New Nova Scotia premier must seize opportunity for economic change
Reading Time: 3 minutes Nova Scotia is envied for its commitment to the environment. But it must also more aggressively…
History shows a path to resolve lobster fisheries dispute
Reading Time: 4 minutes Non-Indigenous fishers in Atlantic region need not be worried that Indigenous rights will come at the…
First Nations need safe drinking water now
Reading Time: 3 minutes After years of delays, mixed signals, lack of consultation and broken promises, delivery of safe drinking…
The horrible cost of constantly punting Indigenous claims to court
Reading Time: 4 minutes Governments have more resources and delays can drag on for years. Indigenous peoples pay heavily for…
Halifax-developed battery a game-changer for electric vehicles
Reading Time: 3 minutes Here are six things you need to know as civilization begins a serious transformation from fossil-fuel…
Charitable giving on the wane in Nova Scotia, across the country
Reading Time: 3 minutes The rapid decline in giving in recent decades means Canadian charities are increasingly strapped for resources…
Freer cross-Canada trade will most benefit Atlantic provinces
Reading Time: 3 minutes A number of restrictions inhibit labour mobility, as well as the free trade of goods and…
Atlantic Canada facing a political vulnerability
Reading Time: 3 minutes Fiscal federalism, the lifeblood of the region's economy, faces increasing pressure for reform, especially in the…
How Atlantic Canada fortunes and oil and gas are intertwined
Reading Time: 3 minutes Policy preventing resource extraction puts additional pressure on entrepreneurs, their businesses and taxpayers to pay for…
Nova Scotia government unwieldy, costly: study
Reading Time: 3 minutes With escalating spending and a shrinking private sector due to the pandemic, Nova Scotia’s large government…