Joan Baxter

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It was a full house for the Power Play: Data Centres and Press Freedom talk organized by University of Kings College journalism school. From left, David Coles, Jennifer Henderson, @timbousquet.bsky.social, @joanbaxter.bsky.social, and Gillian Cormer from allNovaScotia.

Carney “rebuilding” Canada, until nothing remains but billionaires and bankers in bunkers. But they’ll be wearing fucking hockey sweaters with maple leafs on them.

100% Trump is a gift to Carney's Shock Doctrine.

It's bleak that Serious News Outlets will tie themselves into knots writing headlines that obscure the horrors of a story while @people.com just waltzes in and calls it like it is.

I see a direct line from roughing up the 80-year-old man in Wolfville to evicting Joan Baxter and Jennifer Henderson from the EverWind announcement to vilifying Paul Wonzey. It's all about delegitimizing dissent.

The Nova Scotia NDP scolding MLA Paul Wozney just seems like a perfect example of the "be kind" tropes we see all the time. I always say when people say "be kind" what they really mean is "be quiet." The Nova Scotia NDP want us to "be kind/quiet." Taking to the streets is not violence.

OUCH. Bloc Québécois MP @patbonin.bsky.social absolutely clears the environment minister in this clip on Bill C-39. My translation: “It’s sad to see the minister who is giving the impression of wanting to convince herself that the bill that’s directly under her purview isn’t a disaster.

Jared and Ivanka Trump didn’t seem to realize they’re not dealing with Americans or Canadians who see every real estate development as an economic additive no matters who or what it destroys

This is NOT normal. I cannot think of anything like it in the 40 years I reported. (Including 30 covering NS politics). No Nova Scotia should be ok with this.

You can read the text of the Mark Carney's bill C-39 online at www.parl.ca/DocumentView... Anyone doing so will notice, even if digging no deeper than the summary, that the bill gives specific officials unilateral power over project approvals instead of a credible impact assessment process. 🧵1/

. @nsnewsh0und.bsky.social has things to say about Halifax Examiner reporters being kicked out of the EverWind announcement www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

“We are not in a position to litigate competing claims” let’s be real, not taking a stand is taking a stand. Disappointed in the reaction from my MP.

For you youngs who weren't alive for this: Understand that the Chicks were an early rollout of the far right intimidation that we see targeting judges, members of Congress, and ICE protestors now.

Reminder that Anthropic is on the hook for $1.5 billion in a class action lawsuit for training Claude on the stolen works of authors like me, and they’re also being sued by music publishers for copyright theft.

An open letter to Premier Tim Houston and MPs Kody Blois and Mike Kelloway From me, publisher of the Halifax Examiner

"The ejection of reporters from a major public policy announcement is an assault on journalism and undermines the independence of a free press, a Charter right."

Reporters @joanbaxter.bsky.social and @dartjenhen.bsky.social on being thrown out of today's EverWind data centre announcement. "You are trespassing, and if I have to call the police right now, I will.” (Jennifer) Henderson quietly responded, “That’s pretty heavy.” No paywall on this one.

Halifax Examiner reporters thrown out of EverWind data centre announcement in Point Tupper By Jennifer Henderson @dartjenhen.bsky.social and Joan Baxter @joanbaxter.bsky.social

Claire Parsons of EverWind to @joanbaxter.bsky.social at the AI data centre announcement today: “You are trespassing. You are trespassing,” she said. “Please get off our property. You are trespassing.” “You’re breaking Transport Canada regulations.”

It’s hard enough for cities in Canada to do smarter things given how often bad city leaders hurt their own cities. But it’s extra infuriating watching awful provincial premiers sabotaging cities by ripping out good things they FINALLY managed to achieve. Premiers should not have that power, period.

“…Donald Trump isn’t the only Western leader who signs agreements in pencil.”

today's essential read for all Canadians. “Human rights and respect for constitutionally protected Aboriginal rights and title, in addition to Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination, must not be spun as inconveniences to Canada’s economic aspirations,”

Jesse Brown apparently has time to criticize everyone except the unhinged lunatic in the National Post invoking the same rhetoric as violent religious extremists against Avi Lewis

Subhead: Then appoints his wife as ocean czar, to oversee the end of the southern resident orcas.

Carney's first-ever project designated as being in the “national interest" is...a crude oil pipeline. That means the oil pipeline can bulldoze past environmental laws, impact assessments, and Indigenous consultation. It can also kill all of Vancouver's orcas. Here's what you need to know:

Well worth watching. rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/canadas-fi...

"The writer in this article appeared to suggest that under Jewish law, [Avi] Lewis would be considered either a 'mosar' or a 'rodef' - both terms to describe traitors. The killer of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin used the same language to justify Rabin's assassination..."

The term "national interest" has no official definition in Canadian law. In practice, it means whatever the hell Mark Carney wants it to mean. It's the umbrella term under which the interests of capital are dishonestly branded in order to ram them down the throats of countless victims. 1/

I’m reaching out to environmental groups and advocates now to get the expert read on all this, but as I understand things now, I’m appalled.

Disgusting, desperate behaviour from Bradford here. Please share and support the incredible folks at the National Observer!

‘Restoration greenhouse’ offers seedlings – and hope – for restoring degraded lands and woodlands in Nova Scotia reported by Joan Baxter @joanbaxter.bsky.social

Absoluteky scandalous. Lets tax pollution-reducing vehicles more. Vindictive Stupid Short-sighted Bastards www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

There should be a channel that’s devoted 24/7 to the climate crisis. Humans have forsaken their communion with nature primarily due to the proliferation of fake news, and the focus of MSM that we’re all subjected to “Don’t look up”

The new program is excellent, but it is too short. Which is my point. The climate crisis merits at least one hour of dedicated and broad-reaching coverage every week on Canada’s public broadcaster. It went from an hour slot to a half hour slot last week. Maybe you’re happy with that. I’m not.

Odd that “West of Centre” ran until 11:35, then. And the real point / issue here is that What On Earth deserves an hour as it had before, and the climate crisis also deserves daily reports, which is what business gets on CBC Radio One.

So this week, CBC’s “What On Earth” didn’t start until 11:35am, meaning it is not even a half hour now. Just 25 minutes. And again, ironically, it was about broadcasters being told not to talk too much about climate and the crisis we are facing.

I have known Sean Casey for many years. He is an honourable MP. He deserves better than to lose his parliamentary position for opposing arm sales to Israel. Dear @mark-carney.bsky.social there is a genocide going on. You know that right? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

My latest column is out today in @nationalobserver.com.web.brid.gy, in which I explain how the “new climate denialism” is holding back progress in the fight of our lives, and how PM Mark Carney has become its lead practitioner. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/25/o...

STOP. BELIEVING. CARNEY'S ETC. SPIN. Carney et. al. HINT at maybe doing positive things, often in foreign media. To distract us from what they are actually doing here: bsky.app/profile/cono... Privatization. Cuts to workers rights & environment. Tax cuts for Trump's ultra-rich friends. #CDNpoli

Nova Scotia swimming in red ink By @dartjenhen.bsky.social

Yeah "In doing so, the government is largely moving ahead with sweeping proposals it made in May, and making them permanent, despite spending the summer hearing from a public concerned about exactly this: that the Liberals’ plan could sideline scientific expertise..." thenarwhal.ca/canada-bill-...

Important webinar tomorrow morning with @johnvaillant.bsky.social and CAPE.

Seniors who were protesting Mark Carney’s Bill c39 and fast tracking of environmental reviews arrested and charged with trespassing on Parliament Hill.

Not a good look @darrenfisherns.bsky.social