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Tim Bousquet

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Editor of the Halifax Examiner

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Joined July 03, 2023

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https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/

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https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/nova-scotia-cabinet-minister-john-lohr-is-lying-to-the-public-in-order-to-improperly-use-the-emergency-act-for-political-purposes/

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 3w ago

More credulous, uncritical media coverage of Maritime Launch’s Canso spaceport project by Joan Baxter @jbaxter@mas.to https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/more-credulous-uncritical-media-coverage-of-maritime-launchs-canso-spaceport-project/

Halifax Examiner

More credulous, uncritical media coverage of Maritime Launch’s Canso spaceport project - Halifax Examiner

The piece is uncritical, with gratuitous and unquestioning praise of the spaceport project, like nearly all the media coverage MLS has had over the years.

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 5mo ago

Ecojustice, Nature Nova Scotia laud ‘major win’ for protection of piping plovers’ critical habitat

Reported by Suzanne Rent

https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/environment/wildlife/ecojustice-nature-nova-scotia-laud-major-win-for-protection-of-piping-plovers-critical-habitat/

Halifax Examiner

Ecojustice, Nature Nova Scotia laud 'major win' for protection of piping plovers' critical habitat - Halifax Examiner

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) rewrites recovery strategy to protect entire beaches for endangered shorebirds.

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 5mo ago

Houston government opts out of Canada’s new ‘Flood Risk Finder,’ depriving Nova Scotians of critical information
reported by @jbaxter@mas.to
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/environment/climate/houston-government-opts-out-of-canadas-new-flood-risk-finder-depriving-nova-scotians-of-critical-information/

Halifax Examiner

Houston government opts out of Canada’s new 'Flood Risk Finder,' depriving Nova Scotians of critical information - Halifax Examiner

The flood hazard portal allows Canadians to type in their address to find out the nature and level of flood risk to their home, or could do. But only if their province or territory opts in to the online portal.

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 6mo ago

Nova Scotia NDP Leader Claudia Chender asks Tim Houston to pause budget process

reported by Suzanne Rent

https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-democracy/nova-scotia-ndp-leader-claudia-chender-asks-tim-houston-to-pause-budget-process/

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Nova Scotia NDP Leader Claudia Chender asks Tim Houston to pause budget process - Halifax Examiner

"If the premier is going to threaten people's livelihoods, he has to be able to explain his choices," Chender told reporters at news conference on Friday.

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 6mo ago

The provincial government still collects a rock bottom 1% net value royalty on gold mined in the province Commentary by Joan Baxter @jbaxter@mas.to https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/st-barbara-gets-provincial-approval-to-mine-3-million-tonnes-of-stockpiled-ore-at-its-touquoy-gold-mine-why-no-environmental-assessment/

St Barbara gets provincial approval to mine 3 million tonnes of 'stockpiled ore’ at its Touquoy gold mine: why no environmental assessment? - Halifax Examiner

Halifax Examiner

St Barbara gets provincial approval to mine 3 million tonnes of 'stockpiled ore’ at its Touquoy gold mine: why no environmental assessment? - Halifax Examiner

The provincial government still collects a rock bottom 1% net value royalty on gold mined in the province.

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 6mo ago

Arts, culture, and heritage funding cuts are ‘devastating’ to rural communities
reported by @philmoscovitch@mstdn.ca
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-democracy/arts-culture-and-heritage-funding-cuts-are-devastating-to-rural-communities/

Halifax Examiner

Arts, culture, and heritage funding cuts are 'devastating' to rural communities - Halifax Examiner

"This is the first time in 35 years where I would tell young people that this is not a place to stay."

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 8mo ago

Province wants Energy Board to reject any Nova Scotia Power rate increase, at least for now reported by Jennifer Henderson https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/subscribers-only/province-wants-energy-board-to-reject-any-nova-scotia-power-rate-increase-at-least-for-now/

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Province wants Energy Board to reject any Nova Scotia Power rate increase, at least for now - Halifax Examiner

If you wanted to encapsulate the Houston government’s message to the provincial regulator regarding Nov Scotia Power’s proposed rate increase in a single word, it would be “No.” The province filed its submission to the Nova Scotia Energy Board on Friday. And while representatives for business and consumer groups have endorsed a package deal negotiated […]

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 7mo ago

Fact checking Fillmore: No, Mr. Mayor, the landlord survey is not a scientific study by Suzanne Rent https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/city-hall/fact-checking-fillmore-no-mr-mayor-the-landlord-survey-is-not-a-scientific-study/

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Fact checking Fillmore: No, Mr. Mayor, the landlord survey is not a scientific study - Halifax Examiner

Fillmore called a municipal issues survey from the Rental Housing Providers of Nova Scotia "an unbiased scientific survey."

