Nancy Hunter
@huntgather.bsky.social
She/her- Kjipuktuk/Halifax, defund police, local politics, transformative justice, Free Palestine, all things queer including figure skating.
I’ve been going to rallies on many different issues for 5 decades. This one gave me the most hope that we can all come together and build real power in NS/Mi’kmaki.
‘I do it for my children and my grandchildren’: Mi’kmaq land defenders and supporters rally to protect Nova Scotia
By @mmughees.bsky.social
By @mmughees.bsky.social
‘I do it for my children and my grandchildren’: Mi'kmaq land defenders and supporters rally to protect Nova Scotia - Halifax Examiner
Several hundred people attended Saturday's Shoulder to Shoulder rally in Halifax to protest premier's resource extraction policies.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I’ve been going to rallies on many different issues for 5 decades. This one gave me the most hope that we can all come together and build real power in NS/Mi’kmaki.
U.S. billionaire financier of Cabot Links golf resort in Cape Breton is Trumpian climate denier, Mike Keiser. Now the Cabot Group wants to take West Mabou Beach provincial park for a 3rd luxury golf course in Inverness, Nova Scotia. Keiser originally got his hands on the Cabot Links land for $1. 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Much more housing should be permitted in Halifax's South End specifically
Oh The Urbanity: "Show me a city with a legally protected mansion district near downtown and I'll show you a city that hasn't really taken the housing crisis seriously."
Halifax:
Halifax:
November 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Much more housing should be permitted in Halifax's South End specifically
Time to be united. Time to stop Houston, the destruction of the lands and waters, the egregious disrespect of the Treaties, community voices, democracy etc,etc,etc……
November 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Time to be united. Time to stop Houston, the destruction of the lands and waters, the egregious disrespect of the Treaties, community voices, democracy etc,etc,etc……
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In 2023/24 Eastern Passage paid $12.1 million in taxes.
This year, the RCMP are asking for a community office in the passage. Just the six RCMP officers will cost $1,216,026.
This year, the RCMP are asking for a community office in the passage. Just the six RCMP officers will cost $1,216,026.
I did the math on the before heading out to see the sunrise.
Rural rate payers generate a total of $95m in revenue.
The RCMP rural policing share of the budget is $33m (35%)
In contrast, non-rural rate payers generate $815, and Halifax Police costs $108m (13%).
Rural rate payers generate a total of $95m in revenue.
The RCMP rural policing share of the budget is $33m (35%)
In contrast, non-rural rate payers generate $815, and Halifax Police costs $108m (13%).
I think part of it is that when you spend money in a concentrated area, you can see it.
Like, the Halifax budget contribution to the RCMP for rural policing ($33m) exceeds the total revenue of any one of the rural districts (e.g., D1 generates $31m, D2 $28m, etc).
Like, the Halifax budget contribution to the RCMP for rural policing ($33m) exceeds the total revenue of any one of the rural districts (e.g., D1 generates $31m, D2 $28m, etc).
October 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In 2023/24 Eastern Passage paid $12.1 million in taxes.
This year, the RCMP are asking for a community office in the passage. Just the six RCMP officers will cost $1,216,026.
This year, the RCMP are asking for a community office in the passage. Just the six RCMP officers will cost $1,216,026.
Police continue to offer no evidence based rational for increases to their already inflated budgets.
Will it be rubber stamped again this year?
Will it be rubber stamped again this year?
Most speakers at Halifax police board meeting against budget increases for cops
Story by me
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Story by me
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
Most speakers at Halifax police board meeting against budget increases for cops - Halifax Examiner
Board also presented updates on defund police report, community safety projects.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
October 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Police continue to offer no evidence based rational for increases to their already inflated budgets.
Will it be rubber stamped again this year?
Will it be rubber stamped again this year?
Have your say at BOPC Day.
If you don't want:
Increased militarisation of policing
Police doing work best done in community
Millions in increases passed with little questioning
Anymore trips to Israel by HRP paid by public $
etc...
Sign up by 10am. Virtual starts at 4
clerks@halifax.ca
If you don't want:
Increased militarisation of policing
Police doing work best done in community
Millions in increases passed with little questioning
Anymore trips to Israel by HRP paid by public $
etc...
Sign up by 10am. Virtual starts at 4
clerks@halifax.ca
October 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Have your say at BOPC Day.
If you don't want:
Increased militarisation of policing
Police doing work best done in community
Millions in increases passed with little questioning
Anymore trips to Israel by HRP paid by public $
etc...
