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CHMA FM reports on 'local governance reform minister' in town on Friday morning for meeting #DanielAllain #PCNB [reposting]

What's up with the government in New Brunswick?

"Minister Allain is due at town hall on Friday morning. The meeting’s agenda has not distributed in advance, but it will be a relatively short one, with just one hour set aside to meet with councillors and representatives from the future Entity 40."

At this link:

Local governance reform minister Daniel Allain to meet privately with elected officials in Sackville Friday » CHMA 106.9 FM (chmafm.com)

http://kingjohnthethird.uk King John III

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Common Law Court Vis Legis

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Re-posting from May 5, 2022...

THIS YEAR DANIEL ALLAIN the "reformer" is running as the leader for the "Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick" competing against Don Monahan.. its a "divided" race with the "rurals" vs. "urbans" in our province.. imagine that?

More here:  N.B. Progressive Conservative leadership candidates meet for debates

Follow Allain on X for updates here:

Daniel Allain (@DanielAllainNB) / X

Marco MacLeod - Frank Magazine NS freebie

 Frank Magazine NS freebie

tell yer friends..

Exclusive: Marco MacLeod, like you’ve never heard him before! – Frank Magazine

Hot off the presses..

"August 14, 2026

 

 News

Exclusive: Marco MacLeod, like you’ve never heard him before!

They say that if you haven’t suffered for your art, it’s worthless. Good news for Marco MacLeod, then!

In case you missed it, Frank broke the news earlier this week that MacLeod, Premier Tim Houston’s Energy Minister, has a secret sideline as a rapper who spits violent, sexist and misogynistic rhymes. Can you believe that music written and performed by MacLeod had been hiding in plain sight on the internet since June 2023?

But when the story broke, MacLeod panicked and flushed everything down the memory hole. The Falls EP by Meadowville is no more. Wiped from Spotify. Scrubbed from Apple Music. Purged from Amazon.

The satirical press believes this represents an incalculable loss to the historical record. So we have committed to preserving what we can, limited only by the capacity of the Frank Legal Dept., the fair-dealing provisions of Canadian copyright law, and the dire shortage of forensic audio restoration technicians.""

RURAL RENAISSANCE: How Canada’s Oldest Town Reinvented Itself

Oct 14, 2021 ANNAPOLIS ROYAL

In 1975 the King's Theatre in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, was a dump - there is no other way to say it. BUT it didn’t stand out because it matched all the other shabby and dilapidated buildings in the downtown business district of the Town of Annapolis Royal. The restoration of the Theatre in the early 1980s acted as a catalyst in the economic revitalization of Annapolis Royal, and now that story is being told! This documentary captures the story of the Annapolis Royal Development Commission and its impactful projects that now, 40 years later, are still the backbone of the community. Spearheaded by Jane Nicholson and AIRO, with the support of filmmaker Andrew Tolson and researcher Wilfred Allan, what started out as a short video for the community has become an hour-long documentary to show what is truly possible when a community comes together. Community and economic development in rural Nova Scotia is a long process. This documentary shares the impact of a project begun over 40 years ago and shows how the community continues to benefit from those efforts today. The documentary also acts as a touchpoint for future generations to consider when they look back 40 years from now. Spoiler alert - the King's Theatre has remained a beautiful and integral part of the community! It features incredible performances and has been lovingly maintained by a dedicated team of staff and volunteers over the years. It is definitely no longer a dump! For more information on AIRO visit: https://www.ruralopportunity.com For more information on filmmaker, Andrew Tolson, visit: https://www.andrewtolson.com For more information on the Town of Annapolis Royal visit: https://annapolisroyal.com For more information on King's Theatre visit: https://www.kingstheatre.ca

reposting from August 2025.

Merger of the Century: Why Canada and America Should Become One Country - Diane Francis

Re-posting... 

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Though the United States and Canada are the world's largest trading partners, internal politics and long wait times at the shared border have hurt both trade and tourism. With Asian economies on the rise, noted Canadian journalist Diane Francis argues that the United States and Canada should merge to become an economic superpower-- one with unparalleled access to natural resources. In her book, Merger of the Century: Why Canada and America Should Become One Country, Francis lays out her plan for a future union, providing strong arguments and citing impending social, political, and natural crises as reasons to do so.

