In this week’s Grand Parade episode, Coast reporters Matt Stickland and Martin Bauman dive into the HRM’s Integrated Mobility Plan and what it secretly not-so-secretly suggests: Maybe Halifax would’ve been better off had the province not amalgamated the region in 1996?
Matt fills Martin in on why John Lohr’s housing power play is a recipe for abuse—if not by the current housing minister, then by his eventual successor. Also, the two discuss one of the biggest cracks in the foundation of the HRM’s governance: Really bad minutes. That’s right: Minutes.
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This article appears in Oct 1 – Nov 5, 2023.