This audio recording highlights the termination of Black firefighter Blair Cromwell on August 24, 2010 at a meeting held at Duke Tower, the corporate headquarters for the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia. At this meeting Deputy CAO Mike Labrecque of Corporate Services & Strategy has the divine task of terminating my 12 year career with the Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency Services. A career that had been riddled with ongoing incidences of harassment, discrimination, and numerous humiliating and defaming experiences, all under the watchful eye of senior management and some with the knowledge of HRM Mayor Peter Kelly and council. The same senior management that I am reported as, not being apologetic to. When the perpetrator becomes successful in having themselves painted as the victim, it is indeed a sad day for legitimate victims of discrimination and harassment here in Nova Scotia, fast becoming known as the “Mississippi of the North”. In this recording you will hear the deputy CAO describe their findings of an internal HRM corporate investigation. This investigation was presented to me and union leadership, as being independent of the fire service. Yet, present at the first meeting was senior administrative chief Larry Williams, who reports directly to the two named Plaintiffs Fire Chief Bill Mosher and his Deputy Chief Steve Thurber. At this first meeting Mr. Williams recorded the entire meeting. I am sure the contents of that recording were presented to his bosses for their personal and private use for their so called “private defamation” lawsuit that was initially funded by the taxpayers of Halifax Regional Municipality. I believe the citizens of HRM should be demanding their $30,000.00 repaid in full with interest from these two “private” citizens. How would it look for these two individuals to reap the rewards of a monetary settlement, thanks to the funding of you, the overtaxed HRM taxpayer. But not only has these two fire chiefs benefited from the generosity of the you, so has HRM themselves, by being able to use the names and information gained from the so called “private action”, funded by you. More information can be found on a newly created facebook page.
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