There’s a phrase in Pam Frampton’s Saturday column on Muskrat Falls. A bunch of words dropped in easily, maybe offhandedly. Nothing that really stands out. Just a simple fact. The kind of thing that you might just skip past, unless maybe you’d be writing about this project since before it
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The Sir Robert Bond Papers: Heretics and Believers
Peter Marshall’s Heretics and believers: a history of the English Reformation from Yale University Press (2017) arrived as a belated birthday present on Friday past. It’s proven to be well worth the wait. As the official blurb describes it, “Peter Marshall’s sweeping new history—the first major overview for general readers in
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From my paper “Two solitudes”, Dorchester Review, volume 6, number 1, spring/summer 2016: “Newfoundland and Canada, separate countries for so long, exist as two solitudes within the bosom of a single country more than 65 years after Confederation. They do not understand each other very well. Canadians can be forgiven if
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Facebook has become hugely popular in Newfoundland and Labrador and, not surprisingly, some creative and enterprising fellow came up with a running joke – these days called a meme – featuring a fellow in a sou’wester. You find it called “newfie word of the day”. The text that goes with
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The best little book on Canadian politics and government in a long time. Starting with the basics, Dale Smith describes how the Canadian political system works and why things are like they are. The language is plain and that makes the idea understandable for as wide an audience as possible.
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Junk reporting of medical research
The Telegraph is a major conventional newspaper in the United Kingdom. And it spreads fake news. There’s nothing surprising in that. Most conventional news organisations produce some amount of pure nonsense in the course of a year. The crap content level varies from outlet to outlet and the people who
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In the midst of a political controversy over recent fishing quotas in NEwfoundland and Labrador, two people are talking about the need for better communication about science and the fishing quotas. Jacqueline Perry is the regional director of fisheries management for the fisheries and oceans department of the Government of
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Monchy-le-Preux #nlpoli
Very few Newfoundlanders and Labradorians let alone very few Canadians have ever heard of Monchy-le-Preux. People from St. John’s might know of Monchy Street, in the city’s Rabbit Town neighbourhood. It is there alongside Suvla, Cairo, and Edinburgh Streets and a few others that seem to people unaware of Newfoundland’s
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With the release of Ray Guy: the final columns, 2003 – 2013, almost every column Ray Guy ever published is now available in book form. This compilation is edited by Brian Jones, published by Creative, and contains a decade’s worth of writing Guy did for The northeast Avalon Times. The
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: The Andrew Potter Affair #nlpoli #cdnpoli
For those interested in the controversy caused by an opinion piece in Macleans, here are some useful links. 1. “How a snowstorm exposed Quebec’s real problem: social malaise” Sub-head: “The issues that led to the shutdown of a Montreal highway that left drivers stranded go beyond mere political dysfunction” Andrew
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Queen’s Counsel and other things that sound alike
“The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundlandand Labrador, today announced this year’s appointments to Queen’s Counsel by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.” That’s the lede from a news release issued in January about appointments for lawyers. On Friday, there was a little ceremony at Supreme Court in St. John’s where
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: A change is as good as a rest #nlpoli
After 12 years and two months, we are going to make some serious changes at Bond Papers. For one thing, we’ll be going from daily posts to weekly ones, most likely on Monday mornings. For another thing, there’ll be a change of content. There are some book reviews that have
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After 12 years and two months, we are going to make some serious changes at Bond Papers. For one thing, we’ll be going from daily posts to weekly ones, most likely on Monday mornings. For another thing, there’ll be a change of content. There are some book reviews that have
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Barry Inquiry Phase 2
Phase 2 of the Commission of Inquiry respecting the Death of Donald Dunphy will take place on March 9. It is a one-day symposium to discuss issues about public disclosure of information during a major investigation, use of force by poe, and investigation of serious incidents involving police officers. There
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Phase 2 of the Commission of Inquiry respecting the Death of Donald Dunphy will take place on March 9. It is a one-day symposium to discuss issues about public disclosure of information during a major investigation, use of force by poe, and investigation of serious incidents involving police officers. There
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: AIMS hires dedicated policy analyst for Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli
ST. JOHN’S, NL – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Hollett as a senior research fellow with a focus on policy analysis, public affairs commentary and general outreach for Newfoundlandand Labrador. “At this pivotal time, we believe that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians should set
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: AIMS hires dedicated policy analyst for Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli
ST. JOHN’S, NL – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Hollett as a senior research fellow with a focus on policy analysis, public affairs commentary and general outreach for Newfoundlandand Labrador. “At this pivotal time, we believe that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians should set
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Escape Hatch #nlpoli
Historian Gerhard bassler’s new book from Flanker examines efforts by the Government of Newfoundland to develop local industry by recruiting immigrants from Germany, Latvia, and Austria between 1950 and 1970. Based in large part on interviews Bassler conducted for other research on Germans in Newfoundland, this is a personal account
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Historian Gerhard bassler’s new book from Flanker examines efforts by the Government of Newfoundland to develop local industry by recruiting immigrants from Germany, Latvia, and Austria between 1950 and 1970. Based in large part on interviews Bassler conducted for other research on Germans in Newfoundland, this is a personal account
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