Pembina Institute’s Matthew Bramley After getting called out by the Yes Men mega-pranksters, it seemed Canada had hit rock bottom in Copenhagen. Not so. Late yesterday afternoon CBC got its publicly funded paws on a draft presentation by Environment Minister Jim Prentice. “It proposes regulations for greenhouse gas emissions for the oil and gas and […]
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Posted inFood + Drink
Local family’s food miles documented
The McMillins may seem like an ordinary family, but they’re not. They’ve cut their food miles by nearly 70 percent and have done so without depriving themselves of any of life’s pleasures, like the hot chocolates they’re sipping in a downtown cafe. The family reduced their average food miles from 2,569 km/month to 880 km/month, […]
Posted inBest of Halifax
Best Radio Show
“Being vital and interesting and of-the-day is what we’re all about,” says Diane Paquette, producer of Radio One’s*Information Morning,* hosted by Don Connolly and Elizabeth Logan. “We explore the topics people want to hear about.” That includes hard news stories of interest to both Haligonians and the rest of the province, as Information Morning is […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
CBC dumbs down news
These are grim days for Halifax journalists. After The Daily News shut down last year, other media cut their reporting staffs to the bone. Yet, on Monday, August 31, CBC is launching a brand new, expanded 90-minute supper-hour show. Please don’t break out the champagne. Not if you care about local news. As I point […]
Posted inLifestyle
My summer: Shauntay Grant, poet, broadcaster
Grant is a performer who has been writing and singing as long as she can remember. After high school she did a music degree at Dalhousie and a journalism degree at King’s. She now works at the music department of the CBC and hosts the CBC Radio One program All The Best. Her children’s book […]
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Double the CBC’s budget
Ma phoned last week panicking about her tiny pension, which gets topped up every month with money I earn from these editorials. “Look Bubbie,” she commanded, “stop writing tedious shit. The Coast’s gonna cancel your ass.” Her prescription? “Stir readers up. Tell ’em you were raped by a ghost. No, Duffy’s done that already. OK, […]