I'll have more to say about this later. But for now: a man shouldn't be defined solely by the injustices done to him.

https://twitter.com/Tim_Bousquet/status/1669377667320229888

I reported extensively on Glen Assoun, and that reporting became Season 7 of the Uncover podcast series. You can listen to it here (scroll down to season 7): cbc.ca/listen/cbc-pod…

Right now, obviously, the immediate concern is for people who have lost their homes and animals. So devastating. We need to do what we can for them in the immediate short term. Beyond that, however... We'll need serious analysis of emergency response procedures. I'm not faulting firefighters here, but rather notification systems, staffing, like that. And then...

For the first time in a very long time, Nova Scotia is reporting no new COVID deaths in its weekly update. That's no new deaths during the April 4-10 reporting period AND no new deaths before the reporting period. A caveat... /thread I don't know if the long Easter weekend affected the discovery of and/or reporting of deaths. We'll have a better picture when the monthly report comes out Monday.

Nova Scotia is announcing 25 new COVID deaths recorded during the most recent reporting period, Feb. 7-13 /thread Now we play the date game: 24 of those 25 deaths occurred before the reporting period, that is, before Feb. 7, and "just" 1 occurred in the reporting period, but of course there likely were many more deaths in the reporting period that won't be reported until future reports

The Thistle Street sidewalk was plowed this morning. As happens after EVERY SNOWFALL, the wind across the Dartmouth High football field is redepositing the snow on the sidewalk. It will get worse as the day(s) go by. /short annoying thread The solution to this is not for me to call 911 after EVERY SNOWFALL.
Nor is the solution even for the company contracted to plow the sidewalk to return after EVERY SNOWFALL and plow again (although it should).
Rather...

Nova Scotia is reporting TWENTY-SEVEN (27) deaths from COVID, recorded during the most recent reporting period, Jan. 31- Feb. 6. /thread 25 of those 27 deaths occurred before the reporting period — that is, before Jan. 31. The reporting of COVID deaths lags, and so there most likely were more deaths after Jan. 31, which we'll learn about in future reports.

.@parismarx I don't know if it falls exactly into your field of interest, but 'green hydrogen' is a pseudo tech industry making a lot of very questionable big claims, getting billions of dollars in tax breaks and public subsidies, and happening right in your backyard. I wrote about it here: halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/i… but...

"Stopping inflation" by increasing interest rates is making the housing crisis worse. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quoti… As I wrote here, the two levels of government seem on the surface to be at cross purposes: the Central Bank raises interest rates hurts home purchasing and new construction, while the province deregulates to encourage home construction. HOWEVER... halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/y…

Doing good deeds: it’s not all about you. Also, HRM’s new electoral boundaries, Kayla Borden’s appeal hearing continues, and Nova Scotia parents to get another reduction in child care fees. halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/d… Morning File by @Suzanne_Rent "I was thinking about people who do good deeds and then post about it on social media. It’s long been a pet peeve of mine, particularly because it puts the spotlight on people when they’re most vulnerable, but also the focus seems more about the giver."

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang and Dr. Andrew Lynk, the director at and head of paediatrics at the IWK, are about to begin a press conference. /thread Strang: we seeing "a number" of different respiratory illnesses, but right now COVID is low. We're seeing a lot of influenza, about 6-8 weeks early.

The monthly COVID epidemiological summary has been released for October, one day late /thread First: the relatively low number of deaths previously reported for September (14) has been revised upward, to 36. So, take the new death numbers for October with a grain of salt.

One of the saddest, most personally upsetting things for me, running a news organization, is I can't always explain the decisions I make. So many competing values, competing issues. I can speak vaguely to some of these, but others not at all.... For example, I have knowledge of some terrible shit, but have not been able to report it for various reasons, sometimes legal, sometimes way more complicated.

Nova Scotia is reporting 16 new COVID deaths recorded in the latest reporting week, Oct. 18-24 /thread Due to a lag in the reporting of deaths, it's likely that many of these deaths preceded the reporting period, but the trend line is not at all good. This graph shows the weekly recorded death count since January.

There's a one-hour session of the Mass Casualty Commission today, starting at 11am. The purpose is to table over 2,000 documents related (mainly) to the delays in production of documents that the MCC subpoenaed from the RCMP... There won't be any witness testimony today, although both Bill Blair and Brenda Lucki will be called to testify at a later date (this will be Lucki's second session at the MCC)...

BREAKING: Premier Tim Houston is announcing that will $100 will be given to every household that lost power, to cover cost of spoiled food. Additionally, $250 will be provided to households that need to remove fallen trees.

After Juan, then-premier Stephen McNeil said he wanted telecom reps at the Emergency Management Office command centre during hurricanes. I just asked EMO Director, Incident Management Division Jason Mew if the telecoms were at the command centre during Fiona. They were not. Mew said the telecoms were "liaising" remotely with the EMO, for what's that's worth...

~1,000 people had the same idea as me, and are now charging their devices at the Central Library. Every outlet is being used, and staff have helpfully opened up the hall with extra tables and extension cords. Still people are sitting on the floors, etc, everywhere. People cope in amazing ways.

https://twitter.com/ChenderClaudia/status/1574095761557577733?s=20

The damage in Dartmouth is much less than I had feared. Lots of limbs down but not so many full trees, at least that I saw on my drive-around Both bridges are closed so I drove around the basin. There is power in some parts of Burnside and Bedford, but mostly not.

Good morning. Today, I'm sitting in (virtually) on the testimony of RCMP Deputy Commissioner Brian Brennan before the Mass Casualty Commission. These threads can be quite long; you can avoid this by muting the hashtag #MCC Brennan will be asked about:
• after-action reviews
• the H Division Issues Management Team
• communications within the RCMP and with the public
• H Division leadership challenges including the wellness review and summary report.
#MCC

Nova Scotia is reporting 10 new deaths from COVID, for the most recent reporting week, Aug. 30- Sept 5 /thread This graph shows the weekly COVID death count since January. Note that due to a change in the reporting period, the week ending April 11 has just 6 days. In total, 507 people have died of COVID in NS through the pandemic, 395 of whom are considered Omicron deaths.

Cst. Greg Wiley's testimony before the Mass Casualty Commission will NOT be broadcast, and only those registered can watch the webcast. However, I WILL be live-tweeting his testimony, which is scheduled to begin in 10 minutes. You can avoid this threat by muting the hashtag #MCC

https://twitter.com/Tim_Bousquet/status/1567148537330208768

Both @skimber and I wrote about the #MCC's decision to grant Wiley special accommodations. Here's Kimber: halifaxexaminer.ca/province-house…