Wind in their sails: Billionairesβ SailGP event spared from Houston governmentβs budget cuts - Halifax Examiner
$1 million grant to Sail Nova Scotia to sponsor the event, which allows a handful of rich and mostly white men to come to Halifax Harbour this summer to race their high performance boats, was spared.
SailGP, owned by the Ellison Family, owners of Paramount who just bought Warner Bros, are HUGE Trump supporters and are decimating CBS and soon CNN.
They will not receive any cuts to their $1 Million from the province and another $1 Million from Halifax to hold their 2 day event in the harbour.
05.03.2026 14:23
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The only reason Tim Houston is allowed to cause all of us so much irreparable harm in big ways....
is because we're all allowing him to.
05.03.2026 13:32
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Photographer Stoo Metz stands in front of Province House in 2015 and 10 years later in 2026, holding their camera and a protest sign.
April 2015 photographing the Rally to save the Film Industry
March 2026 photographing the Rally to save Arts, Culture & Heritage
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.
04.03.2026 23:08
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KNEECAP - LIARS TALE (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by KNEECAP
Editing Protest Photos Music.
04.03.2026 22:50
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New Brunswick don't scare me, that's where i grew up. Where do you think i learned my edge.
04.03.2026 22:47
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Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston smugly walks through the crowd that had gathered at Province House to protest his disastrous cuts to Arts, Culture & Heritage.
He did not address the crowd despite MLA Sue LeBlanc asking him directly during session if he would.
Video: Liz LeClair
#Halifax #HaliSky
04.03.2026 22:27
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Photographer Stoo Metz stands in front of Province House, holding their camera and a protest sign that says "Culture Is Critical"
Many thanks to Theatre Nova Scotia & NS Arts Coalition for having me in to photograph todayβs protest.
These cuts hurt everyone, myself included.
Bring back 15% HST and the Bridge Tolls and "Have Some Guts and STOP THE CUTS!"
#Halifax #HaliSky #NSpoli
04.03.2026 21:16
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Hope to see you there today!
04.03.2026 13:53
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a blue background with a no parking sign and the words 'parking ban enforced in white text' the halifax logo is at the bottom
The overnight winter parking ban willβ―be enforced from 1 to 6 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4 (in both Zone 1 β Central and Zone 2 β Non-Central), to allow crews to properly clear streets and sidewalks. Details: www.halifax.ca/home/news/mu...
03.03.2026 15:02
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'Medical misogyny': NDP table bill for task force on women's health after Houston budget cuts - Halifax Examiner
"We need to fix a fundamental systemic disparity that stems from centuries, thousands of years of women's voices being ignored," NDP Leader Claudia Chender said.
NDP's Claudia Chender and several women from across the province whoβve had trouble accessing proper care say the current system of ignoring womenβs pain and health care is βmedical misogynyβ,
βItβs cruel and almost defies belief,β Chender said.
03.03.2026 00:26
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B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time | CBC News
March 8 will be the last time British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.
The B.C. government says this Sunday will be the last time British Columbians have to change their clocks.
The province will be permanently adopting daylight time and the March 8 "spring forward" will be the last time change, Premier David Eby announced Monday.
02.03.2026 20:27
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A Lieutenant Governor (LG) in Canada can remove a Premier by exercising the royal prerogative to dismiss them, typically if the Premier refuses to resign after losing the confidence of the Legislative Assembly. This is a rare "reserve power" used only in extreme constitutional crises, such as when a government acts against the public's best interest.
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia +2
Key Aspects of Removal:
β’ Loss of Confidence: The primary scenario for dismissal is when a Premier loses a vote of confidence in the legislature (e.g., budget defeat) and refuses to resign or call an election.
β’ Constitutional Crisis: If a Premier refuses to advise dissolution of the legislature after losing confidence, the LG may dismiss them to ensure the government is acting within constitutional bounds.
β’ Actionable Basis: The LG may intervene if a Premier engages in illegal actions, breaches constitutional conventions, or is unable to maintain a functioning government, acting as the ultimate guardian of the provincial constitution.
Igontario.ca +3
While the LG has this power, they are generally apolitical, and such actions are rare in Canadian history.
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
*Cough* *Cough* Mike Savage *Cough*
01.03.2026 22:08
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Editing, writing emails, planning social media posts, Editing Editing, Editing, filming political content, Editing...
and listening to Kneecap.
Sunday.
01.03.2026 16:44
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Have you written an email to the NSNDP to ask them if they are doing any of the things your posting about?
