Federal defence minister Peter MacKay, provincial transportation minister Bill Estabrooks and Halifax mayor Peter Kelly held a “photo op” today to celebrate the opening of the Washmill Underpass into the Bayers Lake Industrial Park. The three probably have a dozen PR reps between them, and yet it was collectively decided that it was a good […]
Bill Estabrooks
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Bill Estabrooks says building convention centre is “right decision”
Transportation and infrastructure minister Bill Estabrooks sent an email Wednesday to the NDP’s rank-and-file members throughout the province. It explains why “your NDP government has released the financial detail for a proposed new convention centre in Halifax.” Near the top of the message, Estabrooks clearly says the government “has not yet made a decision on the project.” But by the end it’s also pretty clear he’s kinda sorta made up his mind: “I believe that this is the right decision, should we choose to go forward with the project.” That’s a little cart-and-horse, isn’t it? If it’s the right decision,
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Province rolls out convention centre details
The debate is over: it is abundantly clear that the NDP government has decided to move forward with the proposed convention centre complex in downtown Halifax. Those opposed to the proposal, myself included, have lost the debate. The details of the proposal were spelled out this afternoon via a press conference at the World Trade […]
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Gas catastrophe
ExxonMobil announced last week that it was abandoning plans to expand its operations in the Sable Island natural gas field off Nova Scotia’s coast. The announcement effectively spells the near-demise of the offshore industry, and the hundreds of millions of dollars in annual government royalty payments that come with it. It is, in other words, […]