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 6mo ago

Hundreds opposed to fossil gas plants in Pictou County gather for Mi’kmaq healing ceremonies to honour the land and water reported by @jbaxter@mas.to https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/economy/energy/hundreds-opposed-to-fossil-gas-plants-in-pictou-county-gather-for-mikmaq-healing-ceremonies-to-honour-the-land-and-water/

Halifax Examiner

Hundreds opposed to fossil gas plants in Pictou County gather for Mi’kmaq healing ceremonies to honour the land and water - Halifax Examiner

Local opposition to the Pictou County gas plants continues to mount and concerned citizens are documenting problems with the peaker plants and better alternatives. The ceremonies held on Saturday attracted people from as far away as Halifax, Colchester, Antigonish and Cumberland Counties.

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 6mo ago

What Andy Fillmore’s painting of Artemis II may tell us about who gets to make and enjoy art by Suzanne Rent https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/arts-and-culture/what-andy-fillmores-painting-of-artemis-ii-may-tell-us-about-who-gets-to-make-and-enjoy-art/

Halifax Examiner

What Andy Fillmore's painting of Artemis II may tell us about who gets to make and enjoy art - Halifax Examiner

It's not just possible to support arts and culture in Nova Scotia, it's imperative.

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 3mo ago

Out in the Cold, Part 3: Atlantic Community Shelters Society handed $12.9 million by Province in its first year reported by Euan Thomson https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/housing/out-in-the-cold-part-3-atlantic-community-shelters-society-handed-12-9-million-by-province-in-its-first-year/

Halifax Examiner

Out in the Cold, Part 3: Atlantic Community Shelters Society handed $12.9 million by Province in its first year - Halifax Examiner

Somehow, an organization that did not exist until July 2024 held at least $12.9 million in recurring provincial contracts one year later.

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 2mo ago

Brenda Thompson and Memoirs of a Welfare Mother: ‘Always. Question. Authority. Not as a slogan. As a demand. A discipline.’ Morning File by Suzanne Rent https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/brenda-thompson-and-memoirs-of-a-welfare-mother-always-question-authority-not-as-a-slogan-as-a-demand-a-discipline/

Halifax Examiner

Brenda Thompson and Memoirs of a Welfare Mother: 'Always. Question. Authority. Not as a slogan. As a demand. A discipline.' - Halifax Examiner

"This is one hell of a story and life to be proud of."

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 2mo ago

Halifax’s CFO said legal expenses from Mayor Andy Fillmore’s office ‘could be deemed fraudulent’ reported by Suzanne Rent https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/city-hall/halifaxs-cfo-said-legal-expenses-from-andy-fillmores-office-could-be-deemed-fraudulent-documents-show/

Halifax Examiner

Halifax's CFO said legal expenses from Mayor Andy Fillmore's office 'could be deemed fraudulent' - Halifax Examiner

Concerns about legal expenses filed by mayor's office were first flagged in February.

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 2mo ago

‘One of the most deadly direct impacts of climate change’: Why Nova Scotia needs to track heat-related mortalities reported by Yvette d'Entremont @ydentremont@mstdn.ca https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/environment/climate/one-of-the-most-deadly-direct-impacts-of-climate-change-why-nova-scotia-needs-to-track-heat-related-mortalities/

Halifax Examiner

'One of the most deadly direct impacts of climate change': Why Nova Scotia needs to track heat-related mortalities - Halifax Examiner

"It's not clear to me that we are yet taking it very seriously. We have a much older population, we have a population that's not in the best shape, we have a population that has a lot of people who have multiple chronic diseases. We have institutions that are ignoring the issue."

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 2mo ago

The Age of Stupid is upon us by Cathy Conrad @cathyconrad.bsky.social https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/the-age-of-stupid-is-upon-us/

Halifax Examiner

The Age of Stupid is upon us - Halifax Examiner

The prophetic film of the early 2000s wasn’t far off from science fiction or fantasy, but it did underestimate how soon we would get there.

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 2mo ago

Brandon Klayme’s wrongful conviction is the second for Crown prosecutor Melanie Perry Morning File by me https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/brandon-klaymes-wrongful-conviction-is-the-second-for-crown-prosecutor-melanie-perry/

Halifax Examiner

Brandon Klayme's wrongful conviction is the second for Crown prosecutor Melanie Perry - Halifax Examiner

The wrongful conviction literature is replete with instances of individual cops and individual prosecutors being the loci of multiple wrongful convictions.

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 1mo ago

Google bowing to Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario illustrates the dangers of the U.S. tech companies Morning File by me https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/google-bowing-to-trumps-renaming-of-lake-ontario-illustrates-the-dangers-of-the-u-s-tech-companies/

Halifax Examiner

Google bowing to Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario illustrates the dangers of the U.S. tech companies - Halifax Examiner

No one on the planet is safe from the wanton and capricious power grab of Trump and the aligned U.S.-based tech companies.

Tim Bousquet @TimBousquet@mstdn.ca

· 3w ago

Whimsy, water and washrooms: Making our cities more livable Morning File by Philip Moscovitch @philmoscovitch@mstdn.ca https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/whimsy-water-and-washrooms-making-our-cities-more-livable/

Halifax Examiner

Whimsy, water and washrooms: Making our cities more livable - Halifax Examiner

Public washrooms and water fountains aren't just nice amenities. They represent freedom.