At our last meeting, joined by my colleagues in both opposition parties, I walked out of the Public Accounts Committee for which I am the chair. We did this to show the united disdain we felt for what has...
For the past year, Parliament has been debating Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, which excludes captive rail shippers in the Maritimes from accessing long-haul interswitching.
During the debate, a common sense amendment was proposed which would give captive rail...
Nurse practitioners (NPs) have been providing excellent
advanced patient care for well over half a century. Thousands of NPs provide
care across Canada, about 200 of them are licensed right here in Nova Scotia.
Millions of visits were made to...
Every so often, rightly or wrongly, a government-supported business venture becomes a political football.
From Sydney Steel, to SNC-Lavalin, we’ve seen decades’ worth of fall-out from government intervention in the business community. Occasionally, however, the sticks we use to beat...
Editor’s note: The following letter was written to members of the Strait regional school board.
My name is Mary Anne MacKeigan Cameron and I live in Troy, currently parenting two children, ages 8 and 10, who are valued students of...
In response to your Letter to the Editor in the September 14 edition of The Reporter, I agree 100 per cent about a cure for cancer.
I think there is too much money made, and donated to cancer research, as...
A reality that rings true is that the world is always
changing.
It matters not whether its ups and downs are due to
technology, the environment, social norms, health care or living conditions; we
must adjust to...
Last week, people who use substances, community
organizations, health care professionals, and families recognized International
Overdose Awareness Day. It’s a time to remember, and a time to act. Events took
place in Halifax, Sydney, Truro, and Amherst.
More and more families are struggling to afford their grocery bills causing greater demand on programs that help people get healthy food. Data obtained through a Freedom of Information request shows that the number of applications for...
Minister Lebouthillier announced that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) will not open the 2024 elver season, which, in turn, also means a non-renewal of the Kespukwitk Elver Harvest Document for the season. The Kespukwitk...