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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Canada’s Anti-Scab Law Still Has a Scab Problem.
Last summer, about 25 Rogers technicians in Abbotsford, B.C., stood on a picket line for something that should never have been controversial: equal pay for equal work. They were not…
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Andy Fillmore didn’t learn bad habits at city hall. He brought them with him.
Before Andy Fillmore was Halifax’s mayor, he was Halifax’s MP. For nine years, he sat in the House of Commons, learned how public institutions work, and, in my opinion, understood…
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Nova Scotia Is Open for Business?
The Houston government wants you to know Nova Scotia is “open for business” when it comes to mining. Critical minerals, uranium, and lithium, you name it, it’s all on the…
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The Price of Greed at Algoma Steel
Just before Christmas, about 1,000 Algoma Steel workers were told they were out of a job in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario. Workers and their families sat around kitchen tables trying…
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Empty Chairs at Canada’s “Inclusion” Table for Black People
Some twenty-eight thousand Black families call Nova Scotia home. From the communities in the North End of Halifax to Preston and beyond, they have carried stories of slavery, segregation, displacement…
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Success Should Not Just Be for the Super-Rich
In his opinion piece in Thursday’s June 18th, 2026 Chronicle Herald, Mitch Sabbagh argues that we should stop worrying about taxing the rich. When we hear about Elon Musk becoming…