CBC has archived Wendesday morning’s debate between myself and Malcolm Fraser of Citizens For Halifax, here. It’s worth a listen, I think. Before getting to Fraser and me, you first have to listen to councillor Tim Outhit blather on about PEI. I’ll have something significant to say about that, in a coming post and in […]
Citizens for Halifax
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Power elite strike back with bogus statistics
HRM council debated the “tax reform” proposal for nearly three hours January 26 before defeating it on a 13-10 vote. But, in a widely circulated email sent out after the vote (on the web, here), Malcolm Fraser, chair of the political group Citizens for Halifax, says it’s a “fact” that “40 percent of the recorded […]
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Commonwealth Games West
The city of Vancouver is desperately trying to find $485 million to cover cost overruns and the loss of financing for the Olympic Village, and as a result the city faces a potential downgrade in its credit rating, which will cost taxpayers millions more in increased borrowing costs. Vancouver’s problems are nearly identical to the […]