Last week Premier Kathy Dunderdale told the House of Assembly something that was patently not true. She said that the public utilities board had endorsed the Muskrat Falls project. She did not mislead the House, as some suggested. To do that, K…
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The Sir Robert Bond Papers: Now that is what you call interesting #nlpoli
Labradore infuriates Connies both provincially and federally because the guy just knows his stuff and needles the little darlings at every chance. On Tuesday, he posted a chart showing the number of words recorded by Hansard for each member of the House of Assembly during the last session. He even
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The Telegram’s James McLeod took some time during a recent Estimates committee hearing on Monday to dash off a post at his blog about the ceremonial aspects of the legislature proceedings. He mentions the number of items in the House of Assembly chamber that came as presents from other provinces
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Workload Measurement #nlpoli #nspoli #cdnpoli
One of the most telling indicators of what government does is how much legislation they put in front of the legislature for approval. After all government can only do what it is allowed to do by the House of Assembly. Active governments that are doing lots of work usually have
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Seems that the goings-on in the provincial legislature are weighing heavy on many brows at the end of the first week the place is back in session since this time last year. Telegram editor Russell Wangersky has a column on it as does Bob Wakeham in the Saturday paper. Wangersky
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In some respects, it is a threat that would strike fear only into the hearts of Danny Williams’ Tories: If this problem is not resolved today, you can expect me to absolutely vilify your minister on Monday morning on Open Line. No broken limbs. No financial ruin. A call to
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Okay. So with the Premier babbling about cuts or not cuts, you could guess where the opposition parties would go during their second Question Period. Yeah, well guess again. Because something so obvious as a Premier who has no idea what she is talking about would seem like such an
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The gang at CBC shouldn’t feel sheepish. They might have been the ones who pushed it most aggressively but they weren’t the only news outlet that started talking up budget cuts and restraint based on what Premier Kathy Dunderdale told them. Here’s part of what the Premier said to CBC’s
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After the throne speech, the leaders of the opposition parties get to have their say in the legislature. Just as the throne speech sets the government’s agenda, so too can the replies set the agenda for the opposition parties. They could be committed to biting at the government’s heels and
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Excerpts from remarks by Clyde Wells, Leader of the Opposition, in the House of Assembly, in reply to the Speech from the Throne, March 10, 1988: …We will vigorously oppose that which should be opposed. We will criticize that which should be criticized. We will examine and question everything. It
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The always provocative and informative labradore posted a chart on Wednesday showing the number of days the House of Assembly sat in each session since Confederation. The information to make up the chart came from the legislative library, the group of people who provide information and research for the members
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