Peter Kelly’s press release yesterday, which called for an “overhaul” of the way city council meets in secret, was met with a round of laughter, disbelief and ridicule. “You know,” said Chronicle-Herald editor Dan Leger on Twitter, “I’ve been in this business almost 35 years, and that might be the strangest, most surreal [news release] […]
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Peter Kelly says– get this!– he wants less secrecy
Peter Kelly just issued the following press release: Mayor wants overhaul of in-camera (November 29, 2011) Halifax – Mayor Peter Kelly today called on Council and HRM staff to change the way business is conducted so that in-camera meetings become the exception, rather than the rule. “As elected officials, we are responsible to residents and […]
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New song: “Peter Kelly has got to go”
I have no idea what band sent The Coast this clip. For your listening enjoyment, click here.
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Councillor Jennifer Watts issues apology for Remembrance Day eviction
Councillor Jennifer Watts has issued the following statement: I am making this statement as a Halifax Regional Councillor and as a resident of this municipality. I deeply and sincerely apologize for my role in the unfolding of the events that took place with the enforcement of the eviction of Occupy NS on Nov. 11 in […]
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Peter Kelly continues to mis-execute
As of Tuesday, mayor Peter Kelly has still not completed his duties as executor of the estate of Mary Thibeault. As The Coast revealed in an exclusive report earlier this year—see “Peter Kelly’s Failure of Will,” March 24—the 91-year-old Thibeault died in her St. Petersburg, Florida home on December 7, 2004. A former Bedford resident, […]
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City embarrasses itself with Metallica fiasco
In a bizarre and inexplicable move, this past week the city of Halifax attempted to force the promotion company for the July 14 Metallica concert on Citadel Hill to pay the $359,550 bill for the Common concerts fiasco. With the advice and encouragement of Scott Ferguson, president of provincial crown corporation Trade Centre Limited, Halifax […]
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Possible Metallica cancellation: City picks wrong target in attempt to recoup concert costs
Harold MacKay is right: He doesn’t owe the city of Halifax one cent. But city administrators are demanding $359,550 from his wife’s company, MacKay Entertainment, before agreeing to provide city services to the July 14 Metallica show on Citadel Hill. The city oversees and regulates police, fire, licensing and other aspects of the concert; without […]
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More of Peter Kelly’s verbal diarrhea
I’ve been collecting examples of mayor Peter Kelly’s evasive responses to direct questions. See here and here, for instance. The following is a transcript of mayor Peter Kelly’s appearance on CBC Radio One’s Mainstreet last week. I’m indebted to Waye Mason, who slogged through the recording and produced the text below. My only comment is […]
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Both Peter Kelly and Scott Ferguson should resign
In March, almost as soon as the concerts funding scandal came to light, city hall’s head bureaucrat Wayne Anstey resigned. Now, with city auditor general Larry Munroe’s report revealing the backstory, the question of blame needs to be raised again. Should mayor Peter Kelly resign over his involvement in the funding scheme? Absolutely. Kelly was […]
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City officials contemplate suing Trade Centre Limited
Two city officials are implying there’s a simple solution to the $359,550 bill related to concerts scandal: Don’t pay it. That course of action, suggested by both city auditor Larry Munroe and city councillor Gloria McCluskey, threatens to create an epic legal battle between the city and Trade Centre Limited, a provincial crown corporation. But […]
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Peter Kelly is the Sarah Palin of Halifax
Throughout his report on the concert loan scandal, auditor general Larry Munroe utterly castigates Halifax mayor Peter Kelly for his involvement in the financial improprieties. Kelly is mentioned by name 54 times in the 96-page report, and his office is cited over 100 times. Here’s how Munroe summarizes Kelly’s role in the scandal: Based on […]
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Concert report slams Peter Kelly, Wayne Anstey, Fred MacGillivray and Scott Ferguson
Halifax auditor general Larry Munroe released his report on the concert loan scandal Tuesday. Mayor Peter Kelly, the city’s former chief bureaucrat Wayne Anstey and former and current Trade Centre Limited presidents Fred MacGillivray and Scott Ferguson are particularly implicated. The report names names, assigns blame and provides explosive new details about how city and […]