Peckford-era finance minister Dr. John Collins has another letter to the editor in the Telegram questioning Muskrat Falls. The continued problem with Nalcor’s (and government’s) decision to date respecting the project’s rationale and validity thus remains painfully obvious. The basis question is not whether Nalcor is wrong in postulating Muskrat’s
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I’ve been a little scattered lately. I arrived home from work on Monday to the sound of Kazoo cackling in the dark. The whole time I was taking my boots and jacket and stuff off, she kept saying “Hello,” and laughing, and I kept saying hello and laughing back. As
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On Obama’s likelihood of re-election, as the red line goes up, the blue line goes up. Fun with statistics:) (h/t)
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Climate Scientists Send In The Lawyers
Climate Science Legal Defense Fund Gets New Backing PEER Sponsors Effort to Counter Fossil-Fueled Attacks on Climate Scientists Washington, DC — The Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF) has found a non-profit home in Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) which provides it fiscal sponsorship and logistical support. CSLDF lets
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Chris Selley: The maddening pace of justice in Canada
"The fact is, Mr. Mugusera's case speaks to a broader problem with the pace of justice in this country. Governments are beginning to address this, but money is getting tight these days. Simply as a matter of self-respect, we owe it to ourselves to continue raising our expectations and demanding
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The story of Cran Campbell, who is on a mission to keep hate-speech off Craigslist: After sending a complaint to the CHRC in the fall, Campbell received a response this month. In a letter dated Jan. 12, early resolution advisor Jamie Masters said the CHRC will send a letter to Craigslist
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Wading through Locke on Muskrat (Part 3) #nlpoli #cdnpoli
[continued from Part 2] Debt One of the issues Wade Locke set out to address was the impact Muskrat Falls would have on public debt. For some other information on Muskrat Falls and public debt, check this earlier post. Slide 43 is a table of debt servicing amounts based on
Continue readingAn incremental, piecemeal lumbering monster
And that was the big Crown-First Nations Gathering. Nothing agreed to, no deliverables, no concrete date to meet and follow up in the future, and Harper getting praise because he *gasp* stayed the whole day rather than taking off at lunch like he’d planned. Oh, but there’s a lot of commitment
Continue readingThe Sixth Estate: Trueman Tuck, Man of God and Lobbyist Extraordinaire
Alternative title: how many degrees of separation are there between Ontario anti-wind activists and medical quackery advocates? Most of my trawling through the federal disclosure records and databases is simply menial drudgery. But there are occasional bright glimmers of something interesting and even humorous. One of those is Trueman Tuck,
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: Sun buries reader critics
Craig McInnes is a member of the Editorial Board of The Vancouver Sun so I assume his column speaks with authority of the newspaper’s editors. Tuesday, he applauded the CBC’s refusal to correct the conflict of interest involved in Legislative Bureau Chief Stephen Smart reporting on the Premier while his
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Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Millions for Woodstock Civic Center But No Time to Answer a Simple Adult Autism Care Question
Second from Left, NB Premier and Woodstock MLA David Alward PHOTO BY MICHAEL MACDONALD/NBCC WOODSTOCK On January 4 2012 I emailed New Brunswick Premier David Alward and relevant cabinet ministers the following inquiry which asked simply whether his government was considering helping autistic adults and is working on a modern, reality
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: What – and who – is behind last week’s University of Calgary public sector pay fairy tale?
Ken Boessenkool and Ben Eisen consider their latest fairy tale. Alberta public policy commentators may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Tom Flanagan directs the Wildrose Party’s campaign while the Alberta media looks on. A similar caveat applies to this image. Below that: Mr. Eisen and Mr. Boessenkool as they
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: Drowsy Canadians take note
Federal government has no business micromanaging RCMP commissioner, Toronto Star, January 22 2012 “Where does Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government get off trying to micromanage the Royal Canadian Mounted Police commissioner’s day-timer? “Newly-installed Commissioner Bob Paulson has just been told that he can’t meet with Members of Parliament or senators
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: State of the Canadian Union
When Americans want to know the direction their country is taking they watch their President’s State of the Union address. When Canadians want to know the direction their country is taking they should look at how many of them watched that same address. Last night when Barack Obama spoke to
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: The Crazy Cat Lady Down the Street Ain’t So Crazy Anymore!
Today I took it upon myself to try something different and partake in some investigative journalism, which basically consisted of me asking some contacts a series of questions regarding a rumor I recently heard about. What was the rumor you ask? Well, I recently heard something about the City of
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: State of the Union
Usually the SOTU is a complete snore full of empty rhetoric, lofty sentiments and flowery prose, but I have to admit that the one President Obama delivered tonight was relatively clear, concise (as much as these expansive things can be) and downright kick-ass in parts. When it becomes available I’ll
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: Salutations and Greetings!
A few days ago I was notified by Progressive Bloggers that my application to join their blogroll had been accepted! If you do not know what or who Progressive Bloggers are, I will tell you. PB is a site dedicated to politically inspired blogs that relate to Canadian events and
Continue readingWinning Hearts And Minds With The Best Gossip Columnist Money Can Buy…
. Because once you’ve got Jane Taber of CTVBellGlobeEverythingElse Media on your side, how can you lose. **** Need background? You’ve got it. Here, from 10 days ago, when we predicted that this would all soon come to pass without any real analysis of the photo-op with The Prime (which
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