Cell: 488-4820 Grade this year: B- Grade last year: B+ Everyone likes Bob Harvey. How could you not? A gentleman, kind even in defeat, an old-style statesman if there ever was one. But Harvey could use the respect and status he’s earned over the years to better advantage. For example, he personally understands the value […]
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Gloria McCluskey
Cell: 476-1667 Grade this year: B- Grade last year: B She lives just outside of the district, but Gloria McCluskey is the definitive councillor for Dartmouth Centre—the seat is hers for as long as she wants it, which is why no one opposed her in the October elections. McCluskey serves her constituency well—the former mayor […]
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Tim Outhit
Phone: 490-5679 Grade this year: C Grade last year: Incomplete At the time of last year’s report card, Tim Outhit had been sitting on council just two weeks. “Outhit hasn’t had enough time to find his council legs, much less define himself politically or demonstrate how he will represent his constituency,” I wrote at the […]
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Andrew Younger, MLA!
Cell: 476-1727 Grade this year: C- Grade last year: B- Ah, Andrew Younger. Always with an opinion, whether one’s required or not. That’s not a fault, necessarily—we could only wish other councillors were half as engaged. And as Younger was unopposed in the October elections, he seems to resonate with his constituency; alternatively, his in-your-face […]
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Reg Rankin
Cell: 499-3744 Grade this year: D+ Grade last year: D Reg Rankin has a lot of experience. He was around for the landfill crisis in the ’90s, which led to the creation of Halifax’s recycling program. He understands the issues related to amalgamation and has been involved in the tax reform effort. But saying he […]