The Scribbler

Burying the Lede As of June 15, 67% of Nova Scotians have had their 1st dose of a covid vax. That would be enough to put us into phase 3 of the reopening plan, except we have to wait two weeks to after each milestone to check for increased cases. eEven though it takes...

Hail to the new king? I think the most important thing to take away from yesterday's briefing is that it's finally clear who the true leader of Nova Scotia is. In a briefing with 34:06 of speaking time, Deputy Premier Rankin answered one question and only spoke for a...

Yesterday's briefing had a lot of information to go through, but I will try and keep this to the most essential points. We'll begin with schools re-opening. Let me give you a timelineApril 26th: All schools in HRM move to online learning.May 19th: All schools in the...

Government rule for kids stricter than for criminals. In November of 2019, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA)1 successfully challenged the federal government of Canada to make changes to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act2 by removing section 44...

Papers, Please. As usual, Dr. Strang's statement is dripping with propaganda. Thanking people for answering the call to get vaccinated and doing what it takes to protect their loved ones. In so doing, according to Strang, we might be able to reach population immunity...

On Friday, two more deaths were announced. Both were in their 70's and died in hospital in the central zone. Of note, this age group has been eligible for vaccination since April 1. We're not sure if these are Break through cases - meaning cases in vaccinated people....

Cold Comfort for Rotation workers and "privileged" campers. Yesterday's briefing was largely uneventful, as most Wednesday briefings are. Premier Rankin off-handedly mentioned that his team would begin working on a re-opening plan for the province but he doesn't yet...

First, let's cover the stats you really want to hear. The phrase "get tested" was said 6 times in Dr. Robert Strang's seven minute statement. Next briefing I will also monitor how many time both Strang and Premier Rankin remind us to get vaccinated. Let me in know if...

Opinion and analysis of the May 15 "rally" and the mainstream media reports. On May 14th, Premier Iain Rankin revealed that provincial lawyers obtained an injunction from Justice Scott Norton of the supreme court of Nova Scotia to put a halt to the planned World-Wide...