Tucked away in a remote corner of the federal Budget Implementation Act (BIA) was a surprising new tax on alcohol.
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Opinion: Alcohol Taxes Going Up – A Certainty
Jun 30, 2017 | Opinion
We Get Mail: Cameron MacKeen On Pollster Don Mills
Jun 30, 2017 | Opinion
Cameron MacKeen, a Halifax Tory operative, writes about Don Mills letter to The Macdonald Notebook last week, in which Mills defends his polling company from criticism by Tory leader Jamie Baillie. Baillie said Mills got the Tory support wrong in the recent election – and also in 2013’s election. Here is Cameron’s letter to the editor:
Podcast: Jordi Morgan With Herald Cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon
Jun 30, 2017 | Opinion
Fall Back Up with Jordi Morgan and a chat with award-winning Halifax Herald cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon.
Spoken Word: Brison On Art LeBlanc’s Installation As Lt. Gov.
Jun 30, 2017 | Opinion
In this Spoken Word segment, the speech Scott Brison, Trudeau’s Nova Scotia man in cabinet, delivered on the installation of Art LeBlanc, as the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia:
We Get Mail: Don Mills Responds To Baillie; Wallbridge On Bowie
Jun 23, 2017 | Opinion
It is not uncommon for our company to be criticized by a political party following an election.
It is natural for party leaders to be disappointed after an election. Our industry is held to an extremely high standard in the conduct of our work, higher than most other professions. Certainly our industry has come under some well-deserved criticism over the past few years for not getting it right.
Opinion: What If The Election Was Declared Unconstitutional?
Jun 23, 2017 | Opinion
What if the election was declared Unconstitutional?
This was a question some of us were mulling over on Nova Scotia’s election night.
Podcast: Jordi Morgan With Rear Admiral John Newton
Jun 23, 2017 | Opinion
On this episode, Rear Admiral John Newton, the commander of Maritime Forces Atlantic and Joint Task Force Atlantic.
Admiral Newton began his career in the Canadian Navy in 1983 after trying his hand as a geologist out west.
Podcast: Jordi Morgan With Artists Carr & Bateman
Jun 16, 2017 | Opinion
Today on Fall Back Up, I’m delighted to welcome the Nova Scotia artists, Allan Bateman and Holly Carr.
Opinion: Halifax’s Economic Health: Good News, Bad News
Jun 16, 2017 | Opinion
For people of my vintage, Steve Martin turned comedy on its ear. I was reminded this week of one of Martin’s best film moments from The Jerk when the new phone book arrives.
Earlier this week the new Halifax Index was released from the Halifax Partnership. Yay. For most, it might seem a little dry, but for people in the public policy world, it’s darn near exciting. Even for those not wonky enough to be enraptured with economic and demographic data, it tells a compelling story.
We Get Mail: Gourmet Pizza Wars
Jun 16, 2017 | Opinion
Occasional Macdonald Notebook recipe writer, Gary Phillipe, of Southend Halifax writes about last weekend’s Halifax Gourmet Pizza Wars:
I enjoyed the pizza restaurant article.
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