The Savage austerity trap: Halifax’s decade of decline

Why doesn’t council value Haligonians?

By Deny Sullivan

Halifax, like most municipal governments, takes pride in being the level of government closest to people’s daily life—whether that’s calling 311 for a pothole or contacting their councillor about the same pothole.

In return, the HRM has told us we’re not worth helping; the improvements in our city are simply not worth the cost. Desperately needed transit expansions get delayed for years and are still years away. Library workers can’t get a living wage. Stalled projects like re-working the Windsor Street Exchange become more difficult, more costly, and further away from council’s stated priorities.