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Derek Simon

@dartmouthderek.bsky.social
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Father | | Settler | Lawyer working for Indigenous peoples | beard grower | soccer coach | musician | podcaster | I don’t make the rules, I just interpret them | posts, not legal advice | Halisky

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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 18h
The total property tax revenue out of Bayers Lake is ~$24.6m/year on roughly 860 acres of developed land. If it had the same revenue per acre profile as Downtown ($38.5m/year on ~110 acres), it would generate approximately $300m in taxes per year, or roughly a quarter of all current revenue.
A bar chart showing revenue per developed acre in major employment areas in Halifax. Downtown pulls away from the major suburban commercial areas.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 18h
If this area of land had the density of Barrington or Spring Garden that'd be like an whole extra annual city budget's worth of revenue which would result in a HUGE drop in the tax rate. But, we'd rather pay for parking as long as it's disguised as property taxes
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 17h
Alderney ferry is absolutely packed, but sure we don’t need extra ferries on weekends when the bridge is closed.
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햏 @hehheh.bsky.social · 22h
There should be bus lanes and protected bike lanes on Quinpool.
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 19h
People: “can you make genocide denial a crime?” Carney: “best I can do is make criticism of the Israeli government a crime”
Image of PM Mark carney, dressed in a suit, with a large white menorah’s behind him to the right. Caption reads “Canada now officially considers anti-Zionism a form of antisemitism”
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Down the Pub Podcast @downthepubpod.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New Episode Available! @dartmouthderek.bsky.social and @halifaxdave33.bsky.social look back at our win against Inter Toronto and the loss to Ottawa Check it out here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/d... Pics thanks to the CPL #coyw #hfxwanderers #cpl #canpl
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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Unexpectedly durable piece of Justin Trudeau's legacy: publicly financed pipeline construction.
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you want a summary of how inconsistent and incoherent the “Friends of the Halifax common” are on almost any issue, this is a good summary.
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Today is October 1st, Treaty Day in Mi’kma’ki. October 1st was designated in the Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1752-53 as a day on which the Mi’kmaq and British would come together, receive gifts, and renew their friendship.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A man replied to this saying in earnest that women need to get organized and fight for our rights and men will follow. We did that. We do that. We mobilized the largest single day protest in global history on every continent and yet I have fewer rights than my mom did at my age.
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A disaster class in how not to impeach a witness.
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Evergreen.
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why would bike lanes do this?
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is a paid ad for the US government.
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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026
Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.
wisn.com
Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport
Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
12 years ago, Halifax Council considered a proposal to collaborate with DND to build an arena with 4 ice surfaces in Windsor Park, which would have opened in 2017, as well as a second arena in Shannon Park. Not only is Fillmore’s plan a rehash of a rejected 2014 plan, it has fewer new ice surfaces
cbc.ca
Halifax Forum could close under new arena proposal | CBC News
Two major recreation projects are being contemplated for the Halifax region, with municipal staff recommending two new arenas be built to replace a number of aging facilities, including the Halifax Fo...
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Adam (he/him) 🇨🇦 @adaminhfx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The last few times Halifax was given free money with a deadline (bike lanes, transit, windsor exchange) we blew through the deadline without even starting, got extensions out to around 8 years, still didn't manage to *START* planning before the deadline, and lost the funding.
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Former justice minister asks questions about whether the government is interfering in police investigations. Current justice minister files a complaint with the Barristers society to try and get her in trouble. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
N.S. justice minister complained to barristers' society about former justice minister | CBC News
Becky Druhan, Nova Scotia's former justice minister, says a member of the government filed a code of conduct complaint with the province's barristers' society over questions she asked as an Independen...
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Who could have predicted this! www.yacnews.com/meta-glasses...
yacnews.com
Meta glasses used to film women and girls without consent from Seoul to Barcelona as police cases mount worldwide
Police and prosecutors across France, Spain, South Korea, Japan and the U.S. have opened cases against men accused of secretly filming women and girls with Meta glasses. The only warning victims have ...
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Damn bike lanes. They ruined everything. Only mayor Fillmore can fix this.
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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 22/09/2026
They even made DoorDash apologize.
DoorDash on Instagram: We messed up.
