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Harper's changing political fortune in Atlantic Canada
Monday, April 22, 2013Twice the same day recently I heard this, spoken in dismissive rage: "That idiot, Harper" and "that fool in Ottawa."In my decades watching politics, I've found that tone of voice...
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Atlantic Canada ready to lay democracy on Harper government
Monday, May 6, 2013The Atlantic premiers did two big things at their meeting last weekend. They basically called the Harper government incompetent, having constructed labour market policies on the...
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Conservatives bring austerity to Newfoundland and Labrador
Friday, May 24, 2013 The government of Newfoundland and Labrador has continued to decline in popularity over the past few months and its latest budget faces low approval, recent polling suggests....
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New Brunswick: Tensions rise as anti-fracking protests dig in
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 Tensions are rising at the Highway 126 anti-fracking camp near Elsipogtog First Nation in Kent County, New Brunswick. Here's our first report from the front lines. Please support...
View ArticleEnergy choices risk climate chaos for Atlantic Canada
David Suzuki Foundation supporters who live in Western Canada often have eyes riveted on Ottawa to see what the federal government’s next move will be when it comes to environmental issues. So we...
View ArticleFilm underscores need to address climate change
Ian Mauro, an environmental and social scientist at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, recently toured Atlantic Canada, interviewing fishers, hunters, farmers, businessmen, First Nations and...
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How can we better understand youth mental health in Canada?
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 A new project, Access Mental Health for Youth in Atlantic Canada, seeks to study the barriers and facilitators of youth mental health in hopes of finding ways to improve the...
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New Brunswick is another win for the anti-fracking movement
New Brunswick elected a new government this week that has committed to enacting a moratorium on shale gas in the province. Shale gas was the major election issue, with the Progressive Conservative...
View ArticleOn the frontlines in Atlantic Canada: What's at risk with the Energy East...
After a successful event in Halifax we headed to Cornwallis, a small community of around 400, near Digby and Annapolis Royal. The evening public forum saw 130 local residents join us for a lively...
View ArticleBuilding a wall of opposition: Reflections from the Atlantic Energy East tour
The Atlantic Energy East tour has been great so far! With so much success with the first leg last in Nova Scotia and Saint John events including the TransCanada open house in that community, Maude,...
View ArticleLots to learn from Nova Scotia's fracking ban
After years of work by people on the frontlines of fracking and fracking waste, of research by citizens and government employees, of mobilizing people to reject fracking, and weeks of jumping through...
View ArticleFederal government missing in fracking wastewater debate
Communities in Atlantic Canada are currently dealing with the fallout of fracking projects that occurred prior to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia's moratoriums. There are two New Brunswick communities,...
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Take courage, Atlantic Canada: Join forces and reject Harperism
Monday, May 4, 2015Premier Stephen McNeil grumbled about a few little things but declared himself generally satisfied with the federal budget. My heart sank. Sometimes I think we're out to prove...
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Islanders want change: P.E.I. election 'a huge protest vote'
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 The P.E.I. election is over, and the Islanders have sent a message with the highest voter turnout in 30 years: They want change. The P.E.I. election is "a huge protest vote" with...
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Harper shows hints of desperation as election showdown approaches
Monday, June 1, 2015In a rare acknowledgement that Atlantic Canada actually exists, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Truro recently to buck up support for his candidate against Bill Casey, the...
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Election 2015: What happened in Atlantic Canada?
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Federal government quietly lifts cap on temporary foreign workers in seasonal...
Friday, April 8, 2016 The federal government's exemption to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program fails to fix underlying problems around unsustainable business practices and workers' rights, argue...
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