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Coming up this Sunday in Halifax: Avi Lewis for Leader of the NDP!
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Coming up this Sunday in Halifax: Avi Lewis for Leader of the NDP!
November 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Coming up this Sunday in Halifax: Avi Lewis for Leader of the NDP!
Coming up this Sunday in Halifax: Avi Lewis for Leader of the NDP!
November 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Coming up this Sunday in Halifax: Avi Lewis for Leader of the NDP!
The existence of school boards in Ontario is threatened! And that's a bad thing...as we know in Nova Scotia. Article by me.
New from @policyalternatives.ca Local and democratic control of school boards is a major positive force. Experiments with eliminating school boards have hurt students across Canada. By Molly Hurd #caned
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Ontario’s plan to eliminate school boards is anti-democratic - CCPA
It seems that every few years, another province toys with the idea of eliminating school boards—those pesky thorns of local democracy that stick in the side of governments flush with neoliberal fantas...
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September 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The existence of school boards in Ontario is threatened! And that's a bad thing...as we know in Nova Scotia. Article by me.
School boards are important! My article reminding ON of this...
New from @policyalternatives.ca Local and democratic control of school boards is a major positive force. Experiments with eliminating school boards have hurt students across Canada. By Molly Hurd #caned
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Ontario’s plan to eliminate school boards is anti-democratic - CCPA
It seems that every few years, another province toys with the idea of eliminating school boards—those pesky thorns of local democracy that stick in the side of governments flush with neoliberal fantas...
www.policyalternatives.ca
September 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
School boards are important! My article reminding ON of this...
Ontario is the next province to put school boards on the chopping block, and it's anti-democratic!
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Ontario’s plan to eliminate school boards is anti-democratic
Local and democratic control of school boards is a major positive force. Experiments with eliminating school boards have hurt students across Canada. _______________ Published by Canadian Cen…
progressiveeducationnovascotia.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Ontario is the next province to put school boards on the chopping block, and it's anti-democratic!
progressiveeducationnovascotia.com/2025/09/26/o...
progressiveeducationnovascotia.com/2025/09/26/o...
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My letter in the Herald today...but written last week. This week we have the provincial govt. rejecting the Hfx regional plan - voted for by council 13-4 in June and in the works for years! What next? Eliminating council? @nsgov.bsky.social @hfxgov.bsky.social
My letter in the Herald today...but written last week. This week we have the provincial govt. rejecting the Hfx regional plan - voted for by council 13-4 in June and in the works for years! What next? Eliminating council? @nsgov.bsky.social @hfxgov.bsky.social
Voice of the People: Halifax's mayor advances unclear agenda
Letters to the editor of The Chronicle Herald for Aug. 11, 2025.
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August 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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My letter in the Herald today...but written last week. This week we have the provincial govt. rejecting the Hfx regional plan - voted for by council 13-4 in June and in the works for years! What next? Eliminating council? @nsgov.bsky.social @hfxgov.bsky.social
My letter in the Herald today...but written last week. This week we have the provincial govt. rejecting the Hfx regional plan - voted for by council 13-4 in June and in the works for years! What next? Eliminating council? @nsgov.bsky.social @hfxgov.bsky.social
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"Bikes are a miracle pill for older adults, but they won't take it unless they feel safe" - @lloydalter.bsky.social #biketo open.substack.com/pub/lloydalt...
Bikes are a miracle pill for older adults, but they won't take it unless they feel safe
A new report from Cycle Toronto calls for better infrastructure and an understanding of the needs of older adults.
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July 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"Bikes are a miracle pill for older adults, but they won't take it unless they feel safe" - @lloydalter.bsky.social #biketo open.substack.com/pub/lloydalt...
Premiers should not overrule democratically made decisions. Bike lanes are not the real issue here, democracy is. But cyclists will be at more danger here because of this interference.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je3p...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je3p...
Houston, we have a problem!
YouTube video by Halifax Cycling Coalition
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July 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Premiers should not overrule democratically made decisions. Bike lanes are not the real issue here, democracy is. But cyclists will be at more danger here because of this interference.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je3p...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je3p...
When Tim Houston @nsgov.bsky.social talks about terrible decisions made by Hfx Council, and how the Morris St bike lane will add to traffic congestion in this city, I guess he hasn't driven Robie St recently. Tried to bike up Robie near the Willow tree today -terrifying! Worst bike ride in the city!
July 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
When Tim Houston @nsgov.bsky.social talks about terrible decisions made by Hfx Council, and how the Morris St bike lane will add to traffic congestion in this city, I guess he hasn't driven Robie St recently. Tried to bike up Robie near the Willow tree today -terrifying! Worst bike ride in the city!
This is fantastic! Go chiefs!
Days after Premier Tim Houston's government passed legislation that lifts the provincial moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for onshore natural gas, Mi'kmaw leaders in Nova Scotia are making their position clear and threatening legal action. #nspoli
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Mi'kmaw chiefs reject fracking in Nova Scotia | CBC News
Days after Premier Tim Houston’s government passed legislation that lifts the provincial moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for onshore natural gas, Mi’kmaw leadership in Nova Scotia are making their ...
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March 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is fantastic! Go chiefs!
Our "progressive" Conservative government! Another good reason not to let any party get a super-majority.
