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GroundWire | April 10

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Protesting trophy Grizzly Bear hunt, Reactions to most racist city title & Canadian extradited

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A Letter to Mr Mulcair: Why I am Voting for Elizabeth May

Joannelight — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 18:44:04 +0000

How my conscience reared its head and was green

Dear Mr.

Provincial Consultation Gets Stormy Reception

bsichel — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:06:16 +0000

Attendants at province's Putting People First initiative demand action rather than words

About 120 people with mental or physical disabilities and their parents, spouses and caretakers, gathered March 19 at the Nova Scotia Community College campus in Dartmouth to provide feedback on the provincial Putting People First initiative.

End Poverty Now

Natascia Lypny — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:04:21 +0000

Halifax marks International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Halifax marked the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Oct. 17 with a rally at Victoria Park and a panel discussion at Saint Matthew's United Church.

This year's official theme was the lack of security, as it manifests in income, housing and food.

L'ex-député du NPD, Jim Manly, vogue vers le blocus de Gaza! (oct. 2012)

Michael Lessard — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:25:18 +0000

L'ex-député du NPD, Jim Manly de Vancouver, voguera très bientôt sur un bateau vers Gaza pour rendre visible le blocus militaire imposé contre la population civile tout entière. Il a pris un avion vers l'Italie le 3 octobre 2012.

Can't We Grow Hemp Instead?

Miles Howe — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:59:05 +0000

Port Hawkesbury's ghost town status gets another extension, Pacific West makes off with the public coffers, and things aren't really clear cut

(K'jipuktuk) Halifax – Single-resource towns, such as Cape Breton's Port Hawkesbury, necessarily experience boom and bust periods, as fluctuations in global supply and demand are variables beyond immediate control.

Media Say 3% Lead Is a Tie

bsichel — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:31:54 +0000

Grasping at stats to keep results "right"

A recent opinion survey (April 26-30) showed the Federal NDP outpolling the Conservatives 33%-30%, yet it was reported widely as a tie.

Canadian Press and Harris-Decima did the poll and spun the results.

Teachers Rally against Cuts to Education

Teachers Care — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:40:39 +0000

Cole Harbour - About 300 teachers rallied against cuts to education outside premier Darrell Dexter's constituency office Friday afternoon after the end of the school day.

When Pomp Meets Circumstance

Miles Howe — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:35:02 +0000

HALIFAX - Worlds seemed to collide today outside the Nova Scotia Legislature as the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU) local 22, the IWK Health Care Workers, staged a protest over recent cuts to youth-care workers, at the same time as the Lieutenant-Governor was set to deliver a speech from the throne.

Election taste test sans slogans

HBeaumont — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:19:02 +0000

Nova Scotians may need blindfolds to grasp provincial politics

Picture this: you’re blindfolded. A deep voice commands you to choose your favourite of three glasses of wine. Your anonymous tester places the first in your hand and you take a tentative sip. Immediately the taste of rural grapes tingles your tongue, but the drink has a distinct deficit of sugar. You pinch your nose and swallow.

A second glass enters your hand. It smells fresh, so you slurp it down. Uh oh. Maybe you shouldn’t have trusted its sweet aroma. You throw the glass down and gesture frantically for the third.

The musty scent of a more educated vine enters your nostrils. You down the wine while thinking it would pair wonderfully with Atlantic lobster from your local fishery.

“I’ll have another glass of that,” you say, reaching to untie the blindfold.

“You chose the Nova Scotia Liberals,” the voice booms.

“Uh oh,” you think again. “I’ve never voted Liberal in my life.”

Since it was called on May 4, the 2009 Nova Scotia election has forced voters to question their tastes. The Conservatives began the trend with an odd promise to spend liberally, while the Liberals and New Democrats followed with conservative spending strategies. Meanwhile the NDP have strayed from their socialist and environmental-leaning roots to a more right-winged approach.

Shifting party lines might be one reason Nova Scotians could see an NDP government when the sun rises tomorrow; the latest polls show Darrell Dexter poised to win a majority.

Does it matter if you’ve never voted Liberal? This is the election to challenge traditional loyalties; the three major parties have already challenged their own. So whether you’ve made up your mind or not, it couldn’t hurt to don a blindfold before marking your ballot today.

Below is an analysis (sans slogans) of the three main parties’ commitments to four major issues this election: health care, education, the environment and the economy. Some party priorities may surprise you.

Party A:

Meat-Eater's Guide to Nova Scotia Politics

Bruce Wark — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:07:16 +0000

Hundreds of NDP supporters savoured the aroma of medium-rare roast beef last night during the party’s annual leader’s levee at Pier 21 on the Halifax waterfront. “People with power have always eaten meat,” feminist-vegetarian theorist Carol J. Adams observes in her 1990 book, “The Sexual Politics of Meat.” Last night was an apt illustration. The NDP’s status as Nova Scotia’s official opposition carries the strong whiff of power, especially when Premier Rodney MacDonald’s minority Conservative government continues to fumble its way through the economic recession.

“There’s no question my friends that there’s an election in the air,” NDP leader Darrell Dexter told about 450 guests gathered in Kenneth C. Rowe Heritage Hall, the flag-festooned auditorium named in honour of an elderly business mogul. “Something else is in the air,” Dexter continued. “Change.”

Audience members who paid $52 each to attend the levee included core party supporters who have toiled for decades to elevate the NDP to its current status as Nova Scotia’s government-in-waiting. But there were also many newer recruits along with power-sniffing business suits anxious to shape NDP policies. They included agents from Nova Scotia Power, the privatized electricity company as well as reps from the Insurance Bureau of Canada, an outfit that lobbies on behalf of big home and auto insurance firms. The IBC has been courting the NDP lately hoping to persuade the Dexterites to abandon any thought of a public auto insurance system. (According to the official program, IBC contributed between $2,500 and $4,999 to become a “Gold” sponsor of last night’s levee.)