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Claudia Chender @claudiachenderns.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Today, we found out from Dalhousie Legal Aid that the Houston government has been actively sharing important rental statistics with lobbyists for income property owners but not with Dalhousie Legal Aid or tenants' rights groups.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

"never before have previous governments, even super-majority governments, made such radical changes in the institutions of government itself"

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Yvette d’Entremont @dentremy.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

"Houston did not campaign on these changes. None of this was in his election platform. Not one word of this was uttered from the steps of the blue bus, in the PCs’ Facebook or TV ads, at rallies or press conferences. It’s the biggest electoral bait-and-switch con in Nova Scotia’s electoral history."

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

HRM Council approves HRM and RCMP budgets

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

HRM Council are back at it with budget debates today, including police budget pub-halifax.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx...

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Budget Committee - February 19, 2025

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Halifax ReTales @halifaxretales.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Premier getting a raise that is more than someone’s annual salary who is making minimum wage

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Budget debates continue again today, will Fillmore be back from his Carribean vacation? The mayors tan and public safety budget in my latest for @thecoast.ca

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Halifax mayor vacations in the Caribbean as council debates homelessness

In Fillmore’s absence, Halifax continues defunding the police.

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Nick P @npilon.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

If you’re writing your MLA about Houston’s Auditor General bullshit, this is the bill to reference. I recommend focusing on one aspect, and concisely explaining why you find it especially offensive. Keep your goal in mind while writing!

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Christine Saulnier (she/her) @csaulnier.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Also no more fixed election date, which in his own words was important because: « Having a fixed date will mean predictability, transparency and it will limit any perceived advantage by the government to control the timing of the next election. » news.novascotia.ca/en/2021/10/1...

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Province Moves to Establish Fixed-Date General Elections | Government of Nova Scotia News Releases

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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

The legislature now has the power to keep auditor general reports private, and to fire the auditor general at will. Non-unionized government employee are now also at will and can be fired without cause.

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The mayor sits on two committees. Budget and executive. Gonna need to re-read some regs because I'm pretty sure members can be removed from the committee for missing three meetings, and I think Fillmore has missed 3.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Did you know 50% of HRM's firefighting force are volunteers? I didn't! Council offsets firefighting personnel budget with reliance on these volunteers. Wondering how much of the police force is volunteer to offset their budget?

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

#Halifax's CAO approved the purchase of two armoured F350s for Halifax Regional Police. Why can't the CAO just say, "let's ditch X for good"? It costs more to stay on the platform. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...

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CAO approved two armoured vehicles for Halifax police; council to vote on a third vehicle - Halifax Examiner

2025-26 capital budget includes two armoured F350s.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

#Halifax budget meeting continues today discussing community safety, fire and emergency, and police budgets. pub-halifax.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx...

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Budget Committee - Continuation - February 14, 2025

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Andrew Burke @ajlburke.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Sidewalks are skating rinks this morning in Halifax. I saw a little old lady out there with a cane and I wanted to airlift her back home. Roads are, of course, perfectly clear. Because to the people running things we're not so much a society or city as just a bunch of places to drive and park

Sheet ice on the sidewalk at sunrise on Halifax Common

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Done for the day, will continue on Friday.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Purdy: Asks CFO how approving this would affect the tax rate. Tyler from finance: Would trigger the rounding from 7.6 to 7.7% increase. Purdy: Everything is a good idea and adds value but I have to think of my residents and I can't support it at this time.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Cuttell: Moves that budget committee include increase of 463K to implement the community crisis diversion pilot project.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Purdy: What would be the impact if we freeze your proposed new hires (excepting cross walk guards)? Response not provided discussion got sidelined with building coast increase, will circle back.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Mancini: Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR) mandate has expanded vastly and is funded by grants. Said 200K but now saying $400K? Clarify what their budget is? Resp: Analyzing what their funding needs are. 400K is a dart board.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Steele: What is the Provincial commitment for the drop in center? Max Chauvin: Province committed $750,000 which we have to match.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Austin wants to clarify the budget ask for the drop-in center and the after hours support for homeless persons. These 2 items have been on our wish list for a long time. If funded, will they actually happen this year? Response: Probably

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Kent motions to direct the CAO to incorporate the Community Safety proposed 2025/26 Budget and Business Plan into the Draft 2025/26 Operating Budget. She applauds the "dream team" assembled here today and thanks them for their service.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Superintendent Moser of the Halifax regional detachment of RCMP speaking to how their resource request will support public safety.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