Sign up by 10am. Virtual starts at 4
clerks@halifax.ca
If you don't want:
Increased militarisation of policing
Police doing work best done in community
Millions in increases passed with little questioning
Anymore trips to Israel by HRP paid by public $
etc...
Sign up by 10am. Virtual starts at 4
clerks@halifax.ca
Pathetic, harmful, elitist, anti-democratic. Should we expect anything else from someone who is okay with genocide?
Liberal MP Shannon Miedema called the police on peaceful protestors outside her office, who were asking for her support to stop the illegal Israeli blockade in Gaza and kidnapping of humanitarian volunteers.
October 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pathetic, harmful, elitist, anti-democratic. Should we expect anything else from someone who is okay with genocide?
If you’re heading for groceries you’ll need cash. Machines down at a lot of places.
September 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
If you’re heading for groceries you’ll need cash. Machines down at a lot of places.
My 10 year old grandkid Kate: “Honestly, if that’s true then all pregnant people should take Tylenol because autistic people are way nicer”
September 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
My 10 year old grandkid Kate: “Honestly, if that’s true then all pregnant people should take Tylenol because autistic people are way nicer”
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The fact that 180 tenants lost their homes in the Sackville fire is horrifying enough.
But the current housing market is going to compound the tragedy: where is there for these people, disproportionately older and retired, to go?
NS needs affordable housing and controlled rents now.
#NSACORN
But the current housing market is going to compound the tragedy: where is there for these people, disproportionately older and retired, to go?
NS needs affordable housing and controlled rents now.
#NSACORN
September 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The fact that 180 tenants lost their homes in the Sackville fire is horrifying enough.
But the current housing market is going to compound the tragedy: where is there for these people, disproportionately older and retired, to go?
NS needs affordable housing and controlled rents now.
#NSACORN
But the current housing market is going to compound the tragedy: where is there for these people, disproportionately older and retired, to go?
NS needs affordable housing and controlled rents now.
#NSACORN
We may have rescinded the 50K but we still paid huge dollars for the extreme, unjustified police presence. Has there ever been that many totally geared up cops for anything before ?
I contacted #Halifax communications and the city WILL NOT be giving the $50,000 to the Davis Cup.
“the event no longer delivers the tourism, economic and other benefits that would have been expected had it proceeded as originally planned.”
“the event no longer delivers the tourism, economic and other benefits that would have been expected had it proceeded as originally planned.”
September 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We may have rescinded the 50K but we still paid huge dollars for the extreme, unjustified police presence. Has there ever been that many totally geared up cops for anything before ?
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Take a listen and if you're someone who's serious about reconciliation maybe send council a letter explaining that refusing to support a residential school youth empowerment event and throwing money at the Davis Cup (which 100% doesn’t need more money) positions them as pro-genocide.
You know it's a moday in Halifax when there's a new Grand Parade episode out! This week has it all from speed humps to sportswashing genocide.
Listen where ever you get your podcasts.
Listen where ever you get your podcasts.
Sportswashing and vibes, an Aug 18-22 council recap
open.spotify.com
August 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Take a listen and if you're someone who's serious about reconciliation maybe send council a letter explaining that refusing to support a residential school youth empowerment event and throwing money at the Davis Cup (which 100% doesn’t need more money) positions them as pro-genocide.
Note to HRM Councillors. Whenever your vote is the same as the Mayor's, you are on the side of wrong.
August 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Note to HRM Councillors. Whenever your vote is the same as the Mayor's, you are on the side of wrong.
Totally disgusted by every HRM Councillor and Mayor What's His Face, who voted to give $50,000 to the Tennis Match. Can't even say no to #genocide.
August 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Totally disgusted by every HRM Councillor and Mayor What's His Face, who voted to give $50,000 to the Tennis Match. Can't even say no to #genocide.
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In all my years of doing this work, I know very few people whose rapist was convicted.
Every single one of them told me they regretted calling the cops anyway.
Imagine how most survivors feel.
Every single one of them told me they regretted calling the cops anyway.
Imagine how most survivors feel.
July 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
In all my years of doing this work, I know very few people whose rapist was convicted.
Every single one of them told me they regretted calling the cops anyway.
Imagine how most survivors feel.
Every single one of them told me they regretted calling the cops anyway.
Imagine how most survivors feel.
Don't read suburban neighbourhood fb pages tonight.
July 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Don't read suburban neighbourhood fb pages tonight.
Besides swimming, is there a better way to spend a week night in Hali than building collective power?
