It’s a bit of a bad news story if you ask Tim Outhit. Council approved HRM’s billion-dollar 2018-19 budget on Tuesday after some three hours of debate, with Outhit and fellow councillor Shawn Cleary being the only two votes against. The financial plan increases the average tax bill in Halifax by 1.975 percent—about $37 per single-family […]
Tim Outhit
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City Council Report Card 2018
There’s a renaissance of buffoonery at City Hall. Whatever goodwill towards fellow councillors existed two years ago, when this self-righteous clique was elected, seems to deteriorate daily. There are spiteful remarks and passive aggressive attacks, on social media and in front of TV cameras. Some turn the other cheek. More than a few dig in […]
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Who is running for council in District 16: Bedford—Wentworth?
The district District map: (Click here for a written description of district boundaries.) Candidates Tim Outhit Council report card Website Twitter Facebook Email Mark Ward Website: None Twitter: None Facebook: None Email 20 questions from The Coast Meet the human behind the politician: We sent the candidates a questionnaire, asking questions that are more personal […]
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Tim Outhit
2010 grade: C- 2009 grade: C Tim Outhit is a reflection of the upper-income Bedford neighbourhoods that elected him, albeit maybe he believes more in the capacity of government to achieve positive results than is normal for that demographic. Two issues illustrate the point. First is hockey, the preoccupation of all Canadian suburbanites. To provide […]
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Len Goucher smudges out Tim Outhit’s face
The above photo comes from Len Goucher’s website. Goucher, a former MLA who was defeated last election by a 18-year-old kid, is part of the old Progressive Conservative cabal in Bedford, which seems to muck up every endeavour it touches, including the Children’s Safety Village, the bubble arena and Goucher’s own gadget-heavy expense account. Recall […]
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CBC’s small council debate is available
CBC has archived Wendesday morning’s debate between myself and Malcolm Fraser of Citizens For Halifax, here. It’s worth a listen, I think. Before getting to Fraser and me, you first have to listen to councillor Tim Outhit blather on about PEI. I’ll have something significant to say about that, in a coming post and in […]
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Tim Outhit
2010 grade: C- 2009 grade: C Some of the best times to be watching a council meeting are when Tim Outhit gets up to give a five-minute speech on how council is wasting time discussing a petty issue. “Then sit down and shut up!” yells Gloria McCluskey from across the room. “Your worship!” shouts Bill […]
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Council notes: “tax reform” dead in the water
[Note: Tuesday’s 10-hour council meeting covered a lot of ground. I wrote about much of it, here and here, but should probably add a few notes. This post is about the tax reform issue; I’ll follow it up with a post further exploring the sewage issue.] “Tax reform” Council spent fully two hours debating whether […]