With the Conservatives who have been running the province since 2003, everything reduces to cash. For them, the only principle is cash. Not surprisingly, when it comes to the idea of electing senators to represent the people of Newfoundland an…
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The Sir Robert Bond Papers: Fortis buys Vermont power utility
Fortis Inc. (FTS-T) announced Monday it will buy Central Vermont Public Service Corporation. CVPS serves 160,000 customers throughout the state. This is the first American purchase for Fortis, a company that owns electricity generation and distributio…
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A new website tackles the disaster that is Muskrat Flls proposed by Premier Kathy Dunderdale. Amazing what you can do, if you want to. Predictable Update: In the CBC story on this Liberal initiative, take a look at the comments. Spot how …
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Other campaign music: Brian Tobin
Popular music is something of a fixture in political campaigns, both fictional and real. “You are my sunshine” and “Man of constant sorrow” turn up in O brother, where art thou? during a Pappy O’Daniel’s campaign. Franklyn Roosevelt …
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Your world. Your choice. Your future.
Memorial University granted an honorary degree on Friday to Edsel Bonnell. As the official news release put it: “In essence a man with two careers, Mr. Bonnell has excelled at both. Fifty years ago, Edsel Bonnell was the first person in Newf…
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