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Nova Scotian “economic development” and the rigged game

I’m not sure how I missed this announcement last week: A gaming technology solutions provider in Sydney is positioning itself to compete for new contract opportunities in national and international markets. The province, through Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI), is supporting Tech Link International Entertainment Ltd. with a $1.5-million secured loan. “In the early stages […]

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Nova Scotia government’s absurd culture of secrecy

[image-1] Updated below Updated again, 5:45pm. Yesterday, I was looking through the latest batch of Orders in Council– the decrees made by premier Darrell Dexter’s cabinet, and only cryptically alluded to on an obscure corner of the internet– and found this one, from September 21: Order Number 2010-356 Date of Order 2010/Sep/21 Statute Industrial Development Act Text of Order The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Economic and Rural Development dated September 10, 2010, and pursuant to Sections 2, 3 and 5 of Chapter 222 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

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