[Image-1] Update: The posters may already be taken down. Stroink’s office called The Coast to let us know they couldn’t see any up when workers went out looking this afternoon. Well, somebody had a busy Tuesday night. Residents in the Halifax Chebucto riding were greeted today to posters demanding the capture of Liberal MLA Joachim […]
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Who files Freedom of Information requests in Nova Scotia? We’re not sure
[Image-1] It shouldn’t be that hard of a question to answer: Who’s filing Freedom of Information requests in Nova Scotia and what departments are receiving those submissions? The good news is the government does compile that data in an annual statistical report. The bad news is the last report published is for 2012. Why the […]
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To be continued: Province and film industry strike a deal
[Image-1] It’s enough to get the cameras rolling again, but for how long? The provincial government and Screen Nova Scotia have reached a consensus, revealing a new system of incentives for the province’s filmmakers. The Liberal government has faced harsh criticism since slashing the tax credit two weeks ago, but meetings this week with Screen NS […]
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Film talks continue but is any progress being made?
[Image-1] Progress: that is the (hopeful) word of the day regarding the latest film tax credit meeting held Wednesday morning involving Screen Nova Scotia and finance minister Diana Whalen. Scott Simpson and Marc Almon of Screen Nova Scotia say they’ve engaged in some constructive dialogue with the government regarding this matter. Their goal seems to […]
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John Risley benefitted from those media tax credits he hates
[Image-1] Looks like the critics were wrong in thinking John Risley doesn’t know anything about the film industry. Last week, the Clearwater seafood baron let loose on Nova Scotia’s film tax credit system. According to Risley, the soon-to-be-slashed fund is nucking futs. But in all that chitinous tough talk Risley failed (or forgot) to mention […]
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Rich little prince doesn’t want to share his free money
[Image-1] John Risley is a “high profile Nova Scotia businessman.” That means he’s better than you; his opinion worth more than yours. So no wonder he gets ample room to stretch his crab legs over at the CBC and masticate away about the film industry’s beset-upon tax credit. “It is an absolute nonsense,” Risley told […]
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The film industry by the numbers
Finance minister Diana Whalen may know a thing or two about numbers, but she apparently doesn’t understand Nova Scotia’s movie business very much. Her budget plan to gut the film industry tax incentive has local producers worried that Whalen is going to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. How much metaphorical egg-gold are […]
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The Ivany Report perspective on the film tax credit cut
Dear premier Stephen McNeil and finance minister Diana Whalen, I want to congratulate you on developing and presenting a difficult budget. As a former Commissioner of ONE Nova Scotia (aka the Ivany Commission), I know all too well the financial and demographic challenges of this province. Hard decisions need to be made and new directions […]
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The Seaport Market and the problem of “authentic Maritime culture”
[Image-1] Update: Hines has published an update about this Voice of the City submission on his own blog. For added context, we’ve added a relevant passage from that post below in italics. The rest of his original Voice submission follows. “First of all, I wish to apologize to the Port Authority for potentially implying that […]
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Students occupying finance minister’s office
[Image-1] Boy, that budget really hit a nerve, huh? In the avalanche of discussions that’s swirled about cuts to the province’s film tax credit, changes made by the Liberals to Nova Scotia’s university system received fewer headlines. Their impact hasn’t gone unnoticed it seems, as student groups today assembled at finance minister Diana Whalen’s constituency […]
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Just about everyone hates the new provincial budget
[Image-1] Yesterday, the Liberals capped off the worst winter in Nova Scotia’s recent history by dumping another load on the province that sure as shootin’ wasn’t snow. The government unveiled this year’s budget, and Nova Scotia is expecting a $97-million deficit this year with total expenses topping out at a little over $10 billion. Given that […]
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Looking for work can be a full-time job
[Image-1] It starts, at least for me, the night after I send off my cover letter and CV. I rest my head on my pillow and—even though I know I shouldn’t, and I tell myself to stop—I can’t help but begin fantasizing about what my life would look like if I actually got the job. […]
