The Outs
We're on the outside and we're not looking to get in
This is a series of articles about Halifax politics and political ideas from the widest view
ahead of the upcoming Municipal elections.
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John Chisholm
- Sep 9, 2020
- 8 min
Big Developers, Big Money, Big Problems for Halifax
Developers are in the business of building. Cities are in the business of being. There's a big tension between the two filled with money, power, influence, and the darker side of life. When news was revealed after the last municipal election that huge portions of the mayor and council's campaign funding came from property developers the new municipal government was quick to do something about it. They said clearly... it wasn't their responsibility and the municipality, a
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John Chisholm
- Sep 9, 2020
- 11 min
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John Chisholm
- Sep 5, 2020
- 8 min
How We Got Amalgamated
Wait a sec. Before you read this answer one question. Where do you live? Don't think of what you'd say to someone from somewhere else. Don't think of others opinions, or even your own. Just your feeling. Direct. Where do you live? You may live in Waverley, Bedford, Dartmouth, Musquodoboit Harbour, Hubbards, Fall River. There's a good chance you have a very specific sense of where you live. Most people do. There's an old joke that no one lives in New York City. People live in
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