A bit of a book review, and an interview with Anne Bishop, who wrote the wonderful novel Under the Bridge, set in Halifax in the mid-nineties, one of these times in history when activism had real energy.
Media release: Migrant justice activists staged a protest today in Halifax to demand that new federal Minister of Immigration Marco E.L. Mendicino immediately stop the deportation of the Roblero Morales family in Waterloo, Ontario.
Kendall Worth reports on a a bit of a miracle that turns thins around for three tenants facing huge rent increases.
Judy Haiven takes a look Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board, and finds patronage and some godawful judges.
At present, Nova Scotia Power’s’s sulphur dioxide emissions are capped at 72,000 tonnes a year. NSP revealed to the utility board that the province intends to amend its Air Quality Regulations to allow 90,000 tonnes of emissions for 2021 and 2022. That’s wrong! Energy expert Richard Starr provides the context.
Long term care facilities in Nova Scotia have been subjected to budget cuts and government neglect. One way this manifests is in staff working shorthanded. unable to provide residents the full care they need and deserve. We talk with a long term care worker and CUPE activist who is raising the alarm.
Please join us in remembering and honouring those who have lost their lives while experiencing homelessness and poverty.
Raymond Sheppard reflects on what it means to be Black parents setting out to raise confident and happy kids.
Some 30 protesters rallied at the Gottingen Street police station this afternoon, demanding an end to police brutality and anti-Black racism. The immediate reason for the rally was the violent arrest and pepper spraying of a Black man on Quinpool Road by Halifax police.
What all could we do to make Halifax a world class city if we had $20,000,000 to spend? Judy Haiven investigates.