June 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Besides swimming, is there a better way to spend a week night in Hali than building collective power?
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Every time HR council buys APCs for the cops, I want you to remember, who are they going to use them against? They aren’t for defence.
LAPD shoots Australian reporter in the leg with a batton round at close range, while she's live on air.
June 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Every time HR council buys APCs for the cops, I want you to remember, who are they going to use them against? They aren’t for defence.
BoPC had a sex assault reporting best practice case review model handed to them. HRP -no- we want to police ourselves on our own bad policing.
BoPC handed report on serious lack of policies around use of force of HRP. Ignores. Tank will be policied and policed by police.
BoPC handed report on serious lack of policies around use of force of HRP. Ignores. Tank will be policied and policed by police.
The #Halifax Board of Police Commissioners meets at 1pm. This is the meeting that was rescheduled from earlier this month. There's a robust agenda, including policies for the armoured vehicle, a report on hate crimes, and another report on sexual assault case reviews.
www.halifax.ca/city-hall/bo...
www.halifax.ca/city-hall/bo...
May 21, 2025 Board of Police Commissioners
Information and documentation for the May 21, 2025 Board of Police Commissioners meeting
www.halifax.ca
May 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
BoPC had a sex assault reporting best practice case review model handed to them. HRP -no- we want to police ourselves on our own bad policing.
BoPC handed report on serious lack of policies around use of force of HRP. Ignores. Tank will be policied and policed by police.
BoPC handed report on serious lack of policies around use of force of HRP. Ignores. Tank will be policied and policed by police.
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The growing number of communities that are creating civilian (non-police) crisis response programs is a direct product of the defund the police movement. Although police budgets are increasing everywhere, this monumental shift in service delivery is still a major win for the community. ✨️
May 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The growing number of communities that are creating civilian (non-police) crisis response programs is a direct product of the defund the police movement. Although police budgets are increasing everywhere, this monumental shift in service delivery is still a major win for the community. ✨️
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Anti Racism rally
Flyers posted throughout downtown Dartmouth are calling for a rally to be held at Sullivan's Pond after an earlier incident saw members of the Second Sons Canada, a controversial and linked as a racist group by many, held a small event at the cenotaph earlier in the week
Flyers posted throughout downtown Dartmouth are calling for a rally to be held at Sullivan's Pond after an earlier incident saw members of the Second Sons Canada, a controversial and linked as a racist group by many, held a small event at the cenotaph earlier in the week
April 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Anti Racism rally
Flyers posted throughout downtown Dartmouth are calling for a rally to be held at Sullivan's Pond after an earlier incident saw members of the Second Sons Canada, a controversial and linked as a racist group by many, held a small event at the cenotaph earlier in the week
Flyers posted throughout downtown Dartmouth are calling for a rally to be held at Sullivan's Pond after an earlier incident saw members of the Second Sons Canada, a controversial and linked as a racist group by many, held a small event at the cenotaph earlier in the week
"But this year, Halifax regional council’s budget committee voted to take $10 million from the Central Library’s reserves to keep the tax rate flat. That was even as Halifax Regional Police have a budget of more than $100 million and a brand new armoured vehicle."
In today's Morning File, stories by Jennifer Henderson. Plus, Rachel Gilmore & fact-checking gig; 147 Ocean Breeze tenants to be evicted; and Nova Scotia libraries ask for emergency funding.
I wrote about the good trouble we need to get into to fight fascism.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
I wrote about the good trouble we need to get into to fight fascism.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
Good trouble: Keep fighting the fights even when they aren't perfect - Halifax Examiner
Let's back the good troublemakers.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
April 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"But this year, Halifax regional council’s budget committee voted to take $10 million from the Central Library’s reserves to keep the tax rate flat. That was even as Halifax Regional Police have a budget of more than $100 million and a brand new armoured vehicle."
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Let them eat tanks
Dartmouth North library and rec facility closed since flood nearly a month ago www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Dartmouth North Community Centre & Dartmouth North Public Library has been closed since March 6 after the facility sustained significant flood damage. There is no projected reopening date.
The Dartmouth North Community Centre & Dartmouth North Public Library has been closed since March 6 after the facility sustained significant flood damage. There is no projected reopening date.
Dartmouth North library and rec facility closed since flood nearly a month ago | CBC News
The Dartmouth North Community Centre and Dartmouth North Public Library has been closed since March 6 after the facility sustained significant flood damage. There is no projected reopening date.
www.cbc.ca
April 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Let them eat tanks