In late June I had the pleasure to visit New Brunswick’s Government House in Fredericton to attend a garden party hosted by the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, Brenda Murphy. For those unfamiliar, a ‘government house’ isthe term for an official residence of the monarch in Canada and around the Commonwealth. In Canada the government houses also
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The Maple Monarchists - Blog: Albert County Museum Jubilee Event: Speeches and a Surprise Announcement
The Albert County Museum held a tree planting and receptionto mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. The event was wellattended and, besides a tipsy flag, went off without a hitch. Speeches by the Dignitaries There were several invited guests including a representativefrom the provincial government (MLA Mike Holland), Villageof Hillsborough (Mayor
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Platinum Jubilee Calendar of Events for June in New Brunswick
Jubilee celebrations are finally starting to heat up along with the weather. Note that this is a partial list that may be updated as I learn about other events taking place. Unfortunately, trying to keep track of events across the country is a bit too much for me so I will only
Continue readingNorthern Currents : New Brunswick workers could have a 4-day workweek by 2028
Mackenzie Thomason, leader of the NBNDP, recently announced new policy goals that will improve the lives of working-class people. This is a dual-pronged approach; the goal is to provide a four day work week for workers, with little or no loss in pay.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Adam Hunter reports on the increasingly public campaign by Saskatchewan doctors to have public health taken seriously in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. And Marshall Ross, Leona Morris and Robert Tanguay write about the trauma front-line healthcare workers are facing – and
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: The New Brunswick Branch of the Monarchist League of Canada once again has Vice-Regal Patronage
I mentioned back in October, 2018 that I had been named chairman of the New Brunswick Branch of the Monarchist League of Canada. 2019 was a good year with contacts being reestablished, educational materials distributed to a few schools in south-east New Brunswick, and a Victoria Day luncheon in Fredericton for the membership to discuss priorities
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Queen’s (and King’s) Counsel
The New Brunswick government recently announced the appointment of eleven lawyers as Queen’s Counsel. But what is a ‘Queen’s Counsel’ and what is its history? Marie-Claude Blais of New Brunswick was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2010 The idea of a special position in law either representing or advising the monarch began with the
Continue readingAlberta Politics: The economics of small nuclear reactors, touted by Jason Kenney as a ‘game changer,’ just don’t add up
When Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says small nuclear reactors “could be a game changer in providing safe, zero-emitting, baseload power in many areas of the province,” as he did Sunday in a tweet, he’s pulling your leg. For a variety of economic and technical reasons, the scenario Mr. Kenney described
Continue readingAlberta Politics: A Family Day toast to Don Getty, whose record is underwhelming, but whose best-known achievement was one for the ages
The winters around here are long. Even with social media Canadians need a February holiday. Come to think of it, given what the Internet has turned into in the few years since it arrived on the scene with such promise, we need a February long weekend even more than we
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: The Canadian Monarchy in the Year Ahead
While 2019 has been an exciting year politically, the CanadianMonarchy has been low-key in a lot of ways. The GovernorGeneral seems to have adapted to her new role and put hermark on it. The government’s questionable decision to cancelthe free royal portrait program was balanced out by the recentappointment of
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: New Brunswick Branch of the Monarchist League of Canada gets a new Chairman… Me?
During the recent provincial election(which I took part in) I was offered theposition of Chairman of the NewBrunswick branch of the MonarchistLeague of Canada. The branch hadbeen sadly inactive since 2015 whenBarry MacKenzie stepped down aschairman. Barry left a void and it could not be easily filled. Earlier thisyear the League
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Self-insurance for workers doesn’t work
This is a guest post from Rod Hill, a Professor of Economics at the University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus. A previous version of this post first appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph Journal. In a report this month for the Halifax-based Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS), entitled
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: New column day
Here, expanding on this post about New Brunswick’s failed attempt to become a corporate tax haven – and why Brad Wall’s attempt at a similar scheme for Saskatchewan is similarly doomed. For further reading…– Again, the outline of Shawn Graham’s scheme to win over corporations as a tax haven is
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: The race to nowhere
Following up on in the Saskatchewan Party’s budget plan to benefit the rich with tax cuts (with the explicit aim of making corporate taxes lower than any other province) while soaking everybody else, it’s worth offering a reminder what happened to the last Canadian province to try the exact same
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Deconstructing political discourse in Alberta: Doublethink is alive and well in recessionary Wild Rose Country
PHOTOS: Parson Manning spreads the Gospel of Market Fundamentalism in his days as leader of the Reform Party of Alberta. The actual neoliberal preacher-men of Confederation may not appear exactly as illustrated. Photo grabbed from Elmer Gantry, the mov…
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic voting in New Brunswick (recap)
Strategic voting in New Brunswick Strategic voting in Fredericton: vote Liberal Strategic voting in Saint John-Rothesay: vote Liberal Strategic Voting in Madawaska-Restigouche: vote Liberal Strategic voting in Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe: vote Liberal Strategic voting in Fundy Royal: vote NDP
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic voting in Fundy Royal: vote NDP
The riding of Fundy-Royal in New Brunswick is a long shot for strategic voters. Fundy Royal the 2011 vote break-down in Fundy Royal was: Con (58%) / Lib (10%) / NDP (27%) / Green (5%) the strong second place finish of the NDP combined with a weakening of Conservative support just backing the NDP here. Other posts: Strategic
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic voting in Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe: vote Liberal
The riding of Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe in New Brunswick offers another opportunity for strategic voters to work together to defeat the Conservatives. Strategic voting inMoncton-Riverview-Dieppe In 2011, the breakdown of votes (link) was: Con (37%) / Lib (31%) / NDP (28%) / Green (4%) Eric Grenier at 308.com predicts that Liberals (whose support in Atlantic Canada has increased since 2011)
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic voting in Saint John-Rothesay: vote Liberal
Strategic voting inSaint John-Rothesy Continuing our survey of strategic voting opportunities in New Brunswick, we turn our attention to Saint John-Rothesay in the last election, the electoral results in Saint John-Rothesay were: Con (50%) / Lib (16%) / NDP (31%) / Green (3%) a recent local poll conducted by Environics found voting intentions as follows: Con (38%) / Lib (33%) / NDP (25%) / Green (4%) This
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic Voting in Madawaska-Restigouche: vote Liberal
Another New Brunswick riding where strategic voting could make a difference is Madawaska-Restigouche. Its MP, Bernard Valcourt, is in a close race with the Liberals. Strategic voting in Madawaska-Restigouche the results in 2011 were (see link): Con (40%) / Lib (35%) / NDP (19%) / Green (2%) Eric Grenier at 308.com projects the Liberals successfully taking the riding. strategicvoting.ca urges
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