N.S. government abruptly ends rebates for regular EVs and e-bikes, while rebates for big, heavy electric pickups remain
By @joanbaxter.bsky.social and Jennifer Henderson
By @joanbaxter.bsky.social and Jennifer Henderson
N.S. government abruptly ends rebates for regular EVs and e-bikes, while rebates for big, heavy electric pickups remain - Halifax Examiner
Nova Scotia residents looking for a provincial rebate on an electric vehicle (EV), plug-in hydrid, or electric bicycle (e-bike) will soon be out of luck. The EV Assist rebate program ends on April 4, ...
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
March 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Our "progressive" Conservative government! Another good reason not to let any party get a super-majority.
Removing bike lanes is about personal spite...Ford can't ride a bike, so he hates anyone who can.
The modern conservative playbook. There is no need for the stated reasons to have any relationship with reality. The tariffs aren't about fentanyl and removing the bike lanes isn't about congestion.
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March 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Removing bike lanes is about personal spite...Ford can't ride a bike, so he hates anyone who can.
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Good news for Manitobans. Four years of funding for universal coverage to a range of contraceptives, diabetes, and hormone replacement therapy. Why has the NS government not signed?? #nspoli
#medicare #pharmacare
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#medicare #pharmacare
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Government of Canada signs pharmacare agreement with Manitoba to improve affordable access to medications
Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health, announced a $267 million federal investment as part of two bilateral agreements to improve access to affordable medications for Manitob...
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February 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Good news for Manitobans. Four years of funding for universal coverage to a range of contraceptives, diabetes, and hormone replacement therapy. Why has the NS government not signed?? #nspoli
#medicare #pharmacare
www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...
#medicare #pharmacare
www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...
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Head up Nova Scotia. 🔥✊🏻#nspoli
February 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Head up Nova Scotia. 🔥✊🏻#nspoli
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This is old but relevant...remember when Conservatives started giving names to bills and acts that were actually opposite to what they actually did? Like the "Fair Elections Act" from Harper...
🇨🇦WAKE UP, CANADA🇨🇦
"Because I guarantee you, you get any member of the Conservative caucus alone in a room and you ask them who is the last man on Earth who should be put in charge of reforming democracy and they will tell you Pierre Poilievre."
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"Because I guarantee you, you get any member of the Conservative caucus alone in a room and you ask them who is the last man on Earth who should be put in charge of reforming democracy and they will tell you Pierre Poilievre."
Entire video:
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January 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This is old but relevant...remember when Conservatives started giving names to bills and acts that were actually opposite to what they actually did? Like the "Fair Elections Act" from Harper...
Is T-rump suffering from megalomania? Does he really think he can just buy a country? I think these "jokes" are starting to wear thin...it's going to be a long 4 years. Sorry United States...some of you would be better off joining us up north.
January 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Is T-rump suffering from megalomania? Does he really think he can just buy a country? I think these "jokes" are starting to wear thin...it's going to be a long 4 years. Sorry United States...some of you would be better off joining us up north.
Pierre Poilievre saying that all the Liberal contenders for new leader are only worried about their pensions is ironic...since he's never had a real job other than as MP, he is sitting on a pretty fat pension himself. He never disappoints...couldn't say a gracious word if his life depended on it.
January 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Pierre Poilievre saying that all the Liberal contenders for new leader are only worried about their pensions is ironic...since he's never had a real job other than as MP, he is sitting on a pretty fat pension himself. He never disappoints...couldn't say a gracious word if his life depended on it.
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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
I'm looking ahead to what is "promised" to be the carbon tax election, one of the stupidest premises for an election I can think of. Based on a lie - that the carbon tax is making groceries and everything else more expensive - it also has a catchy slogan "Axe the tax"... 1/2
January 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I'm looking ahead to what is "promised" to be the carbon tax election, one of the stupidest premises for an election I can think of. Based on a lie - that the carbon tax is making groceries and everything else more expensive - it also has a catchy slogan "Axe the tax"... 1/2
A solstice cardinal outside my window in Halifax wishes everyone a happy return to the light!
December 22, 2024 at 8:52 PM
A solstice cardinal outside my window in Halifax wishes everyone a happy return to the light!
Here's my complaining cyclist post...just got back from biking around downtown Halifax, a privilege when car traffic is hellish. @haligonia.ca @hfxgov.bsky.social how about you stop the traffic guys from putting their redirection signs in the middle of the bike path!
December 13, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Here's my complaining cyclist post...just got back from biking around downtown Halifax, a privilege when car traffic is hellish. @haligonia.ca @hfxgov.bsky.social how about you stop the traffic guys from putting their redirection signs in the middle of the bike path!
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In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
How D.C. tackled a child care crunch through a tax hike on the rich
In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
www.npr.org
December 13, 2024 at 8:16 PM
In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
It's clear...it's not about evaluating the students, it's about evaluating the teachers. Boo Saskatchewan.
New from @policyalternatives.bsky.social: Standardized tests don't help kids, they don't help teachers, and they drain resources from schools. So why is #Saskatchewan's government trying to force them on the province? #sasked @simonenoch.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Saskatchewan picks another fight with teachers over standardized tests | CCPA
Last year, the Saskatchewan party government made the ill-advised decision to go after teachers. From bad-faith bargaining through billboards to the roundly condemned attacks on students and teachers ...
www.policyalternatives.ca
December 13, 2024 at 7:06 PM
It's clear...it's not about evaluating the students, it's about evaluating the teachers. Boo Saskatchewan.