Halifax peace conference hears that big arms makers are blocking nuclear disarmament to protect their profits. Veteran New Zealand activist Alyn Ware was the keynote speaker at the three-day conference hosted by Mount Saint Vincent University.
Bruce Wark
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Sable Island’s cod killer?
One morning in early April 2003, the villagers of Smith Sound, Newfoundland, awoke to a glimpse of what it might have been like to live there 500 years earlier. The sound was brimming with cod, as far as the eye could see. Villagers rushed out in their boats, scooping the fish up in nets and […]
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Old age blues
As Canada’s finance ministers discussed pension reform at a seaside resort on Prince Edward Island last week, about 125 union members marched outside the gates chanting, “Hey-ho! Hey-ho! CPP has got to grow.” The workers, who sported blue t-shirts emblazoned with the words “Retirement Security for Everyone,” also waved placards calling on federal and provincial […]
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National organization calls on cable TV companies to carry Al-Jazeera
National Council on Canada-Arab Relations calls on cable companies to carry Al-Jazeera English.
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Al-Jazeera English now available on TV in Nova Scotia
Al-Jazeera English now available to Canadian satellite TV subscribers as well as on Rogers and Videotron cable.
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NDP’s unchallenged anniversary
Our new NDP government has turned its back on its dearest friends. At the party convention last weekend, Darrell Dexter made a point of not thanking the opposition parties and the media for helping his government weather its first year in office. Yes, the NDP won the provincial election a year ago this week and […]
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Mountainous deception
No such thing as a free lunch? Well, how about Dalhousie Mountain on April 23, where Darrell Dexter unveiled his government’s renewable electricity targets? Due to the generosity of Nova Scotia taxpayers, about 200 invited guests stuffed their faces with free sandwiches as they gazed at the gaggle of wind turbines that served as giant […]
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Environmentalists welcome Sable announcement
Federal and provincial governments announce Sable Island will be designated a national park after extensive public consultations.
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Dumbing down news
After decades of neo-liberal assault, our public institutions are in sad shape, none more so than CBC. A recently leaked survey of 24 CBC national radio reporters revealed that 95 percent felt morale was lower than it had ever been during their careers. Yes, 24 is a small sample for any survey, but this one […]
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UPDATE: Commons approves NDP climate bill
Climate change Bill C-311 receives final approve in the House of Commons.
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A mighty wind
Nova Scotia’s energy minister was delivering a prepared speech atop Dalhousie Mountain, Pictou County last Friday when he suddenly stopped to observe, “My god, it’s quiet isn’t it?” Bill Estabrooks was standing beneath the barely-turning blades of a 400-foot wind turbine. Six of nine turbines in the distance stood stock still. Seemingly unaware of the […]
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$14 billion in debt
It’s called numero-phobia, fear of big numbers. Mine flared up big time last week as I stared at tables and graphs in the budget room at Province House. I was feeling OK until I came across the figure $14,002,000,000. Gaaaaaaaaah! Yes, that’s the size of Nova Scotia’s debt, over 14 billion loonies, each 1.75 millimetres […]
