we speak with Jonathen Brigley of Nova Scotia ACORN about that organization’s push for mandatory landlord licensing in Halifax. Also, Peter Kelly’s cross-Canada tour of fiscal malfeasance continues. After improper loans to concert promoters and the mismanagement of a dead woman’s estate here in Halifax, he’s now accused of overstepping his authority money-wise in the Alberta […]
Of cops and gridlocks: Examineradio, episode #68
This week we chat with Gridlock Festival main guy Jeremy McNeil about the creation of a brand new music fest in Halifax. We hope it’s successful, but the lack of fiddle music and Keith’s doesn’t fill us with hope. Still, if indie rock, comedy, craft beer and food trucks appeal to you, you have one week to […]
“$1-Billion spent on P3 schools and nothing to show for it”: Examineradio, episode #67
In the 1990s, the Nova Scotia government entered into a public-private partnership in order to facilitate the construction of 39 schools across the province. Over the intervening years the total cost of those leases has been about a billion dollars. Over the next few years the 20-year leases are expiring and the province is faced […]
Is the RCMP listening to your phone calls? Examineradio, episode #66
This week we speak with Justin Ling, Vice Canada’s Parliamentary Reporter. In the past month he’s written a series of articles highlighting the RCMP’s ability to intercept cellphone calls and messages, and how they’re using the courts to try to continue taking advantage of this technology. Plus, the Halifax Examiner turns two this week, which means […]
Art for the one per cent: Examineradio, episode #65
This week we speak with local arts writer Ron Foley Macdonald about the dearth of arts criticism in Nova Scotia and how fewer arts organizations are taking risks with their content for fear of alienating their corporate benefactors. MacDonald writes extensively about arts and culture at View902. Also, Russell reads an actual daily newspaper written by actual journalists […]
Put that in your pipe and smoke it: Examineradio, episode 64
This week, in our ongoing series profiling the ever-more-crowded slate of candidates for the municipal election, we speak with District 8 contender Brenden Sommerhalder. We also chat with Halifax Typographical Union veep Frank Campbell about the breakdown in talks between the Chronicle Herald and the striking workers. Plus, city council debates innovative disruptions to the transit system, a […]
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