🗞️ Chaos at the Neptune

Hey folks 👋

Not to get too political this morning, but I highly doubt Pierre Poilievre stands much of a chance during his leadership review at the end of the year.

After giving up a federal election Conservatives were bound to win before Mark Carney’s became leader of the Liberal Party, I figured Poilievre might be done for. He had lost his own seat, had to find a comfortable Conservative seat in Alberta to make his way back to the House of Commons, and throughout all of this, most reasonable conservatives have criticized him for his extremist rhetoric.

What’s worse is that Poilievre has now taken to criticizing the RCMP. If there’s one thing conservative voters don’t like, it’s people who criticize the cops.

Poilievre went on the conservative podcast/YouTube channel Northern Perspective to say that former prime minister Justin Trudeau broke the law during the Aga Khan scandal and later may have broken the law during the SNC-Lavalin affair. He would follow this up by saying that the RCMP covered it all up and that the police force’s leadership is “despicable”.

Some Conservative members told CBC News under anonymity that this essentially proves Poilievre will never be PM. He’s too focused on his election defeat, his long-standing hatred of Trudeau, and refuses to curb his rhetoric to address current Liberal policies.

I think conservatives east of the prairies won’t miss Poilievre if he does go. He’s pushed an extreme conservative agenda too focused on social issues that the typical progressive conservative will never vote for, even if they like their local MP. Coming after the police over conspiracies will only push his base further away.

What’s funny enough is that there was some speculation after Poilievre’s election defeat that maybe Tim Houston would shoot his shot for federal leadership. It was all rumours, but as much as I disagree with our premier, I’d much rather his style of conservatism over the guy who took off his glasses so he could look cool to 20-somethings that get their politics from podcasts.

Have a great Thursday, everyone!

– B

📷 @creamy_yet_smooth

🌡️ Traffic & Weather

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ARTS + CULTURE

Affairs, lies, and overlapping dinner parties: Neptune's latest comedy is a hit

Neptune Theatre’s production of How the Other Half Loves is finally home after selling out its summer run in Ontario.

The British comedy opened Monday night after selling out its summer run at the Thousand Islands Playhouse in Ontario. Now, Halifax audiences get their chance to see what all the laughter was about.

Written by Sir Alan Ayckbourn—one of Britain's most celebrated playwrights—the 1970 farce follows three married couples whose lives become hopelessly tangled through infidelity and misunderstanding. Frank is the boss who employs both Bob and William. Bob is having an affair with Frank's wife, Fiona, while his own marriage to Teresa is falling apart. Meanwhile, Mary wrongly suspects her husband William of cheating.

The Coast’s Emily Edwards writes on the hilariously chaotic play How the Other Half Loves, playing at the Neptune Theatre until Nov. 16.

🤔 Need To Know

🐋 The provincial government has granted a lease for 80 hectares of land and water on the Eastern Shore for North America’s first whale sanctuary—the project, headed by an American non-profit, has been pending approval for three years.

🗳️ Former residents and descendants of Africville have voted to dismiss the board of the Africville Genealogy Society—members have criticized the board for a lack of accountability, primarily in holding board elections every three years.

🚨 Colchester County RCMP have arrested two youths after a video was circulated of a violent assault on another youth in August—the victim, who was allegedly threatened with death by the other youth, sustained serious injuries.

🎃 Treat yourself to Schoolhouse Gluten-Free Gourmet’s spooky (and scrumptious) vegan, gluten-free Halloween donut specials - now available to order for delivery next week!*

🍽️ Don’t miss out on eat make share: a taste of immigration, an interactive exhibition and discover the surprising histories of the Canadian foods we love and much more!*

😋 The Downtown Dartmouth Fall Food Crawl is back Thursday, October 23 from 5:30pm-8pm (or sell-out). Check out our incredible food scene and celebrate Small Business Week through this self-guided, walking food sampling tour.*

🍟 Downtown? Think Willy's Fresh Cut Fries and Poutines. Serving Halifax since 2008. We've seen it all, and are still going strong to serve you!*

🥞 Devour! Cabane à Sucre Brunch — Oct. 26, 10 AM, Wolfville. Feast on maple ribs, confit salmon, and duck-fat pancakes with L’Acadie & Barreling Tide pairings $50.*

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🗞️ In Other News

🏫 More than 150 part-time faculty at Mount Saint Vincent University walked off the job on Wednesday after contract negotiations fell through—their union cites job security and wages as major issues.

