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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦
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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social Β· Jun 13
[email protected] Premier Houston has big ideas on offshore wind power

Australia is having big problems

"Building a wind turbine requires significant amounts of steel, copper and aluminium, all of which doubled or tripled in price between 2020 and 2023".

reneweconomy.com.au/why-offshore...
Why offshore wind developers are pulling out at the lastΒ minute: Lessons for Australia | RenewEconomy
The cancellation of Hornsea 4 in the UK follows a spate of similar decisions elsewhere. What is causing developers to pull out when they are due to make their final investment decision?
reneweconomy.com.au
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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social Β· 19h
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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social Β· 1d
Our catch-up billing was correct but was almost impossible to understand. NS Power is extremely week in accounting and programming.

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Joan Baxter @joanbaxter.bsky.social Β· 1d
Lots of questions about Tim Houston’s surprise shuffle of the NS cabinet. Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton is out … was he not quite enough of a yes-man? Was he not supposed to let slip that Cabot Golf wants to occupy part of the Mabou Beach Provincial Park? So many questions needing answers.
suzannerent.bsky.social Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social Β· 1d
Tim Houston is taking over as minister of everything, er, energy.

You know what? Shitty leaders think they can do everything but the best leaders hire people they trust and are capable at the job.

This kind of micromanaging doesn't end well.

news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/10/2...
New Cabinet Will Drive Development
news.novascotia.ca
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Jodie Turner 🍁 @jodieturner.bsky.social · 1d
Uranium-friendly premier takes on energy ministry. Not happy news. #NovaScotia

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
N.S. Premier Tim Houston shuffles cabinet | CBC News
In a surprise move, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston shook up his cabinet Tuesday, moving out three people, bringing in two new members and reassigning other roles.
www.cbc.ca
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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social Β· 2d
Get rid of analysis paralysis

Do things overnight to test. Expand on successes. Get rid of failures.

www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Edward Keenan: There are two key lessons Toronto’s traffic czar should take from New York City
Here's how Janette Sadik-Khan got the Big Apple moving as transportation commissioner.
www.thestar.com
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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social Β· 3d
Fracking is another industry that causes water problems - poisons or drains ground water.
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Indivisible βŒπŸ‘‘ @indivisible.org Β· 4d
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
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Gwenda @goonda13.bsky.social Β· 5d
I can't believe they'd even consider fracking after the water shortages we've had this year. I guess that's what you get from cons.
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social Β· 6d
#Halifax Regional Municipality is also handing out #water to people living on wells.

Meanwhile, Sobeys and Aquaterra pay just $768.85 to #NovaScotia to take hundreds of millions of liters of water from wells in Colchester County.

Remember: Nova Scotia is still in a drought.
timbousquet.bsky.social Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social Β· 6d
The Nova Scotia government is handing out $700,000 in vouchers for people with failed wells caused by the drought, so they can buy bottled water.

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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social Β· 6d
Two national exoneration stories today started with the efforts of @timbousquet.bsky.social and the tiny @halifaxexaminer.ca

Alberta SIRT investigating police efforts in wrongly convicting Glen Assoun

The wrongful conviction & execution of Ralph Sampson for murders that NEVER happened
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Jan Brown @writenrun.bsky.social Β· 6d
And please note this story only got told by the CBC because Tim Bousquet of the Halifax Examiner spent months painstakingly researching and writing about it - a fact our national broadcaster failed to acknowledge. :-(
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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social Β· 6d
1. NS is in the middle of a severe drought. Fracking often wrecks the water table and domestic wells. Not a great mix

2. NS crown land is only about ΒΌ of the province. Uranium exploration and mining will make a mess of privately owned land
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natureloverns.bsky.social @natureloverns.bsky.social Β· 6d
This guy is scary. He is very anti-democratic, not just in this case but repeatedly. And he does it so quietly that Nova Scotians don't even seem to be noticing.
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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social Β· 6d
From @timbousquet.bsky.social at the @halifaxexaminer.ca

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/justice/inve...

The Examiner has a tiny budget and deserves your support. I'm a subscriber
Investigation into police wrongdoing in Glen Assoun case finally begins (updated) - Halifax Examiner
Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) to investigate police malfeasance connected to wrongful conviction of Glen Assoun.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social Β· 7d
Why do reporters accept SIRT's statement as fact? I doubt they have done any investigating, just quoting RCMP statement.

Or is it a deliberate effort to blame the dead woman for her own death?
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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social Β· 7d
Was the officer certified in use of the Tazer?

Was it the same officer who shot & killed the woman with the knife?

Why can't an officer deal with a knife non-lethally?

Check back in 2 years for the SIRT report.
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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social Β· 9d
Man, if they assign post-season umpiring assignments on regular season ratings, I can't imagine how bad the guys who didn't make the cut were if this guy did
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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social Β· 9d
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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social Β· 9d
"Even at the outer edges of the city, where cars have traditionally reigned and biking infrastructure is sparse, you can find a Bike Share dock.

β€œYou have to put the bikes in places to create the demand, if it's not there, no one's ever going to use it.” "

www.thestar.com/news/gta/how...
How Bike Share went from death’s door to one of Toronto’s fastest-growing ways to travel
How self-cleaning toilets, the pandemic and bike lanes made Toronto Bike Share a staple of the city, and how Doug Ford’s battle against bike lanes will shape its future.
www.thestar.com
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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social Β· 9d
Premier Houston @nsgov.bsky.social , I look forward to your comments on all the off-shore wind turbine problems mentioned in this article.

www.ft.com/content/bc64...
Offshore wind industry’s development blown off course
The sector’s progress has been hindered by a combination of rising costs, project delays and a hostile US government
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Alex @admiringbog.bsky.social Β· 11d
The six-feet distance is such a throwback to 2020. I thought that was really jarring.
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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social Β· 10d
Still zero minutes played by the starting 5.
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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social Β· 10d
2020 - Canada blamed contact and droplets. Other than Italy, airborne was denied

Proper air filtration is needed in healthcare facilities
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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social Β· 11d
Congrats. Plus Europe sounds awesome.

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Robert McMillan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social Β· 11d
FYI @deadder.bsky.social