District seven Councillor Laura White checks in to discuss the completed Halifax Regional Municipality budget- details include student bus passes, downtown parking, plans for the Halifax Forum, and the permitting process for multi unit structures on former single home lots. 

For our first Author Series discussion at Atlantic News, Brenda Tyedmers, author of Mrs. Walford and Bretton Loney, author of Unsettling Time discuss their books set in Halifax.  The two works, set in 1749 (Unsettling Time) and 1887 (Mrs. Walford) share common themes and showcase Halifax at different points in its history.

Jerry Bannister, Director of the MaEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance at Dalhousie University, discusses the institute's mission of providing a bridge between Canadian citizens and their government.  In our discussion we touch on how the ideals of Alan J. MacEachen guide the institute, Halifax in 1970 and how the current Provincial budget reflects the state of democracy.  

In this discussion Don talks about how his book acts as a field guide for individuals looking to identify the architectural history of buildings in their city. We focus on Halifax and debates over the future of the Memorial Library and  other heritage buildings. Why should we preserve heritage buildings in our city and how should we go about this?

District Seven Councillor Laura White discusses City Hall matters. 

Laura White provides an update from Halifax City Hall.

District 10 (Clayton park/Bedford) Councillor Kathryn Morse discusses changes strong mayoral powers would present to the HRM and also where we are on transportation policy.

District seven Councillor Laura White returns to set up the issues facing the HRM council when they return next week.

Laura and I discuss the upcoming HRM council meeting and issues of increased Mayoral power, the budgetary process and the planned bike lane on Morris street in Halifax.

Agenda for July 8 HRM council meeting:

https://pub-halifax.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=e702c253-4757-42b1-8f10-404cebe18578&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English

David and I speak about biking in Halifax and the HRM and the recent Mayoral motion to halt funding.

David's book recommendations:

Killed by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion That Science Underlies Our Transportation System. By Wes Marshall

Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch MigrationBy Sara Dykman