I'm never wasting my time on a SSHRC Insight Development Grant application again.
Robert Finbow
@rfinbow.bsky.social
Eric Dennis Professor, Dalhousie University - comparative and urban/regional politics - antifascist
Councillors should be next-level embarrassed about inaccessible bus stops on main routes without sidewalks, and proposing temporary tactical protection for users.
Matt Stickland@landofsticks.bsky.social · 3w agoGillis is up, this is embarrassing for us (yes transit is embarrassing)
Sitting on North at Robie ... light turns green, nothing moves. As soon as light turns red, space on other side of intersection opens up, filled by right-turning cars from Robie. Light turns green, nothing moves. Rinse and repeat. #HaliSky #HfxTraffic #BridgeSNAFU
Opinion: Raw ambition is not enough: Canada must process what it mines www.hilltimes.com/2026/06/03/r...
Raw ambition is not enough: Canada must process what it mines - The Hill Times
Midstream capacity—the conversion of raw lithium-bearing ore into battery-grade or defence-grade materials—remains the critical gap.
hilltimes.com
Happy #InternationalTrailsDay! 🌲 Where are you exploring today? Let's see your trail photos! Detailed trail maps and guides at www.halifaxtrails.ca .
Find Your Next Trail | HalifaxTrails.ca
Maps, Guides & 360° Virtual Tours. Hiking, Biking & Paddling Near Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Got 5 minutes to hear about family-focused cycling in #BikeHfx. the #KidicalMassHfx June newsletter just dropped here, and in your inbox (if you already subscribe): kidical-mass-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/kidical-ma...
Kidical Mass Halifax June News
June event details; 2 HRM active transportation surveys; Family MTB rides, HCC's Learn to Ride series; and a Bikey book review.
kidical-mass-newsletter.beehiiv.com
Apparently the Carney govt didn't like the killer whale headlines it was getting. "Ottawa last month released two discussion papers which proposed, among other things, approving major projects before they’re reviewed & exempting certain projects from laws meant to protect species at risk" #CdnPoli
Unofficial CTV News Mirror@ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social · 2mo agoOttawa pumps the brakes on proposed changes to major project environmental reviews
Alberta's referendum questions are "framed to divide us: to make neighbours into strangers, and strangers into threats," writes Jared Wesley. "We must reject this process and these questions." "What we need is a politics of dignity." #abpoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
An Open Letter to Albertans on Division and Dignity | The Tyee
And why we need to reject Danielle Smith’s referendum questions.
thetyee.ca
Receiving these kinds of emails never gets old. I provide public goods to fellow academics, students and society in general largely because I strive to create a better, more humane and human academic environment.This is from a few years ago. To this day, I keep getting these emails. Really happy.
In honor of Raul Pacheco-Vega passing, you should go read everything he's posted. It's full of good advice on how to be an academic and writing strategies.
Raul Pacheco-Vega@raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 2mo agoIf you are curious about how I arrived to this unofficial "writing/research design/research methods & techniques guru" situation, I basically did what Tulley did in her book: I asked my former professors at UBC (and other universities): "what are your writing strategies? TEACH ME EVERYTHING".
I was saddened to learn of the death of Raul Pacheco-Vega earlier this week. I’ve known Raul for a very long time. I’ve written something for my website. Read here: jovanevery.co.uk/in-memoriam-...
In memoriam: Raul Pacheco-Vega
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Lamento profundamente a partida do prof Raul Pacheco-Vega. Conhecia-o apenas via Twitter, mas sua generosidade ultrapassou fronteiras geográficas, acadêmicas e linguísticas. Aqui deixo o link do seu blog, sempre informativo. www.raulpacheco.org/blog/
Blog – Raul Pacheco-Vega, PhD - Understanding and solving intractable resource governance problems.
raulpacheco.org
Houston is the biggest asshat Premier this Province has ever had #HoustonFAIL #NovaScotia Annapolis Valley libraries closing 5 branches, cites static provincial funding 'It's a sad day in Nova Scotia,' says Middleton mayor www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Annapolis Valley libraries closing 5 branches, cites static provincial funding | CBC News
The Annapolis Valley Regional Library announced the changes Monday after months of sounding the alarm that their operations were on shaky financial footing.
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Ontario NDP MPP warns of 'creeping privatization' in post-secondary education during #Ptbo town hall. Shadow minister Peggy Sattler says Ford government is shifting costs to students while opening the door to more private partnerships. kawarthanow.com/2026/05/30/o...
Ontario NDP MPP warns of ‘creeping privatization’ in post-secondary education during Peterborough town hall | kawarthaNOW
By Bethan Bates. Shadow minister Peggy Sattler says Ford government is shifting costs to students while opening the door to more private partnerships.
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In an alternate Halifax where the city isn’t governed by austerity freaks, a plot of land this large and central is being bought and reimagined for the benefit of the public
It turns out Prime Minister Mark Carney is not a climate guy #cdnpoli www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Canadian prime minster Mark Carney is not the climate guy you thought | Seth Klein
While Canada may be clinging to fossil fuels, much of the world is moving on
theguardian.com
I’m on the bus heading downtown for Mayor Fillmore’s state of the municipality address. There’s a lineup of cars on North Street heading downtown. Are these drivers heading to an event to hear about a speech on solving congestion?
What I find most egregious about the program costing the Houston government is forcing on Nova Scotia's universities is not any detail of the formula they're using. It's that the whole exercise treats universities as subsidiaries of a provincial training conglomerate. That's a mistake two ways 1/
Liam McHugh-Russell@xntl.info · 3mo ago@alexusherhesa.bsky.social has started a deep dive into the methodology that the Nova Scotia government is using to measure the net cost of academic programs offered by our universities. A couple of thoughts:
Premier Danielle Smith of The Alberta United Conservative Party (UCP) provincial government stopped the solar panel bill in Alberta. @daniellesmithab.bsky.social @albertaucp.bsky.social Just Sayin' visiting MAGA and planning an Alberta separation #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #YEG #YYC #Trump #Alberta
🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦@jvipondmd.bsky.social · 3mo agoAnother legislative win for plug-in solar, this time in California. Still waiting for a single province to approve here in Canada. www.ewg.org/news-insight...
🚨New Publication with Giacomo Di Pasquale & Emma Lofstedt for Political Research Quarterly "Bridges and Walls: How Rising Income #Inequality Drives Anti-Immigrant Politics and Republican Realignment" Available #OpenAccess #polisky doi.org/10.1177/1065...
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The Halifax Examiner needs your money - Halifax Examiner
Subscriptions are the lifeblood of this operation.
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Reason #11 to subscribe to the @halifaxexaminer.ca they do not hesitate to admit their mistakes
Suzanne Rent@suzannerent.bsky.social · 3mo agoCORRECTION: I made an error in this headline and story. North West Community Council voted only to go ahead with a public hearing on the development agreement; not on the development agreement itself. I apologize for the error!
The long and ugly arm of Trump is reaching far into Canada. 😠 🌈 McGill University's wellness hub is refusing to provide hormone replacement therapy to U.S. students under the age of 19 over fears of repercussions from Trump's administration. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Trans rights group says some U.S. students denied care at McGill clinic due to Trump executive order | CBC News
A group that advocates for trans health care says McGill University’s wellness hub is refusing to provide hormone replacement therapy to U.S. students under the age of 19 because of fears of repercuss...
cbc.ca
I bought a busted cabinet-style 78 player a LONG time ago (I have a long-standing mini-collection of obsolete media players) and really want to see if I can have it repaired. Anyone in #halisky know someone with real experience (with these sometimes literally dangerous beasts)?
