The local restaurant industry continues to reckon with the sexual misconduct of its employees. Field Guide on Gottingen Street has parted ways with an employee over an allegation of sexual assault that was originally brought to the attention of the restaurant’s owners back in December. Co-owners Ceilidh Sutherland and Dan Vorstermans posted a public statement Monday […]
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Drinks reportedly spiked at three different north end bars
Three different women have now come forward suspecting someone put rape drugs in their drinks while at popular north end bars. All three incidents occurred in the past two months. The Coast has agreed not to use the women’s real names for their privacy. On Sunday, January 14, 25-year-old Michelle and her friends and coworkers […]
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After allegations of sexual misconduct, Two If By Sea parts ways with co-owner
“Zane was not moving through the world respecting other people,” says Dean Petty about his former business partner. Zane Kelsall, one of the city’s most celebrated young entrepreneurs and a Dartmouth success story who’s been profiled in local and national media (including The Coast) is now without a job. Two If By Sea Cafe and […]
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Matt Whitman worries #MeToo climate could impact how politicians hug
Matt Whitman warns that politicians need to be more careful about who they embrace, given the rising number of sexual misconduct complaints against elected officials. Speaking to reporters Tuesday at City Hall, the Hammonds Plains–St. Margarets councillor lamented how changing times are impacting the behaviour of men like him in politics. “You can’t be quite as […]
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Peter Stoffer apologizes for behaviour, denies any wrongdoing
Peter Stoffer is the latest name in a growing list of current and former Canadian politicians denying accusations of sexual harassment, while simultaneously apologizing for any wrongdoing. In an awkward press conference Friday morning in the frigid cold outside Pier 21, Stoffer spoke for about six minutes about his history with the party, his volunteerism and […]
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Politics and misogyny at the Nova Scotia Legislature
It is 1990. I am so young that my face looks like a blank slate in my official Legislature ID photo. I am so excited about this part-time job. I am a student of history and journalism, and being on the floor of the Legislature as a page will let me feel like I’m part […]
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Jamie Baillie resigns after sexual harassment investigation
Former Progressive Conservative Party leader Jamie Baillie has resigned Wednesday following an investigation into “inappropriate behaviour.” According to PC president Tara Miller, the Party conducted an independent, third-party investigation after being made aware of allegations against Baillie late in December. The investigation concluded Baillie had breached the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s policy on harassment […]
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Former firefighter reaches human rights settlement with Halifax
A former Halifax firefighter is expected to receive an apology for the gender discrimination she faced while working at a station in Herring Cove almost 20 years ago. Liane Tessier was granted a hearing from the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission last year, after fighting for nearly a decade to have her case heard. Tessier […]
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Lessons from December 6
There are some dates that just have baggage. December 6 has SO much baggage. We mark the 100th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion on December 6. A French ship was packed with small containers of picric acid, TNT, guncotton and benzo that were dangerous enough on their own, but together would form the most deadly […]
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Ellen Page details abuse, harassment from director Brett Ratner and others
Ellen Page has become the latest in a perpetually expanding list of female actors to describe the harassment, sexual abuse and horrific experience of being a woman in Hollywood. The Halifax-born Page begins a lengthy Facebook post published Friday afternoon with an anecdote about working with alleged serial harasser of women Brett Ratner during 2006’s X-men: […]
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Making space for oppressed people is an act of love
When I was in bands with a bunch of men and boys in my tween/teenage years, no one bothered me. I was protected by my all-straight male bandmates. Once I launched my own solo project, all of the outside noise and interest in my music (for all the wrong reasons) began to open my eyes […]
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What’s asked of women in the film industry
If I decide not to report someone when they make an inappropriate comment, does it make me an enabler? If I continue to work with someone who I’ve heard rumours about does it make me complicit? If I post this sexy photo on my social media, does it make me more of a target? I […]