The first public act of the independent panel assigned to review the worst mass shooting in Canadian history was to provide political cover for politicians who refused to call a robust public inquiry with judicial powers....
At Friday's Covid-19 update, Premier Stephen McNeil implied that the Trudeau government rejected his entreaties to empower a robust public inquiry into the Portapique calamity....
The review of the worst mass shooting in Canadian history will have no power to subpoena evidence or compel testimony. It is not required to hold hearings. It is explicitly ordered to keep secret “all documents and information" it collects.
This adds up to a disgusting abdication of accountability and responsibility....
"I've been treated as a bad person for so long, I feel I have to prove I'm not a bad person. Everything I do, I have to be aware of being proper, of not making a mistake."...
During Lorne Grabher's fight to overturn Nova Scotia's ban on his vanity license plate, the Registry of Motor Vehicles grudgingly revealed to the court a list of 3,128 words it has banned from license plates. To foster greater understanding of the work done by Nova Scotia's dedicated civil servants, I reproduce the list here.
The fiasco at last week's Animal Welfare hearing shows the need for reforming Nova Scotia's animal protection system, a jumble of conflicting interests and unprofessional behaviour....
Drivers who were plastered drunk, killed multiple innocents, expressed no remorse, and fought the charges all the way, have all received much lighter sentences....
Brian Ward, managing editor of the Halifax Chronicle Herald, has asked me to correct two statements about reporter Andrew Rankin in my August 2 post about the fatal prom night car accident in Leitches Creek. Here are his complaints, my response, and responses from the Laffin Family,...