Can Electronic Voting Save Democracy?
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
September 26, 2008
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly
Started in 1993, The Coast is still one the country's strongest independent alternative weekly newspapers. Hitting the streets every Thursday with 23,000 copies, the paper is a resource to find out what is happening in their city. Receipt of Atlantic...
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Public Access Victory: Halifax Police Blotter to be Made Publicnew
The Coast has long argued that the Halifax police department was overly restrictive with its release of information. The police blotter has long been public record in every American city, but not in any city north of the border.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
03-28-2013 |
Civil Liberties
A Trust Betrayed: Peter Kelly and the Estate of Mary Thibeaultnew
Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly has failed in his role as executor of Mary Thibeault's will, leaving her affairs in limbo over seven years after her death as he negotiates with heirs to secretly repay the $145,000 he received.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
02-16-2012 |
Features
Dissent in the Shambhala Communitynew
New website Radio Free Shambhala illuminates a disagreement over the relationship between Buddhism and Shambhala.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
08-05-2009 |
Religion
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Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald's Demisenew
While the final outcome is still far from a done deal, is it too soon to say, "So long, Rodney?"
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Stephen Kimber |
05-29-2009 |
Commentary
Nova Scotia's Popular Environment Minister Gets Shuffled Out for a Less-Acclaimed Picknew
The shocker in Rodney MacDonald's recent cabinet shuffle is the replacement of environment minister Mark Parent with veteran David Morse, who leaves natural resources. It's a sign of an urgent environmental crisis that Morse considers this a promotion.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Chris Benjamin |
01-23-2009 |
Politics
Cuba Librenew
With Americans craving political change, it's been useful to see the U.S. response to Fidel Castro's resignation; the biggest change the northern hemisphere has seen in a while.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Bruce Wark |
03-03-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: Cuba, Fidel Castro
Labour Rulesnew
Halifax appears to be moving toward Vancouver-style party politics for municipal elections.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
02-04-2008 |
Politics
Canada Armsnew
Newly revealed information shatters the comforting myth of Canada as "the peaceable kingdom," showing instead that we are as complicit in organized repression and murder as any of our wealthy allies.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Bruce Wark |
11-12-2007 |
Commentary
