Work disruptions not the only reason for Canada Post delivery delays
Canada Post is blaming delays in parcel delivery almost exclusively on the November rotating strikes, but that’s not the only reason
Month: December 2018
Board of Police Commissioners briefing on carding should not be secret
This morning the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners got a preview of a report and recommendations about police checks and race, and it’s all super secret. Not good, I say.
Open letter to Minister Kelly Regan: The stakes are high and the department of Community Service must do better
After supporting income assistance clients as a Senior Law Student at the Dalhousie Legal Aid Clinic, Katie Brady felt compelled to write an open letter to minister Kelly Regan of Community Services. In the letter Katie identifies three areas where the department could and should do better: too much paperwork; a lack of compassion; and policies that are changed without warning, let alone input from advocates and clients. Read this letter carefully, the examples are mind boggling, and the stakes are high.
Kendall Worth: Home for Christmas
Kendall meets up with a young woman, at one time on income assistance, who continues to turn her life around. A touching story with a definite Christmas flavour.
News brief: Canada Post granted province-wide injunction against picketing
News brief: In an oral decision delivered earlier today at the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, Canada Post was granted a province-wide injunction against picketing activities.
News brief: Inquiry into Dalhousie’s connection to race and slavery presents preliminary findings
My hasty notes after attending last night’s presentation on Dalhousie’s historic connections with slavery and anti-Black racism, as well as the preliminary recommendations around reparations the university should engage in.
Judy Haiven: Why is it that in Halifax developers always come out on top??
Judy Haiven looks at three Halifax developments in different stages of completion, and three developers who’ve managed to get what they want from the city – and give almost nothing back. How do they pull it off?
Open letter to premier McNeil: Support disabled people to live dignified and meaningful lives in the community
Faith Cronin calls on Stephen McNeil to finally address the lack of community living opportunities for people with disabilities. “To our great shame, Nova Scotia has continued to profoundly exclude and discriminate against persons with disabilities. I call on you to immediately take the bold and ethical actions necessary to end this shameful Nova Scotian legacy.”
News release: Human Rights Awards for Shelburne’s South End Environmental Injustice Society (SEED)
Congrats to Louise Delisle and the South End Environmental Injustice Society (SEED)! I learned a lot about activism and rural Nova Scotia from listening to them. We posted this same news release yesterday, but with a photo that is no longer current. We are reposting with a current photo of Louise and her fellow SEED members, with apologies.
News release: Event to mark Day of Action Against Genocide and Human Rights Day in Halifax
News release: activists and speakers will be holding a media conference on the progress made since the initial wave of action in response to the Rohingya Genocide Crisis, as well as examining similar worldwide events.