Christine Saulnier (she/her)

Excerpt from this article with some questions: Under what circumstances would citations be added to a report commissioned by the government and compiled by trusted academics? Was Al used in the editing process? If so, why? Were there any checks and balances in place to ensure that no mistakes were introduced to the text? Was someone using Al irresponsibly in editing a report that contained recommendations about the responsible use of Al?

@pamframpton.bsky.social asks some good questions about an EDUCATION report done by academics for the NL gov that was then edited and now has fake references. Taking away from the report’s recommendations. Eroding trust is costly for a democracy #nlpoli
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A budget with vision!

My family dr gave me a box of tests this week. You can’t even get them for free anymore unless you say you are immunocompromised. But we who aren’t immunocompromised should be making sure we aren’t getting others sick. I see flu +covid tests available online for sale -may have to start buying them.

Agree. Health care services should be mask mandatory. They even dropped it at the blood clinic. And air quality is such a problem. I now know to ask to keep air exchanges on regular or higher for evening events- most buildings auto cycle down. Using a portable co2 reader has been informative.

"And I feel strongly that we have a social contract by living together, that we do need to look out for each other. And fortunately, looking out for yourself equally looks out for others."
I agree with Halperin.

Vaccines are part of our social contract.

I had to top up my measles one too.

Nova Scotia free Covid and flu vaccines appointments can be booked here or with your family dr: novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/booking/c...

Saying, 'Well, I don't care, I’m happy to get infected. If I get infected, I can deal with it,' that's great if you choose to do that, but you're also making that choice for the others around you, too," said Halperin.

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Part-time SMU, MSVU faculty hit the picket lines in Halifax The professors and instructors at SMU walked off the job Thursday morning joining colleagues from Mount St. Vincent in striking.

Asking for a bit of security!
« Right now, part-time faculty have to apply for a separate contract for every course they teach every term, even if they have taught the same course before…many members work for years with no guarantee of income beyond short, months-long contracts. »#pse #nspoli

Building Inclusive Communities: A Policy Agenda for Nova Scotia Municipalities that Leaves No One Behind - CCPA As municipal elections approach in October 2024, Building Inclusive Communities: A Policy Agenda for Nova Scotia Municipalities that Leaves No One Behind lays out ways to turn the values of social and...

Bringing services back in-house a recommendation @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social made repeatedly, recently as part of our municipal report. It has many advantages including saving money, and better, more responsive service, job security & better worker benefits. More municipalities should do so #nspoli

Cape Breton Regional Municipality dumping garbage contractors Cape Breton Regional Municipality council voted to lease equipment and hire operators to take over weekly curbside collection

“I look forward to the savings in the solid waste department and the opportunity for us to increase our workforce and to better serve our citizens” Says the Cape Breton Regional Muncipality's Deputy Mayor. This is what the evidence shows of bringing services back in house. #nspoli

« These workers are the poorest paid precarious academic staff in Canada.

Ranked the 3rd best undergraduate university in the country, Part-Time Faculty members, who deliver the core mission of SMU, are among the lowest paid. » #canlab

To understand some of the issues at stake and why there is strike action at MSVU starting Oct 22 and possible other strike at SMU by @cupe3912.bsky.social members
Read on.

Poster graphic says: STRIKE ACTION CONFIRMED AT MSVU FOLLOWING THE FINAL ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS, NO AGREEMENT WAS REACHED WITH THE EMPLOYER. STRIKE BEGINS: WEDNESDAY, OCT 22, AT 12:01 P.M. TEACHING, GRADING, AND NEW MATERIALS WILL STOP. KICKOFF GATHERING: SETON BUILDING ENTRANCE NOON, OCT 22.

Dal academic contract staff have reached a tentative agreement. MSVU CUPE 3912 members have failed to reach an agreement. SMU 3912 part time faculty have conciliation tmrw and are also strike ready. solidarity! #pse #halisky

N.S. municipal electric utilities say Maritime alliance brings big benefits | CBC News Nova Scotia municipalities with their own electric utilities say a new Maritime alliance will strengthen their sector, which is the province’s only alternative to Nova Scotia Power.

Community-based public utilities and cleaner energy. Interesting alliance.
Can we expand these options as alternatives to NS power?
#nspoli
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A path through the forest covered in a blanket of fall leaves.

Trail information plaque CONSERVATION WOLFVILLE WATERSHED NATURE PRESERVE This 605 acre Preserve is home to many exceptional natural features, including old-growth Hemlock forests towering above large, steep sided ravines. The property also supports stands of Acadian forest, on the path to becoming the old-growth Acadien forest that once thrived on this landscape, and a diversity of interesting plants and animals. The protection of this is the result of a unique partnership between the Nove Scotia Nature Trust and the Town of Wolfville, under the visionary leadership of Mayor Robert a Stead. This exciting precedent for government conservation is the first agreement of its kind in Canada. The protection of this property ensures that its unique ecological features are preserved for future generations to enjoy. The site also provides excellent educational and ecological research opportunities. The Preserve is part of a province-wide network of Nature Trest conservation lands, protected forever, in partnership with private landowners. and community partnership in land Please respect this protected ares. Help us to preserve this natural treasure for future generations.

