When the going gets tough, the tough go fishing. In this case, a bunch of politicians in a tough spot with voters are fishing among a small bunch of politicians in Ottawa for support in their campaign to turn a deal achieved in 2013 into something else entirely. This isn’t
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The Sir Robert Bond Papers: All they need for Christmas is new talking points #nlpoli
Keith Hutchings – the provincial cabinet minister leading talks with the federal government on European trade – issued a statement on December 9, 2014.that began with a simple statement. “In June, 2013,” Hutchings began, “our governments agreed that, in exchange for the [provincial government] agreeing to lift minimum processing requirements
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Ministers confused about public money in stalled $100 million mine project #nlpoli
In addition to the $17 million in public cash announced in 2011, the provincial government has given an additional undisclosed amount of public money from several departments to a company trying to re- open a fluorspar mine on the Burin Peninsula. Justice minister Darin King made that apparently unwitting disclosure
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