I wonder if Andrew Black would like to borrow my copy of Diane Francis' "Merger of the Century" book from 2013?

Frank McKenna interviewed 2021 by "Huddle Today" #Coviets #DonMills #DavidCampbell

 

At this 2021 link:  Podcast: Why Frank McKenna Wishes He Were Governing Today - Huddle.Today

"He also provides good ideas on how to engage with the public in the social media age. Not that he is thinking about running again but McKenna does say this would be a great time to be in politics.

Listen to the chat with McKenna in the player above or on your favourite podcast platform. Search for “Huddle Insights” on platforms like Apple and Spotify, and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode. You can also listen to past conversations there or here.

The “Insights” podcast combines the experiences of an economist, David Campbell, and a social scientist, Don Mills, to explore the challenges and opportunities facing Atlantic Canada, to promote data-driven decision-making among policymakers, and to encourage a wider dialogue and debate leading to greater prosperity for the region.

“Insights” is part of a Huddle podcast network that also features Home Office, hosted by Huddle editor Mark Leger."

And then they retired Saint John based publication Huddle... in 2023..

Benita Levin's reports on X

 

Happy Pride Season 2026... Struts Gallery's Latest Visiting Funded Artist & Local Broken Youth Skatepark Dreams..

 "Woke" and being awake.. more here:

Geoff Russ: Woke 1 was crazy. Woke 2 is worse and has already conquered Canada

"playing in punk bands"... writing government grants [ who knew? ] with the latest visiting Struts artist here: Open Studio Artist in Residence | Alex Apostolidis

" 12 August- 16 Sept 2026

Struts is pleased to welcome Alex Apostolidis, our next Open Studio Artist in Residence of 2026.

"Throughout my practice, I explore how gender and sexuality relate to capitalism through media, the status quo and interpersonal dynamics by combining archetypes and personal narrative to create image-based works across print, photography, video, performance, sculpture and site-specific installation. My recent practice has focused on video, exploring the notion of reimagining television as a space for DIY communal creation and education. This video practice is community-based, generally working with a large team more so akin to film production but I’m curious to narrow down and focus on simplifying these productions. I believe taking into account the larger contemporary efforts of broadcast and attempting to foster communal bonds with others to create a network is an act of reclamation of power in the broadcast landscape."

Alex Apostolidis is a queer multi-disciplinary artist with an image-based practice working in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang (Montreal, Quebec). Using chaos and comedy as cloaking devices, they explore communal experience of mass media and deviance from cultural hegemony in broadcast media  through performance, video art and photography via subject matter such as television and kitsch memorabilia.  Apostolidis’ performance practice has spanned playing in punk bands, acting in plays and short films, and performing and directing their own experimental narrative durational performance pieces. They founded the ongoing video and performance project “IWant2BeOnTV” - which make videos and performances addressing power dynamics typically seen in cable television. Alex has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography at Concordia University. Notably, their works have been shown at Celine Bureau (2023) and Artch (2023), Art Souterrain (2022) Montreal, QC, Performance is Alive (2019), Brooklyn, NYC. 

More information about their residency and how you can be participate in Alex's project coming soon!

The Open Studio Residency Program is generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Arts & Culture NB, and ArtsNB."

When Did Art Become So Totally Queer? When "Getting Funding" Decided Who Gets Boosted & Who Does Not... There is however ..... NEVER any money for a skatepark project though #BuildBackBeauty

Its been a long time watching the summers drift by with zero action on behalf of OUR youth who presented in the Town Hall to the elected officials regarding a new skatepark venue.. none of them are still involved in local politics shown below.. none of them did anything to help advance this project over the last 15 years.. amazingly..

Waiting how long? 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026... the truth is this project was a no-brainer but it has also been an era of crazy that has not subsided but instead has ramped up... I miss the good ol' days of normal sane folks.. maybe a miracle will return those days to us?