{"id":335,"date":"2021-09-01T02:10:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T02:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecans.ca\/?page_id=335"},"modified":"2024-01-15T02:50:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T02:50:42","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thecans.ca\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCathy Jones interviews David Ross of NCI\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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On behalf of Citizens’ Alliance of Nova Scotia, Cathy Jones interviews David Ross, Director of the National Citizens Inquiry, about recent developments within the organization.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCorrections to a January 25 CBC article\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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TO BE CLEAR, policy is NOT law! Nor should policy be made a legislative enactment as defined by the meaning of \u201cregulation\u201d under subsection 2 (1) of the Statutory Instruments Act, seen and established in Canadian Statute.<\/p>\n

So if the rule maker makes a new rule which allows this rule maker to share their rule making power and blend their rule making power with the administrators (executive government), would you not agree the rule maker who made a rule to share or blend their rule making power without a rule existing in the Master Rulebook to make that rule, BROKE THE RULES of the Master Rulebook?<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tSave the Planet, Kill Your Patient\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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The most obvious implication of this plan would be a new generation of physicians and surgeons who are less competent and more \u201cwoke\u201d than their predecessors, which is terrifying enough in and of itself: If I\u2019m about to have my gallbladder removed, I want my surgeon to be excellent at removing gallbladders and I don\u2019t care one iota whether he or she can quote Robin DiAngelo and Ibram X. Kendi. And let\u2019s face it, there are only so many hours in a week. Every hour a medical resident spends learning about \u201canti-racism\u201d and \u201canalyzing the world through the lens of power\u201d is one hour not spent practicing gallbladder surgery.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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They say that those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. Yet sadly, while this weekend marks the 104th observation of Remembrance Day, the world is once again at war.
\nMany of us grew up attending often large ceremonies at memorials or cenotaphs where elderly veterans were the center of a deeply emotional and reverential experience. Perhaps the waning of such services is a sign only that WWI and WWII are now moving beyond living memory, but there are plenty of other wars and veterans of them deserving of our recognition. A fact which tells me that we don\u2019t remember very well.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Children in the protest group held signs that read \u201cLet us be kids\u201d, while others read \u201cEducate don\u2019t indoctrinate\u201d and \u201cWe are parents, not right wing groups.\u201d There were people of all ages present, and a myriad of faiths and races. It was a truly heterogenous group that came together to voice their concerns on the material being taught to their children in schools.
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Fires are still raging across Canada. A large area of Upper Tantallon was the first area in Nova Scotia to burn on Sunday May 28th, followed swiftly by the ongoing fire in Shelburne. At one point there were 10 fires raging across Nova Scotia in the past few weeks, with hundreds more across the country.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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After the public announcement made by Dr. Robert Strang on May 23 2023 that brought an end to the Health Protection Act Orders enacted in Nova Scotia, some organizations are changing their positioning around masking.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The conclusion to the Atlantic portion of the National Citizens Inquiry occurred on March 18th 2023, held at the Best Western Glengarry in Truro, Nova Scotia. Though the gallery started at around 50% capacity in the morning, it was abuzz with excitement, and reached almost 100% capacity by the end of the day. Online stats for the day indicated more than 9000 views across social media platforms, while the total impressions for the event on Twitter exceeded 1.1 million: the event\u2019s Twitter page received a 7% percent engagement rate, which is far higher than the average Twitter engagement rate of 0.05%.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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March 17th 2023 marked the second day of the inaugural hearings of the National Citizens Inquiry in Truro, Nova Scotia. The gallery at the Best Western Glengarry was not quite so full as the day before, though attendance increased as the day wore on. Social media engagement for the event hovered around 8000 views.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The National Citizen\u2019s Inquiry kicked off on March 16 2023, with the Atlantic portion of the Inquiry being held in Truro, Nova Scotia. The gallery room at the Best Western Glengarry was full all day, with people coming in from all across the Atlantic provinces, and with roughly 11,000 virtual attendees tuning in over the course of the day through various social media and video streaming platforms.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Tuesday February 07 in Halifax started off as a crisp, chilly morning; very suitable for a much needed clear-headed day at the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. There was a small crowd of supporters and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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