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...
There are times when exemplary actions place individuals into categories where others give them the recognition that they deserve. Unfortunately, our society also tends to remember a person for committing something that is a horrific and infamous act.
My praise...
A Letter to the Editor in the March 20 edition of The Reporter asked “What is the Mining Association of Nova Scotia up to?” so I am writing to provide an answer.
The Mining Association of Nova Scotia is proposing...
By: Zack Metcalfe
At one time, the American chestnut made up a full quarter of all trees in the mixed deciduous forests of eastern North America, conquering canopies from southern New England north into Ontario. The King of the Forest,...
Over the last few weeks, Prime Minister Trudeau has been credibly accused by his own Attorney General, Jody Wilson-Raybould, of politically interfering in the criminal prosecution of a well-connected engineering firm.
It’s now beyond dispute that he and his office...
More establishments are going with self-serve check-outs that do not deal with cash sales. Why would companies want in-store self-serve centers to make a convenient shopping pleasure for some of their customers, while inconveniencing the other percentage of their...
Watching the behaviour of the Mining Association of Nova Scotia (MANS) reminds me of the Clue board game. The detectives’ inquiry is to understand what MANS is up to (the imaginary crime), what instruments are being used to meet...
I am writing this in regards to a Letter to the Editor which was published in the January 23 edition of The Reporter.
In Chapter 1, Section 102 of the legion’s “Ritual, Awards and Protocol Manual” designating “Legion Dress” and...
By: Dr. Annamarie Hatcher
Fishing for striped bass (in Mi’kmaq: ji’kaw) in the Bras d’Or estuary was good between 2013 and 2017.
However, few were caught last year. The comings and goings of this popular sport fish in the Bras d’Or...
In 2016, according to Statistics Canada, 92.5 per cent of Canadians aged 12 and older, or roughly 27.3 million people, reported that they were satisfied or very satisfied with life. This is a very interesting statistic and I often...