Imagine the gravest of crimes happening in Halifax. A bomb explodes at Citadel High School. Scores of children and teachers are immediately killed and injured. The sound of the explosion is heard across the peninsula and in Dartmouth. Firefighters, EMTs, ... See more
In the midst of all the current terrible news, this morning I learned something terrible from history. I wanted to write about how economic arguments are employed falsely and in bad faith by politicians…your eyes are already glazing over aren’t they? Real... See more
Premier Tim Houston’s austerity budget is inflicting huge cuts on a broad range of government initiatives and civil society groups. There’s an across-the-board one-year 5% workforce reduction in government itself (443 job positions this year) and another ... See more
The powerful are waging war against decency, humanity, and common sense. They drop bombs on innocents, shatter the global order, and with impunity violate international laws, national constitutions, and moral standards centuries in the making. We’ve long ... See more
The Houston government today announced changes to the Municipal Government Act and the Halifax Regional Municipal Charter that will give the province the power to amend Halifax Water’s service boundary’s urban service boundary — which defines the areas th... See more
