love when a politician says "we didn't decrease funding" as if we don't know how inflation works

I’m planing a trip to the south of France in September and all the guide books are warning me that in Nice there is a noon cannon. It will just be like home.

I don't need nova scotia to produce its own natural gas/oil/other extractive resource I just need them to have a factory to produce the parts for our ferries

People who are leaving racist comments about a certain Nova Scotia news story need to learn some history about the Ideal Maternity Home in Chester.

It's clear there's a serious problem when women are waiting 17 months to get a mammogram. That's almost a year and a half of stress and delay when early detection means more lives saved and better treatment outcomes.

The fact that I can google habs and get the score right away where for the victoire I need to click through to a website is misogyny

Ah yes New Yorkers are finally learning what it is like to live in Montreal

I feel like there would be a benefit of running an extra 9 bus during school start time and then end time but just between Robie and bell and Mumford terminal. The drivers almost always need to leave people behind.

i keep getting ads on podcast for a new apartment building in dartmouth crossing but they keep descibing it as for people who want active living, but its in Dartmouth Crossing.

Arts coverage in the province is suffering; the Examiner wants to help fix that Another excellent Morning File from @philmoscovitch.bsky.social Be sure to read down to the bits about signs and cemeteries.

I just heard that NSCC cut all of their campus librarians (11 librarians across the province) as part of dealing with the budget shortfall engineered by the provincial government. Tim Houston and his party can go fuck themselves.

Someone needs to tell the Premier that just because his last name is Houston does not mean he needs to spend all his time in Texas

Mayworks festival: Connecting labour and the arts Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social

what is with these essentially small motorcycles kids are driving these days? One they don't belong on the sidewalk, two they look very dangerous. Yes I am old.

in other news I am drinking a hopped pear cider and it is delicious

Tepid response from industry for Nova Scotia’s effort to reopen the offshore reported by me

I’m not sure when wearing fleece jackets under suit jackets became the thing for business men but it looks silly and makes your suit look too small

Are there any Nova Scotian artists (visual arts, craftspeople, musicians, etc.) who want to talk with me about their work, their financial challenges, and how the provincial budget cuts are affecting them?

okay but now I just keep thinking about the Swiss Guard chasing after shoplifters

Everytime I take the 7 bus I always think it should come more frequently

I’m beginning to think that if Poilievre said he wanted to cross the floor and join the Liberals, Carney would accept him with open arms

May his memory be a blessing

A reminder that the need to fund this programs (who are doing good work) is a direct result of Government not doing their job to help alleviate poverty in the province

So much for « The people’s House » The McNeil government shut the place down during COVID restrictions but closing Province House during a sitting seems unprecedented. news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/03/2...

This is not democracy

In my latest for @halifaxexaminer.ca, I spoke to people involved with arts groups and museums about the disproportionate harm the provincial budget's cuts will bring to rural communities. No paywall. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-...

a reminder that today, the first day back of the legislature sitting in Nova Scotia after March Break, that Tim Houston is in Texas

Halifax tells Souls Harbour to remove religious language from crisis team job posting Story by me www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...

In case you are wondering, Tim Houston is still blaming Trudeau for things. He is scrambling.

Tim Houston will be holding a presser this afternoon to announce that the arts contained fentanyl.

The Houston government has backed down ever so slightly. Notably, cuts to arts grants are not restored:

not the premier continuing to double down on fossil fuels as if its the solution to everything

The Speaker of the NS House of Assembly Danielle Barkhouse is restricting access to the second floor of Province House "to make sure that we have a safe environment for all MLAs". The new rule comes just a day after cabinet minister Twila Grosse was questioned by a group of unhappy constituents.

NS budget shortfalls force Tim Houston to eliminate ocean

We talk about numbers when it comes to the cuts made by the Nova Scotia government, but there are people affected by those numbers. If you're one of the people losing something — a job, a program, a support service, etc. — please reach out. We'd love to share your story. Email: [email protected]

Premier Tim Houston calls yesterday's protest by Nova Scotia's arts community a "Raise your taxes" rally "organized by the NDP". From the man who says he listens. Doesn't seem to have heard much yesterday.

I’m in Province House for Question Period. The roar of the protesters outside is deafening

Wind in their sails: Billionaires’ SailGP event spared from Houston government’s budget cuts reported by me

The view from inside Province House looking out on the Granville Street side.

NEW RELEASE: Who Really Benefits from Nova Scotia’s Tax Cuts? Our analysis reveals who will actually benefit from tax cuts in NS. Families in the highest income group benefit 11 times more than families in the lowest income group. These tax cuts also result in a $465 million loss of revenue.

You want embarrassing? The story of the current N.S. Art’s cuts as they relate to a major internationally growing cash cow is being featured in the newspaper whose primary audience is CEOs, executive VPs and decision makers. This is embarrassing on a scale the the proponents did not predict.

1/ The NS government says families will save $1,400 from tax cuts. But averages hide who really benefits. We ran the numbers. 🧵

I didn't know most of this before listening to Public Bills yesterday and now I ride at dawn for these historians

‘Medical misogyny’: NDP table bill for task force on women’s health after Houston budget cuts Story by me www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/p...

I would happily pay one more percentage point on the HST, for bridge tolls, and for parking to help fund grants, museums, bus passes for students, and more #taxmedaddy.

À scathing indictment of these budget cuts from a former colleague. An Open Letter to Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston and Hants East MLA John A. MacDonald www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/a...