HRP Chief of Police Don MacLean I don’t agree with everything that has been said, but I respect people’s right to say it and it is important to be critical of our government institutions, including police.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Public participation now closed. Chair Cathy Deagle Gammon thanked all those who shared today.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Frank Heimpel I love Halifax so much! I love this community. Naming there is a lot of emotion in the room which does not take away from the validity of people’s arguments. The energy some people are bringing to the room is because of how they have been treated by police and the BoPC.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Collins Spoke to disproportionate representation of Black and Indigenous persons in homelessness and the criminalization of homelessness. Cited the recent death of an unhoused Black man in Dartmouth. Genocide is connected to the commodification of housing.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Markita Opposes budget increase. Police are overfunded and unchecked in their actions. Please listen to communities that are marginalized and not represented in HRP or Council. Tanks are a weapon of war. Should not be funded by municipality.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Sue Uteck rep Spring Garden Area Business Association Business Improvement Districts (Hugged Toni before speaking ) Members hold 10.5 billion in assessed value. Wants more engagement in safety plans. More police or non-police support. And meaningful mental health supports.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Break for lunch. Back at 1:00

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Caffeinated Chaos @amindfulmess.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Fund firefighters, Not Cops #hrmcouncil #halisky

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Rae Paul Works with youth, spoke about engaging young people and addressing toxic masculinity as called for in Mass Casualty Commission. We can resource our communities to better meet their needs. Oppose increase to HRP/RCMP budgets.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Brendan Mar – President of Firefighters Speaking to the proposed Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency budget/business plan. Also asking for cancer screening for firefighters.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Ash Hinchey Opposition of police budget. Ethical duty to public safety. So much evidence shows more police does not increase public safety. Please listen to critical, peer-reviewed, evidence-based research when making your decisions, not internal reports by cops.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Gabe Green Raised concern with format of public meetings and treatment of public at previous meetings. Called for removal of Gavin Giles from Chair of BoPC. We see the rise of fascism around the world and we are not excepted from that, we are following the same road militarizing our police.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Ames Mather – Canadian Federation of Students Nova Scotia is in opposition of HRP/RCMP budget. Concerned $ was taken from corporate fleet budget (CFB) to buy previous rejected AVs, evading accountability.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Rebecca Hartery Community members give more information in 5-minute speaking times than HRP and RCMP provide in their submissions. Why is $ for weapons and ammunition in the HRM budget not HRP budget? HRM needs to ask the critical questions to police.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Rep from Emergency Volunteer Rescue Missed most of his presentation. 350 trained volunteers. A lot more we can be doing to take things off the police’s plate for de-tasking.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Rep for Survivors for change and empowerment Should not be spending $ on previously rejected AV. Trust in community is further eroded. Highlighted sections of Police Act BoPC is not fulfilling. GBV is an epidemic and stats show police do not effectively address these cases.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Asaf Rashid East Coast Prison Justice Society does not support increase funding to police and oppose AVs. Mass casualty commission – failures of HRP and RCMP was NOT due to lack of resources. They had an AV and it didn’t stop anything. BoPC not fulfilling its duties

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Nancy Hunter Spoke to vast community knowledge and expertise. HRM depends on BoPC to do their work and bring it to you. Suggest this is not happening. Questions of policy and oversight are not being asked at BoPC. Aug 18th report states the current oversight of BoPC is severely lacking.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Elizabeth Booth Fall River. Wants increased police presence in Fall River area due to road safety concerns and slow RCMP response to fight between youths at a festival requiring adults to de escalate situation.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Jay Aaron Roy Business owner for 10 years, never witnessed retail crime. Did witness the police brutality at the encampment evictions in 2021. Concerned with lack of policies or oversight.

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

A speaker just asked why there's an on-duty police officer at city hall. It's due to the increase threat of political violence. However, this is not a regular on-duty police officer. This is an extra-duty police officer. Council is paying a premium for that police officer.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

There is a "disturbance" happening in the gallery and they are taking a break.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Paxton I beg you to care about us. Spoke about need to fund services for accessibility and housing instead of police.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Kay Mac Happy Black History Month BoPC said efficient and transparent policies on AVs vehicles are integral to their success. Where are they? Who is working on them? Militarization of police. Police say AVs used in other cities. I don't care. I care about this city. I live here.

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Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Carmel F Strongly opposed. ED of youth non-profit. NS Child poverty 5th highest in Canada. Stretched funding to provide housing and food insecurity services without increase to core funding since 2018. Centering youth voices, shared evidence from studies showing police target marginalized youth.

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