So it’s the homestretch of the provincial election and a guy, a proud NDP supporter, asks Gary Burrill how it’s all going. “We’re going to put our head down and give her all we’ve got,” the party leader replies. The guy, Burrill later recalls, wasn’t too impressed with that answer. “Oh no, Gary,” he says. […]
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Past social media posts claim two more political candidates
Deleting your social media accounts is the secret to a happier, more fulfilling life, but it’s also particularly important if running for public office. Case in point, this week on the provincial campaign trail two more political candidates were betrayed by their timelines. On Monday evening, NDP candidate Bill McEwen withdrew from the race for […]
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So you think you can lead the NDP?
[Image-1] It hasn’t been an easy road for Nova Scotia’s NDP. They went from forming the first NDP government in the Atlantic provinces in 2009, to collapsing in 2013, to a six-member caucus and third-place status behind the governing Grits and official opposition Conservatives last year. This weekend New Democrats will gather in Dartmouth to […]
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An open letter to Megan Leslie
[Image-1] Dear Megan, I woke up this morning, as I’m sure you did, to a rainy, warmish Halifax day. I chatted with the electrician before getting coffee on the way to my first class. I’ve spent a lot of time over the last 11 weeks imagining what today might be like, and working to bring […]
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Wednesday’s 9 things you need to know
[Image-1] 1 The Cornwallis Street Baptist Church will be holding a vigil this Friday to mourn the nine people killed last week at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The reverend Rhonda Britton tells Metro; “We have been devastated with the news of what happened in Charleston and we are grieving […]
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Friday’s 6 things you need to know
1 This afternoon, former residents of the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children and premier Stephen McNeil will be releasing the terms for the restorative inquiry looking into 70 years of horrific psychological, physical and sexual abuse at the publicly-funded Dartmouth orphanage. The inquiry is part of the $34 million settlement for over 300 former […]
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Gregor Ash’s passion
When Gregor Ash was a kid in Newfoundland, he and his fellow film junkies would head to the Caribou Lounge Saturday mornings, where they’d endure the stench of cigarettes and stale beer for a chance to catch flicks that weren’t on CTV and CBC, their only two channels. Despite the smell, the Atlantic Film Festival’s […]
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NDP Fails Regarding Seal Hunt
It was with shock and dismay that I read Bruce Wark’s “Sealed and delivered” (Editorial, November 12). I have been a supporter of the NDP all my life, but no more. They have let us down and betrayed us in their quest to be like the other parties. For Sterling Belliveau to get up in […]
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Atlantic Film Fest director Gregor Ash sets sights on federal politics
Having worked in the non-profit arts sector, I can tell you that good administrators are magical beings that can turn dust to diamonds. Well, almost. But it comes as no surprise that the director of one of the city’s highest-profile arts organizations, the Atlantic Film Festival, is making a move to politics. On Thursday, the […]
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Best Member Of The Provincial Legislature
Was it just us or did the city collectively exhale when the NDP swept to power this past June? It may be less fun to mock premier Dexter than it was RodMac, but now the provincial political complexion has changed to a shade of tangerine, are our expectations even higher? Well, they should be. We […]
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Tree hugger power
At the Nova Scotia Environment Network’s annual gathering last week, in a discussion on working with the new government, some expressed hope, but most were disappointed. Longtime NDP MLA and environmentalist Howard Epstein was passed over for a cabinet post, and there has been no progress on key NDP issues, like a permanent uranium mining […]
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How to listen to citizens
Matt Hebb, the 2009 campaign manager for the Nova Scotia New Democrats, injected some humour into his presentation last weekend at the federal NDP convention in Halifax. His talk was about how the NDP managed to pull off a majority government in the June provincial election. “One of the secrets of winning is to get […]
