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A less candid HRM budget
The HRM proposed budget was released yesterday. An early glance shows some promise, and as always some areas where we still have work to do. I’ll get to all of that in the coming
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The case for publicly funded election campaigns
You’ve probably seen this video of an influential Calgary developer in front of his industry colleagues unveiling his plan to support Calgary council candidates that back their agenda. This: I’d like to point something
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Daily Love spillover – lots of good stuff today
I had such a hard time deciding what today’s Daily Love would be that I thought I would round up some of the good things reported on today that were in the running. Savage
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Fun with numbers: Halifax mayoral race was all but decided before E-Day
Sometime about half way through the advance polling period in the recent HRM election, I privately shared a prediction with a few people that based on my overall feeling of the level of support
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What to do with community councils?
/ Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual living. – Rollo May / The above image is a screen capture from councillor Waye Mason’s community mapping project. When the Nova
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GUEST POST: A dog that won’t hunt
Here are some thoughts on the recent media fetish over Mike Savage’s campaign salary by our friend, 1_Car_Guy. -B First, I voted for Mike Savage and I’m not sorry I did. I think
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Voter turnout: What we don’t know, and what we never will
/ The consequences of not prioritizing knowing. / If you’ve read the news in any regular way over the past couple of weeks, you’ll recognize the figure 37% as the voter turnout in the latest municipal
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GUEST POST: Dissecting the new council
Here’s a guest post by beloved local politics tweeter, @1_Car_Guy. I know the man behind the twitter name, and he has years of experience in this stuff. I may not agree with everything in here,
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Election 2012 changed the conversation
/ And it was a conversation worth changing. / On October 20, 2012, 37% of eligible voters in the Halifax Regional Municipality elected a new mayor and a smaller-than-ever regional council. In the results
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Why council missed the mark with “free transit for seniors” day
Tuesday of this week marks the first seniors-ride-free-Tuesdays as HRM kicks off its three month pilot project. For the next three months, seniors (65 or older) can grab the bus or ferry between the
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