Tim Bousquet

2012 grade: C- 2011 grade: C 2010 grade: C 2009 grade: C- Lorelei Nicoll voted for removing the Hydrostone from the north end BID, but against the sale of St. Pat’s-Alexandra. She voted in support of both the stadium and setting a hearing for the Skye project. “We could do a hell of a lot […]

2012 grade: B- 2011 grade: C 2010 grade: C 2009 grade: C+ 2008 grade: B- 2007 grade: B For years, Sue Uteck’s obvious disdain for Peter Kelly has been written off as politicized—Uteck just wants to become mayor, so the story went. But events have clearly vindicated Uteck: Her low opinion of Kelly was dead-on. […]

2012 grade: C- 2011 grade: C+ 2010 grade: B+ 2009 grade: B- 2008 grade: B 2007 grade: C Development issues continue to dominate Gloria McCluskey’s attention. This past year she has decisively sided with neighbourhoods in her district around Lake Banook that are opposing development of residential towers on Prince Albert Road, but didn’t show […]

2012 grade: C+ 2011 grade: B+ 2010 grade: A- 2009 grade: B Most of the issues council deals with are political issues, and while important, they just reflect the usual back-and-forth of municipal politics. But this past year Halifax council dealt with two issues that are in a separate moral category altogether: dealing with Peter […]

2012 grade: F 2011 grade: C- 2010 grade: C+ 2009 grade: N/A Impressively, Darren Fisher was one of only three councillors who had the courage to vote to censure Peter Kelly. He should be praised. So it’s unfortunate his grade is coming down. But that regression reflects his unwavering support of building a stadium, even […]

2012 grade: F 2011 grade: D 2010 grade: B 2009 grade: B- 2008 grade: C- 2001 grade: D Russell Walker’s “cantankerous old dude reprimanding silly democratic debate” routine is getting tiresome. “Here we go again…”� he says at least once a meeting, before positioning himself as the clear thinker in the room. But Walker’s thinking […]

2012 grade: D 2011 grade: C+ 2010 grade: C+ 2009 grade: C+ 2008 grade: C 2007 grade: C- We’re cutting Karsten’s grade for several reasons. He voted to remove the Hydrostone from the north end BID and to sell the St. Pat’s-Alexandra site, both of which adversely affect a neighbourhood that needs help. And he […]

2012 grade: C 2011 grade: B- 2010 grade: B- 2009 grade: C- 2008 grade: C- 2007 grade: D As time goes by, Linda Mosher more closely identifies with the development industry. This year she made the motion to sell St. Pat’s-Alexandra, and voted to advance the Skye Halifax proposal. Mosher’s political agenda becomes most clear […]

2012 grade: D 2011 grade: D 2010 grade: D 2009 grade: B- 2008 grade: C- 2007 grade: B- Just three days after announcing he was “considering”� a run for mayor, the Chronicle-Herald outed anti-transit union comments on its site as belonging to an account created by Stephen Adams. The councillor rather disingenuously claimed that he […]

2012 grade: B- 2011 grade: B+ 2010 grade: B 2009 grade: C+ 2008 grade: C+ This year Jackie Barkhouse came into her own. Four years’ experience has crystalized into a deep understanding of the way the bureaucracy frustrates sensible action and how secret meetings are used to facilitate undemocratic agendas, and she found the courage […]