Johnny ‘No Comment’ During the 2021 provincial election, when he was running as the (ultimately successful) Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Glace Bay, John White (aka Johnny White aka Johnny Bubba) declined to answer the Spectator‘s questions. I had forgotten that until yesterday, when I read about WhiteRead More

Nova Scotia’s Public Accounts committee met this morning to discuss this:     Witnesses included: Ava Czapalay – Deputy Minister, Labour Skills & Immigration (LSI) William A. (Bill) Smith — Ombudsman Nancy Hoddinott — Senior Executive Director, Skills & Learning Branch, LSI Jason MacLean — President, Nova Scotia Government &Read More

Cone of Silence I’ve been thinking about the way Stephen McNeil has been quietly turning out the lights in any room in which his government might be held accountable to the public. Just this week, for instance, the Liberals limited the number of times the public accounts committee will meetRead More