Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Halifax Regional Municipality @hfxgov.bsky.social · 26/08/2026For 20 years, the municipality’s YES Camp has helped young people build confidence, develop leadership skills, make new friends and create lasting memories. 151
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 30/07/2026No, we didn’t come here to eradicate Western civilization Commentary by @mmughees.bsky.socialhalifaxexaminer.caNo, we didn't come here to eradicate Western civilization - Halifax ExaminerDuring the month of July, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) reported two cases of assault against Muslim women in Atlantic Canada.To my regret, I opened the comment section on NCCM’s off... 1259
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 03/07/2026Today’s announcement shows what this federal government will protect above all else: the profits of Big Oil. Read my full statement on the oil pipeline proposal from the Prime Minister and Premier Smith: www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-rea...ndp.caNDP Reaction to West Coast Pipeline AnnouncementNDP Leader Avi Lewis shared the following statement in response to the oil pipeline proposal from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith: 19594233
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 22/06/2026This is another reminder how important it is to support local journalism. A lot of the initial work to uncover these restrictive covenants used by Sobeys was done by @suzannerent.bsky.social for the Halifax Examiner in 2023 (not sure if CBC ever gave credit) www.halifaxexaminer.ca/economy/they...halifaxexaminer.ca‘They don’t let us’: Dollarama stores sell bread, unless there’s a Sobeys nearbySavvy shoppers know they can save big on a loaf of bread at Dollarama. But at more than a dozen of the Quebec-based company’s stores in Nova Scotia, there’s no bread on the shelves. Those stores have ... 1376
Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦 @jamiehubbardns.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Congratulations @mmughees.bsky.social , @timbousquet.bsky.social and @halifaxexaminer.ca 010
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 23/05/20261/ I have huge respect for people with the courage to join the Global Sumud Flotilla. They put their bodies at risk because they do not believe their lives are more valuable than the lives of Palestinians. 635187
Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦 @jamiehubbardns.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Such a preventable tragedy. Thank you to Suzanne Davis for speaking up, @joanbaxter.bsky.social and the @halifaxexaminer.ca for first covering the story, and retired RCMP officer Cathy Mansley for filing a complaint based on that coverage. Without them all, this report wouldn’t exist. 175
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Nova Scotia NDP @novascotiandp.bsky.social · 21/05/2026It's clear there's a serious problem when women are waiting 17 months to get a mammogram. That's almost a year and a half of stress and delay when early detection means more lives saved and better treatment outcomes. 133
Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦 @jamiehubbardns.bsky.social · 21/05/2026“As plank after plank of Canada’s climate strategy is dismantled, more and more of those climate-anxious voters are feeling a major case of buyer’s remorse, disoriented by the dissonance between who they thought they were supporting and a climate plan that is now a complete shambles.” 000
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 15/05/20261/ This announcement marks the Carney government’s official surrender to the oil and gas lobby. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caCarney, Smith reach energy agreement that could see pipeline construction start in 2027 | CBC NewsThe federal and Alberta governments have advanced a climate and energy agreement that could see construction on an oil pipeline to the West Coast start as early as September 2027. 39561239
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 12/05/2026The Halifax Examiner needs your money Morning File by mehalifaxexaminer.caThe Halifax Examiner needs your money - Halifax ExaminerSubscriptions are the lifeblood of this operation. 31816
Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦 @jamiehubbardns.bsky.social · 30/03/2026This is why Nova Scotia should be investing in battery storage options, not new gas-powered electricity plants. 020
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Shame Canada couldn't win gold at hockey, but on the bright side, they've probably saved their nation from the imposition of 1000% punative tariffs on goods into the USA 1249264
Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦 @jamiehubbardns.bsky.social · 01/02/2026I somehow missed this piece by @joanbaxter.bsky.social when it was initially published in @halifaxexaminer.ca. It’s well worth reading. 020
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay freeyoutu.beBruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen 42569708840547
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦John Woodside @woodsideful.bsky.social · 18/11/2025At COP30 Canada just got awarded the fossil of the day — first time since 2014 (the harper years). Clear sign of how Carney’s pro fossil fuel agenda and backsliding on climate policy is being noticed internationally. 10269161
Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦 @jamiehubbardns.bsky.social · 11/11/2025To honour Remembrance Day there were two songs I needed to listen to. Eric Bogel’s “The Gift of Years”, and the @billybragg.bsky.social version of Woody Guthrie’s “All You Fascists Bound to Lose”. 000
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Australia has so much clean energy they're literally giving it away. Meanwhile, GOP is in all-out war to stamp out solar www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...abc.net.auAustralian households to get free electricity three hours a daySaying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, the federal government will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers. 13680240
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social · 23/08/2025MacKinnon: Northern Pulp trauma and uranium drama in Nova Scotiabit.lyBruce MacKinnon: Northern Pulp trauma and uranium drama in Nova ScotiaBruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald 023
Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦 @jamiehubbardns.bsky.social · 13/08/2025“It highlights a 2024 survey showing that 87% of Halifax residents rank “providing safe, barrier-free transportation options” as important. In addition, 65% want to increase or maintain service levels for cycling, while 34% would be willing to pay additional taxes for better cycling facilities” 1165
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Halifax Regional Municipality @hfxgov.bsky.social · 12/08/2025The NS Department of Natural Resources is advising residents about the danger of using drones in a wildfire area. Do not operate drones in a wildfire area. It is illegal. It can interfere with our firefighting efforts. The fine is $25,000 under the Forests Act. 510851
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Fire in Susies Lake area. From Nova Scotia Fire/Emergency Info: 23321
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Saturday morning thoughts: The province is interfering in Halifax's work on bike lanes, yet the same government killed the Coastal Protection Act in 2024, downloading that work onto municipalities. 88618
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Ecology Action Centre @ecologyaction.bsky.social · 07/08/2025The N.S. gov’t is pushing “strong mayor” laws that weaken democracy & put communities at risk. We need local decision making – not a system vulnerable to political interference. Learn the facts: ecologyaction.ca/our-work/politics-policy/keeping-know-nova-scotia #NSPoli #LocalDemocracyNS 21611
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Here are my initial thoughts on the 2025 election - what it means for Canada in the short term and what it means for the movement of social democracy in the long. substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comThoughts on Canada's Unprecedented Election"Trump is the first American president to lose a Canadian election." 45515159
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Lisa Roberts @lisarobehfx.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Hey #Halifax #nspoli - I got 40% of the vote when I lost to the incumbent Liberal MP in 2021, compared to the CPC’s 12%. There’s no strategic reason to vote for your 2nd choice if you value the role of the #NDP in our democracy 03713
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦NDP @ndp.ca · 17/04/2025He fought for you to get dental care and pharmacare. He fought for you in the debate. Now, he’s ready to keep fighting — to ensure New Democrats have a voice in a minority government, defending the things that make Canada, Canada. ➡️ howyouvote.ca 94311
Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦 @jamiehubbardns.bsky.social · 04/04/2025🎉 Congratulations to @suzannerent.bsky.social and @halifaxexaminer.ca for the nomination in the Daily Excellence category. 130
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 03/04/2025‘Question everything you come across’: How to best battle disinformation during federal election campaign www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/e... by @dentremy.bsky.socialhalifaxexaminer.ca‘Question everything you come across’: How to best battle disinformation during federal election campaign - Halifax Examiner“This is when those so-called bad actors are trying to influence us,” the journalism professor said. “And they're trying to influence the outcome of our votes, so we really need to pay attention.” 732860
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Allyson @allieawake.bsky.social · 24/03/2025The ridings of Halifax and Dartmouth-Cole Harbour have not been blue since the 80s. Strategic voting means you can vote to elect an NDP MP there & support the party that got Canadians dental care and pharmcare. @lisarobehfx.bsky.social and @keithdmorrison.bsky.social would be great representatives! 0123
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 04/03/2025Mi’kmaw Chiefs send stinging rebuke to N.S. Premier Tim Houston By @joanbaxter.bsky.socialhalifaxexaminer.caMi’kmaw Chiefs send stinging rebuke to N.S. Premier Tim Houston - Halifax ExaminerNone of the announcements on fracking, uranium mineral exploration or lithium mining development were included in the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia’s campaign platform during the past ... 15220
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Do you know what is Canadian-owned? @halifaxexaminer.ca! You can subscribe and support local news, including over Dismantling Democracy coverage. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/subscribe/halifaxexaminer.caPurchase a subscription - Halifax ExaminerThe Halifax Examiner relies solely on the support of readers. By subscribing, you’ll be funding a strong, independent media voice in Nova Scotia. With a paid subscription you get access to our paywall... 26329
Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦 @jamiehubbardns.bsky.social · 03/03/2025“A mandate to fight tariffs, fix health care, and solve the housing crisis is not a mandate to begin fracking and mining uranium,” Chender said. “No government has the right to jeopardize our health, our environment, or the well-being of our traditional industries.” 010
Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦 @jamiehubbardns.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Glad to be at Lisa Roberts’s Halifax campaign launch today with Jagmeet Singh @ndp.ca and @claudiachenderns.bsky.social. Lots of energy!! #NDP 041
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Bruce MacKinnon @mackinnonart.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Stand with Ukraine. View from east coast, 2022. 423473
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Ecology Action Centre @ecologyaction.bsky.social · 01/03/2025What’s YOUR “special interest”? Clean water? Freedom of information? Proper democratic process? A government that is accountable to its people? Come make your voice heard! Wednesday, March 5 at noon Province House, 1726 Hollis St, Kjipuktuk/Halifax 📢 facebook.com/share/1ACZvk... 12411
Reposted by Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 28/02/2025The disgraceful behaviour in the White House is not about Trump or Vance. It is about the complicity of the entire political class of the United States and the American media. It is about the very soul of America. They either stand up for democracy or they stand for tyranny. The world is watching. 26052121368
Jamie Hubbard 🇨🇦 @jamiehubbardns.bsky.social · 27/02/2025King Charles invites Donald Trump for unprecedented second state visit to UK Canadians need to make it clear that this is unacceptable. Charles is our king too, and as long as Trump threatens us with crippling tariffs and annexation he should not be wined and dined by King Charles. 031