01.03.2026 14:12
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I would happily pay one more percentage point on the HST, for bridge tolls, and for parking to help fund grants, museums, bus passes for students, and more #taxmedaddy.
01.03.2026 13:30
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I SUPPORT NS
ARTS, HERITAGE & CULTURE
RALLY FOR ARTS
HERITAGE & CULTURE
WED MARCH 4, NOON
PROVINCE HOUSE
(1726 HOLLIS STREET, HALIFAX)
NSARTS.CA
CULTURE
CUTS
BAD
ECONOMICS
NS cut arts funding by 32%
The 2026-27 budget slashes $14M from arts and cultureβclosing museums, killing or gutting 72 programs, and putting nearly 14,000 culture jobs at risk. Musicians, theatres, festivalsβall on the chopping block.
Tell your MLA to reverse course
halifamous.ca/speak-up
01.03.2026 13:58
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The whole NS NDP are pretty active on all their Instagrams. Especially Krista Gallagher.
01.03.2026 13:48
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it also takes and it sucks to say this, but with the rising costs of everything, it takes $$$, and you gotta make sure you are strategic about how much you're spending when you still have 3 years till the next provincial election.
01.03.2026 13:42
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True but the election is 3 years away, thatβs a long time, gotta be strategic, donβt wanna pour everything into now and then everyone forgets in 3 years.
01.03.2026 13:31
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Nova Scotia Cut Arts Funding by 32%. Speak Up.
$14M slashed. 72 programs gutted. 14,000 culture jobs at risk. Send your MLA a message in 60 seconds.
Nova Scotia cut arts funding by 32%.
The 2026-27 budget slashes $14M from arts and cultureβclosing museums, killing or gutting 72 programs, and putting nearly 14,000 culture jobs at risk. Musicians, theatres, festivalsβall on the chopping block.
Tell your MLA to reverse course
#Halifax #HaliSky
27.02.2026 20:01
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At tonight's African Nova Scotian Heritage Month Gala at the Halifax Convention Centre Tim Houston was LOUDLY and justly BOOOOED.
π₯: M Daniel Roukema
#Halifax #HaliSky #NovaScotia
01.03.2026 12:35
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At tonight's African Nova Scotian Heritage Month Gala at the Halifax Convention Centre Tim Houston was LOUDLY and justly BOOOOED.
π₯: @seblabelle.bsky.social
#Halifax #HaliSky #NovaScotia
01.03.2026 02:39
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Nova Scotia Cut Arts Funding by 32%. Speak Up.
$14M slashed. 72 programs gutted. 14,000 culture jobs at risk. Send your MLA a message in 60 seconds.
Nova Scotia cut arts funding by 32%.
The 2026-27 budget slashes $14M from arts and cultureβclosing museums, killing or gutting 72 programs, and putting nearly 14,000 culture jobs at risk. Musicians, theatres, festivalsβall on the chopping block.
Tell your MLA to reverse course
#Halifax #HaliSky
27.02.2026 20:01
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Nova Scotia right now.
26.02.2026 20:34
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Nova Scotia is closing 12 of its 28 provincial museum sites
The Nova Scotia government is closing 12 of its 28 provincial museum sites, stating βthe system has grown complex and increasingly difficult to maintain.β
The PC Party want to close 12 of 28 Nova Scotian museums:
Cossit House
Lawrence House
McCulloch House
Perkins House
Prescott House
Ross-Thomson House
Shand House
Barrington Woolen Mill
Sutherland Steam Mill
Wile Carding Mill
Fishermanβs Life Museum
North Hills Museum
#Halifax #HaliSky #NovaScotia
26.02.2026 06:45
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What We Dreamed of Then (2026) | Official Trailer - Taylor Olson, Christie Burke, Parveen Kaur
YouTube video by Vortex Media
Went to see Taylor Olsonβs What We Dreamed of Then
The story of a father desperately trying to hold onto the love of his daughter, through the raw heart wrenching reality of how one fateful decision quickly changes a life, and no matter how hard he tries it continues to slip through his fingers.
26.02.2026 04:31
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I wish we could hold a Vote of No Confidence against Tim Houston and the PC Party for the damage they are doing to our province
Unfortunately you'd need a majority of the Legislature to do that vote and PC party currently holds a supermajority
43 of the 55 seats
2029's election seems so far away
26.02.2026 03:35
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Tim Houston, i really don't see you surviving this.
26.02.2026 02:50
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