CBC radio’s excellent show The Current devoted a major section to Halifax this morning. Considering the city’s Commonwealth Games snub and resistance to the Twisted Towers, host Anna Maria Tremonti wondered if Halifax is going through an “identity crisis.” She convened a panel of Haligonians (councillor Sheila Fougere, former Heritage Trust president Alan Parish and Dan Leger from the Herald) to discuss. They had a pretty good talk about whether Halifax is “frozen in time” or lacking in leadership. In case you missed it, you can listen to a copy here. This was recorded off the Winnipeg broadcast’s stream, which is probably strictly illegal, and the quality isn’t great (thanks, national broadcaster, for crappy internet feeds which make gaps of dead air). But like they say, it’s better than nothing. Running time, gaps and all, is just under 24 minutes.
This article appears in Mar 8-14, 2007.