Published writing
Remember that these are my opinions written to get you thinking about what actually matters in this province. Fairness, accountability, and who gets helped and who gets left out?
Agree with me or don’t. But let’s have a respectful conversation.
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Parliament’s Back. Your Right to Strike May Not Be.
One Win, and Now the Rewrite: Don’t Watch Their Lips; Watch Their Hands As Parliament returns to Ottawa, every worker in this country should be watching. Big changes to the…
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A Perfect Storm: Named Furnace Oil
A perfect storm is coming, and municipal councillors, MLAs, MPs, and cabinet ministers should understand what that means. This winter could put enormous pressure on families, food banks, shelters, emergency…
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Politicians in Ottawa taking the Workers’ Pension Surplus is just not right.
The federal government has moved about $2.8 billion from the Public Service Pension Fund into the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is Ottawa’s main government account. About $1.9 billion was moved…
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Bill 269: Good Ideas Should Not Be Buried in a Big Bill
Bill 269 includes needed protections for victims of AI-generated intimate images. But its expansion of SCAN powers could put innocent tenants at risk. This week, I wrote to the Nova…
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Speaking to the Public Bills Committee in Nova Scotia & How Bills Become Law
From first reading to Royal Assent, here is every stage a bill goes through in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, and how you can get on the list to…
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Half a loaf beats no loaf at all.
Half a Loaf for Nova Scotia Workers On September 8, the Houston government tabled Bill 256, a package of changes to the Nova Scotia Labour Standards Code. Labour Minister Nolan…