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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Dalhousie Fracking Research Deal: Deal or No Deal?
On paper, the agreement sounds like a serious research project. The province says it wants evidence, public engagement, and sound science. But when you read the contract itself, a different…
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They Carried Long-Term Care Through the Pandemic. Now They’re Forced to Strike.
There is something deeply wrong in Nova Scotia when some 3,000 long-term care workers have to walk a picket line to warn that the sector is in trouble and has…
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The Real Tribute Is Fewer Deaths, Fewer Injuries
Well, here we are, it’s April 28, the National Day of Mourning. It is a day to remember workers who were killed, injured, or made sick because of their work.…
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Remembering the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh.
Beyond the Label: Sweatshops, Corporate Lies, and the Real Cost of Cheap Clothes That cheap shirt in the store is not cheap because of magic. It is cheap because someone,…
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Tim Houston Says Safety Comes First. His Long Hours at the Legislature Say Otherwise.
Tim Houston says Nova Scotia will only allow resource extraction if it is safe. That would be easier to believe if he understood that exhaustion is a safety issue. For…
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Nova Scotians pay twice at the pump. Both levels of government must act now.
Gas prices are up. Diesel is up. Heating oil is up. And workers are the ones paying for it. There is no shortage of oil in Canada. There has been…