Kicking Butts
Butts's statement also included what had been missing in the PMO's defense: a full-throated denial, devoid of weasel words. ...
19 February, 2019
Hey forecasters: nix “wind chill.” Give us real temperatures
Real temperature can be measured. How an individual will perceive the combination of real temperature and wind cannot be quantified....
19 February, 2019
Andrew Scheer goes to Windsor
Scheer tailored his remarks to a Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative audience, but found himself in an audience of hard-core right wingers. ...
19 February, 2019
Reporter as inquisitor: Wapo’s Annie Linsky v. Sen. Elizabeth Warren
The ritualized, forced apology has now been acted out with enough granularity to satisfy the Washington political reporter who took responsibility for adjudicating its sufficiency, but Linsky seems deaf to the character of coerced apologies....
11 February, 2019
Premier McNeil: Stop dodging the health care debate
Stop behaving if you were doing something shameful. Stop pretending it’s not a crisis. You have a good plan for fixing health care in Cape Breton. Bring on the debate. Welcome it....
04 February, 2019
The ghost of sea level rise yet to come
"Today's high winds out of the north created quite a storm surge along the southern shore of the Bras d’Or Lake," writes hydrologist Fred Baechler....
30 November, 2018
Nalcor didn’t hoodwink the UARB into approving the Maritime Link
Throw another log onto the campfire of hatred for Muskrat Falls by which Newfoundland media and politicians have warmed themselves for years....
27 November, 2018
Zoe Lucas presents the subtle autumn colours of Sable Island
During September and October, the vegetated terrain of Sable Island becomes a tapestry of pale yellow, tan, amber, buffy, sienna, orange, red and purple, with the greens of juniper and crowberry woven throughout....
22 October, 2018
Halifax Water’s empty threat of legal action against customers
Halifax Water will not be commencing legal action against anyone over their failure to book appointments for new meter installation. It has no power to do so....
11 October, 2018
Cheap shots mar the Auditor General’s credibility
Auditor General Michael Pickup isn't auditing the province's books. He's show-boating for the media, and nurturing populist begrudgery. ...
03 October, 2018