🏛️ Opposition parties are criticizing the Nova Scotia government for shuffling cabinet ministers—NDP house leader Lisa Lachance voices concern over naming a new housing minister without creating a provincial housing department.

🏠 Dalhousie Legal Aid says tenants rights are under threat in the province as fixed-term leases become more prevalent—these leases do not automatically renew and are often used to ignore rent caps.

🗓️ Things To Do

Looking for something to do this week? Check out these Coast picks:

🗓 Francofest 2025: Francofest is Halifax's festival of Francophone cultures. Come party in French, practice the language, or simply enjoy Francophones cultures. | Oct. 23-Nov. 1 |

🗓 Yuk Yuks Halifax presents Carey Lee: The East Coast's funniest and most prolific musical comedian comes to Halifax. Hosted by Morgan Cranny and featuring Etay Kuperman. | Oct. 24-25 | 8:00PM | $25.00 |

🗓 HFX Premiere & Awards Atlantic Canada 48 Hour Film Project: 18 teams of about 200 filmmakers drew genres and had to make 4-7 minute films including a character, line and prop in only 48 hours. This premiere at the Halifax Central Library shows what happens when creativity meets an intense deadline. | Oct. 24-25 | 7:00PM | $22.92 |

Have an event to share? Let us know at [email protected].

⚓️ What’s In The Harbour

➡️ The Torm Dagmar tanker departs Halifax for Antwerp at 7am.

🚢➡️ The Enchanted Princess cruise vessel arrives in Halifax at 7am and departs for Canadian seas at 5pm.

🚢➡️ The Allura cruise vessel arrives in Halifax at 8:30am and departs for Canadian seas at 5pm.

🚢➡️ The Zim Iberia container vessel arrives in Halifax from Valencia at 10:20am and departs for New York at 11pm.

🚢 The IT Intrepid cable layer arrives in Halifax from Freeport at 12:30pm.

➡️ The Pictor container vessel departs Halifax for Argentia at 6pm.

➡️ The One Minato container vessel departs Halifax for New York at 9pm.

➡️ The Atlantic Sea container ship departs Halifax for Liverpool at 11pm.

🍴 Where To Eat & Drink

🍗 Get your Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich from Wave Foods before it’s too late! Topped with double smoked bacon, wave sauce, lettuce, and tomato on a brioche bun.

🍨 Check out Churned’s banana bread ice cream, blended with real bananas, nutmeg, cinnamon, in-house banana bread and candied walnuts.

👀 In Case You Missed It

🎶 The largest celebration of music in Nova Scotia is almost here, and with it comes a bevy of awards for the province's most talented musicians. Nova Scotia Music Week begins in Yarmouth this Thursday, Oct. 23, with the awards ceremony taking place on Sunday, Oct. 26. In the lead for nominations is Mik'maq folk singer and fiddler Morgan Toney with five nominations, followed by hip-hop artist KAYO with four nominations. Braden Lam, Jah'Mila, KC Okoye, Million Vibes, Mo Kenney, and PINEO & LOEB all have three nominations each. Members of Music Nova Scotia had the chance to vote in the Music & Industry Awards as long as they were in good standing and voted for a minimum of 50 percent of the categories this year, with there being 30 categories in total. This vote, as well as jury scores, determines the winners of each category. The Coast’s Brendyn Creamer lists every nominee in each category as Nova Scotia Music Week 2025 kicks off this Thursday.

🏛️ Premier Tim Houston unexpectedly shuffled his cabinet. pushing out three ministers and bringing in two newcomers—portfolios have also been shifted between some ministers.

🚨 The fire chief and deputy chief of a now-defunct fire department in Cumberland County are facing criminal charges for an assault earlier this month—Christopher St. Peter and his brother Dylan allegedly assaulted Dylan’s ex-girlfriend, according to sources.

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