I am struck by how quietly the Tim Houston government has managed to introduce a new tax targeting Nova Scotians who chose a more environmentally responsible mode of transportation. At a time when many of us are...
The debate around hydraulic fracturing – fracking – is nothing new. I remember when studying Urban Design and Planning decades ago, it was already a contentious issue. Back then, debates felt different. There was a shared expectation...
In a letter to the editor on April 14, 2026, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Long-Term Care, Barbara Adams, repeated a narrative that long-term care workers are simply tired of hearing.
This wasn’t a genuine...
Most days begin with managing the morning rush: packing lunches, searching for a missing shoe, or getting kids to school. Some grab coffee on the way to work. Others stop at the store to prepare for dinner...
For centuries, humanity has wrestled with one of life’s most urgent, civilization-defining questions: “What came first, the chicken or the egg?”
Empires have risen and fallen, philosophers have pondered, and somewhere, someone’s uncle has...
High costs, red tape, labour challenges and never-ending uncertainty discouraging the next generation of entrepreneurs
More businesses in Canada have closed than opened for six consecutive quarters, and more than half (55 per cent)...
Surveillance pricing is having a moment in the spotlight, thanks in part to a recent push by Canada’s New Democratic Party to curb the practice. At its core, the concept is simple but unsettling: companies use personal...
It reflects a decades-long failure to raise the revenue needed for an aging population
Nova Scotia’s 2026 budget triggered widespread public backlash. Protests forced the government to reinstate tens of millions in funding for...
It has been six years since Nova Scotia was forever changed by the events of April 18-19, 2020 – an event that stole the lives of innocent people in senseless acts of violence, and impacted countless others.We...
“But your honour.”
The pleading voice coming from my TV stopped me in my tracks. It wasn’t just the voice, though, but the words that seemed familiar.
As I rounded the...