Our mistakes meant some NYC Dashers were underpaid or paid late. That's unacceptable, and we're deeply sorry to the Dashers we let down.
We've reached a settlement with the City of New York, and we will make this right by paying every impacted Dasher the amounts they are owed.
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Adam R Houston @healthlawadamh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Amidst all the turmoil facing Canada, I'm glad the recently returned House of Commons could cut through all the noise at home and abroad to promptly schedule the second reading of a Bill on a matter that brings all Canadians together: Jury Duty Appreciation.
Screenshot combining the Sept 22 House of Commons schedule, with the second reading of An Act respecting Jury Duty Appreciation Week highlighted, and a poster for the Pauly Shore film Jury Duty
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If you’re still supporting Canadaland, you shouldn’t.
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 22/09/2026
Funny, because the Truckers got three weeks to hang out before police lifted a finger. Interesting.
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Jean-François @meanderingemu.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Halifax: -Growing Clover is a hazard -Nothing we can do here because they don't have a permit (literally what 311 wrote me)
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Some more coverage of the proposal for the wanderers grounds and the fields at Maybank. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
saltwire.com
Excitement, and concerns, too, over Halifax Wanderers' $30-million proposal to transform Maybank Field
The Wanderers pitched spending $30 million to transform Maybank Field into a community sports hub.
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We don’t want to become the 51st state, so let’s jettison everything that makes Canada worth living in, like higher environmental and labour standards.
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Not surprising that this is coming on the heels of evidence of US war crimes in Iran, and warrants issued against Putin and Netanyahu.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
For the mayor's $90,000 staffing report the HRM paid $45,000 per page.
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Enjoyed ranting about the importance of this proposal to youth sport and community clubs.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“The main issue was that businesses invented solutions in search of problems that people never had, rather than finding ways to improve customers’ experiences.”
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Down the Pub Podcast @downthepubpod.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New Episode Available! @dartmouthderek.bsky.social and @halifaxdave33.bsky.social break down our win away at Supra. They look at what we did differently that helped us win. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts! Pics courtesy of the CPL #canpl #cpl #coyw #hfxwanderers #cansoccer
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Kraft’s statement might ground a claim for defamation as well.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Unlike Macklemore, these support acts don’t have big followings and they are giving up their chance to perform to stadiums to push back against censorship, not of themselves but of a fellow artist. Respect.
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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 15/09/2026
All of Ed Sheeran’s opening acts and his touring band have dropped out of the remaining dates of his ‘Loop’ tour in solidarity with Palestine and Macklemore.
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Christian right, worshipping false idols.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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Down the Pub Podcast @downthepubpod.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
New Episode Available! Anthony, @dartmouthderek.bsky.social @halifaxdave33.bsky.social look back at the game against the Cav and what Derek Martin's stadium proposal might look like Pics courtesy of The Halifax Wanderers/CPL #coyw #hfxwanderers #canpl #cansoccer #canadasoccer
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Optimus Prime is an alien and the leader of a group a refugees who came to Earth having been displaced from their home planet.
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
9/11 is definitely one of those events where people remember where they were when.
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Sunil Sarwal @sunilsarwal.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Saw this on Halifax reddit:
From halifax community on Reddit
Someone has left this note - and this lighter! - at the Halifax grave of Maj.-Gen. Robert Ross, the British military man who burned down the White House.
GENERAL ROSS
- HANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE.
YOU ARE NEEDED AGAIN
R./ P.
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Didn’t mean to post this W.
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 04/09/2026
Environmental groups say there’s a reason why the federal government quietly released its latest climate report, which finds that average temperatures in Canada are set to go up by at least 3.5 C by the end of the century.
nationalobserver.com
Carney government accused of burying climate report warning of worsening impacts
The report, which analyzes the impacts of climate change in Canada, was posted to a government website with no fanfare on Thursday evening ahead of the Labour Day long weekend.
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Sooooo … a normal night at the Waffle House?
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Children can't learn when they're hungry. Said me, a retired teacher.
npr.org
As millions of kids lose SNAP food benefits, free school meals are also at risk
Food stamps have a direct link to other critical resources, such as free breakfast and lunch at school. Now, experts say they're starting to see that link break.
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A great evening for a great cause.
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