Tim Bousquet

3 weeks ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Tim Bousquet

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced additional tariffs on car imports, and that will affect the Canadian economy, but otherwise Canada is mostly exempted from the tariff regime announced yesterday. That could change in a moment, of course, as Trump is sliding into ever-more erratic behaviour and associated mental decline.

3 weeks ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Tim Bousquet

While I was reading Madiha Mughees’ profile of Joella Foulds, I was struck by this part:Foulds said at the time she wasn’t allowed the freedom by CBC to practice her craft or express herself through her songs, because a journalist is supposed to be objective. “During the time I was at the CBC, I started to do a lot of my own public performances with my own songs and the issues that I was concerned about, and most of those were women’s issues and peace issues,” she said.

3 weeks ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Tim Bousquet

Halifax council adopts its budget in March of every year, with the budget year starting on April 1. And every year, the police budget increases while other important service are cut or fees on residents increase. Last year, I noted that “quite literally, bus fares are going up in order to hire more cops” — transit fare increases raised about $4 million, while the same budget increased the police budget by about $4 million in order to hire 28 more positions.

1 month ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Tim Bousquet

Today’s Morning File looks a little different. It’s just an experiment. Maybe we’ll change it back. Like the old man that I am, I’m going to complain. I started doing Morning Files back in 2014, when the Halifax Examiner was a solo project. It was basically just a format for me to riff on stuff, including everything in the Examiner itself, which was all written by me.

1 month ago | halifaxexaminer.ca | Tim Bousquet

“Private equity plunderers in our midst,” is a deeply reported article by Joan Baxter on private equity and its impact on our economy, our jobs, and our environment. Baxter interviewed experts from across North America, and provides a wealth of detail. I’m excited that the Examiner can publish this kind of reporting, and urge you to read the entire article. Click or tap here to read “Private equity plunderers in our midst.”A few points.