View of fields and Blomidin Mountains and the Minus basin chocolatey colour water. Photo taken in Gaspereau valley.

Fall is beautiful in Nova Scotia. This is a lovely 5km hike. Wolfville watershed nature preserve. The Annapolis valley is a treasure.

“We’re staying, we’re not leaving, we’re not going anywhere. They can try to come at us with their guns and their injunctions and whatever they wanna do, but we’re not leaving.” www.halifaxexaminer.ca/indigenous-n...

Dismissed and depressed: Survey digs into women’s health in the Maritimes | CBC News The results of a first-of-its-kind survey in the Maritimes paint a bleak picture of women censoring their health concerns amid a pattern of dismissal and bias within the health-care system.

resounding 86 per cent of respondents said significant changes are needed to improve women's health.”Ask & they will answer. 27,317 responded, they expected 2000. Action clearly needed as well women report—”a pattern of dismissal and bias within the health-care system.”

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Dismissed and depressed: Survey digs into women’s health in the Maritimes | CBC News The results of a first-of-its-kind survey in the Maritimes paint a bleak picture of women censoring their health concerns amid a pattern of dismissal and bias within the health-care system.

“A resounding 86 per cent of respondents said significant changes are needed to improve women's health.”Ask & they will answer. 27,317 responded, they expected 2000. Action clearly needed as well men report—”a pattern of dismissal and bias within the health-care system.”

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Reading media stories about prefabricated homes. Is that not what Kent homes are? Why aren’t they leading on this? Has not the Maritimes always used these mini-homes as affordable options for decades?

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New report. Proud to be co-author. To say our labour standards is outdated is an understatement!

Five provinces increase minimum wage, but some worry it may not have the ‘intended effect’ Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and P.E.I. increased their minimum wage on Oct. 1. What does that mean for employees and the businesses they work for?

"While the wage increases are welcome, there is still a gap between the new numbers and what it takes to keep food on the table and the lights on," says @csaulnier.bsky.social director of @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social #canlab www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...

Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others.

Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:

“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
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There’s still a big gap between Nova Scotia’s minimum wage and living wage. Nova Scotia’s new minimum wage brings the province to the middle of the pack compared to the rest of Canada. While this is an improvement, let’s not forget that Nova Scotia has some of the lowest average wages in the country and the gap between the minimum and the living wage continues to grow. Read our 2025 Living Wages Report to learn more.

not everyone is even entitled to minimum wage. All or certain classifications of the following employees are excluded: Farm workers  Apprentices  Playground or summer camp staff Sales and agents  Fishing boat employees Logging and Forestry workers  Construction workers  Property Maintenance Domestic workers  Supported employment Athletes while engaged in activities related to their athletic endeavour Self-employed and federally-regulated employees

Nova Scotia Living Wage Gap The new $16.50/hour minimum wage is $11.10/hour short of what workers need to make ends meet.

NS’s new min. wage brings NS to the middle of the pack compared to the rest of Canada, but let’s remember that NS has some of the lowest average wages in the country & the gap between the min. & the living wage is growing. Read our 2025 Living Wages Report to learn more: bit.ly/4h0nqBt
#NSpoli

Join us! The public investment in child care is one of the largest generational investments ever made. We need to get this right and that takes advocacy and pressure. #nspoli

Solidarity with these workers. Atlantic postal workers were out first. I stopped by the line last night on Almon. This is a critical service especially for rural communities. @cupwsttp.bsky.social

ANALYSIS | Nova Scotia's 3 main parties all face challenges as MLAs return to Province House | CBC News Each of the three main parties face challenges of their own as MLAs return to Province House on Tuesday for the fall sitting of the legislature.

« It's easier to make mistakes and work through them when everyone doesn't know where to find you from one day to the next. » ah democracy.
#nspoli

This will make more of a difference than specialty clinics ( which are also needed). The lack of education for all providers on the ‘specialty’ of having a uterus and all associated conditions from endo to menopause is truly astounding.

Nous recrutons ! La Guilde canadienne des médias cherche un·e conseiller·ère syndical·e dans la région de l’Atlantique (St. John’s ou Halifax de préférence). Date limite : 14 oct. 2025 cmg.ca/news/canadia...

How surgery took MAID off the table for this Halifax woman | CBC News A Nova Scotia woman who applied for medical assistance in dying after years of being denied out-of-province care for lymphedema recently had surgery in New Jersey — paid for by the provincial governme...

A battle that should never have been necessary.

When: Saturday, Sept. 20, 1–4 pm Where: Grand Parade, Barrington St. (in front of City Hall), #Halifax Join us for an afternoon of skills sharing and creative activity, with a fall fair type vibe... followed by a rally #halisky