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An abuse of government procurement standards
“One of this government’s least admirable traits,” said a friend who admires much the Dexter Government has done, “is its refusal to ever admit it made a mistake.” The impulse to stay an obviously...
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Community Services stripped of recovery centre oversight
In a tacit acknowledgement that Community Services bolloxed the crisis it brought on at Cape Breton’s Talbot House Recovery Centre, the province has stripped the department of responsibility for all...
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Stealing off into the night
The Nova Scotia Department of Community Services, which was unceremoniously stripped of responsibility for addiction recovery centres earlier this month, has quietly removed from its website its much...
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Turning a page – [Updated]
A couple of deft touches in Monday night’s swearing-in ceremony for CBRM’s new mayor and council hint at Cecil Clarke’s potential to be a transformative mayor for the island’s predominant municipality....
View ArticleAfter wasting a year, province will restore Talbot House funding
Almost exactly a year after precipitous–and as it turned out, groundless–complaints by the Nova Scotia Department of Community Services forced the closure of Cape Breton’s only residential addiction...
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Six things the NDP did wrong – part 2
Further evidence, if more were needed, that God is a New Democrat: No sooner did I put up the first part of my Things the NDP Did Wrong post than I was laid low by a chest cold that obliterated deep...
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Parker Donham, election outlaw
You may have heard Elections Nova Scotia’s allegation that I violated the province’s election act Saturday. I don’t believe I did, but however the controversy turns out, you may want to know how I...
View ArticleLosers & winners
Nova Scotians tune in on election night to learn two things: Who won, and who are the sore losers. Darrell Dexter was a smart loser, delivering the best speech of the night, a gracious amalgam of...
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CBC hyped day care abuse that wasn’t
Spot the Violations CBC has a revealing report this morning about how the Department of Community Services and Minister Joanne Bernard conspired to violate several parts of Nova Scotia’s Freedom of...
View ArticlePrivacy Commissioner succumbs to politician’s fallacy
Let’s get two things straight. Kirby McVicar was dead wrong to release personal health information, particularly mental health information, about former cabinet minister Andrew Younger. Information...
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