Op-ed
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April 22, 2025 
Stop the cuts at Saint Mary’s University
I have been teaching at Saint Mary’s University as a part-time instructor for nearly a year and a half now. Despite this part-time status, my…
Hailie Tattrie
News
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February 25, 2024
Unhoused Halifax residents facing evictions
Being homeless should not be criminalized. Our unhoused neighbours are doing what they can to survive, and the last thing they need are NIMBY groups to kick them while they are down.
Interview
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July 12, 2023
Halifax transit announces indefinite reductions, workers struggle with low wages and unsafe work
Despite wage increases, Halifax transit workers are still leaving in large numbers. If transit were free for all, we could avoid unnecessary conflict, ensuring the safety of workers while also making transit a public good.
Interview
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October 29, 2022
Halifax transit workers are fighting for a better public transit system
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 508 represents public transit workers in Halifax and their collective agreement expired over 420 days ago. They are currently negotiating…
Interview
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January 17, 2022
Capitalism, climate change and the rising cost of food
Spring Magazine spoke with Alyssa Gerhardt, a Sociologist and PhD candidate at Dalhousie University about the rising cost of food. Gerhardt co-authored the 2021 Canada Food Price Report. Gerhardt highlights how capitalism, the climate crisis, and the rising cost of living are all interconnected.
News
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December 15, 2021
MNFC announces shelter closure after staff apply to unionize
The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) homeless shelter in Halifax will be closing its doors at the end of December according to Pam Glode Desrochers,…
Op-ed
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November 5, 2021
Earth to Houston, minimum wage jobs are real jobs
Yesterday in the Nova Scotia legislature the newly-elected Progressive Conservative Premier Tim Houston stated that he will not raise the minimum wage to $15 an…
Feature
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August 16, 2021
Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin, reactionary girlboss extraordinaire strikes again
Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin (ESM), local “girlboss” in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, has a well known history of racist, anti-worker, and anti-queer actions. So, you can imagine…
Op-ed
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July 8, 2021
Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin: Nova Scotia’s reactionary girlboss
Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin, a now independent MLA, has become the voice of the reactionary right in Nova Scotia and she is using this platform to whip…
Op-ed
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April 18, 2021
One year anniversary of Nova Scotia mass shooting: The grief that still ripples
On April 18, 2020 when Nova Scotians were already reeling with COVID-19 lockdown measures they were hit again with something even deadlier: the worst mass…
News
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January 16, 2021
The fight for an ecological forestry and mainland moose in Nova Scotia
Nina Newington lives on a small farm in Nova Scotia. She is a writer, a carpenter, and designs gardens. She hails from England, but has…
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November 28, 2020
Rent control in Nova Scotia is a win
Across Canada people are struggling to make ends meet as rent increases, the cost of living rises and wages remain stagnant. The COVID-19 pandemic is…