CANADIAN LABOUR: WILDCAT STRIKERS DEFY UNION AND COMPANY IN NEWFOUNDLAND: Up to 1,000 workers have gathered near the road to Vale’s Long Harbour construction site in eastern Newfoundland this morning, as a wildcat labour dispute enters day five.Some employees have turned around, and many have joined in the protest,
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The Sir Robert Bond Papers: Beaumont Hamel and the Newfoundland nation #nlpoli
Mark Humphries is an historian at Memorial University. He spoke with CBC’s Chris O’Neill-Yates on July 1 about the impact of Beaumont Hamel on Newfoundland and Labrador. Humphries does an interesting job of putting the 700 dead and wounded on that day into a larger context. He likened it to
Continue readingSlap Upside The Head: Newfoundland Gets GSA Fund
Looks like Ontario may need to go to Newfoundland for some schooling on schooling. Clyde Jackman, Newfoundland’s education minister, just announced MyGSA, a $90,000 fund to help support the establishment of Gay-Straight Alliances. And it’s available to all schools offering grades 7 to 12. Cool stuff! It’s about time tha—Hey, McGuinty! Pay attention!
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CANADIAN LABOUR NEWFOUNDLAND: TROUBLE IN PARADISE It is a very old story out in Newfoundland way. Fish processing companies come and go, opening, closing and reopening elsewhere. All, of course, to keep labour costs as low as possible no matter what the effect on local communities. The Ocean Choice International
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CANADIAN POLITICS: THE REAL LAST MAN STANDING: It turns out that I was wrong about Winnipeg being the last Occupy camp in Canada. Recently the authorities have evicted a camp in Fredricton New Brunswick. This leaves one more still up and running ie Occupy Newfoundland in St. Johns. The Newfoundland
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Understanding the Newfoundland Results
Much like the recent Ontario election, there’s a big urban-rural divide in Newfoundland and Labrador.St. John’sPC – 40,143 (54.5%) – 10 seatsNDP – 28,879 (39.2%) – 4 seatsLib – 4,606 (6.3%) – 0 seatsRest of NewfoundlandPC – 86,322 (57.9%) – 27 seatsLib…
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Liberals hold on to Opposition in Newfoundland
With 37 seats for the Tories, some are calling it a “Loss” for the party, and others calling it a “Loss” for the NDP with only 5 seats. The Liberals, oddly, may have had the biggest victory, winning 6 seats and thus holding on to the Official Oppositio…
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Newfoundland and Yukon Vote 2011
You can watch the Newfoundland & Labrador results live here, and Yukon I’ll update later on.My own small projections for Newfoundland, at the current moment, are 39 PCs, 7 NDP, and 2 Liberals – respectively on 54%, 29.6%, and 16.4% of the vote.I do…
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Other provinces have elections too: Newfoundland Edition
Over on the Rock, the Tory dynasty is strong – so strong, in fact, that even the loss of its personable leader, replaced with a monotonous cabinet minister who probably orchestrated the entire thing, can still get their party over 50% of the vote.Kathy…
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Aylward Chosen as New NL Liberal Leader
Former minister Kevin Aylward will lead the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberals into the next election (coming up this October) after he was chosen among 7 candidates to replace Yvonne Jones, who stepped down due to medical issues.He’s a former environm…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Because Its Only A Matter Of Drowned Newfies
Bob Zimmer Makes an ass of himself: Because no matter where you come down on the issue once you’ve considered it soberly, simply poo-poohing the safety concerns of NFLD. fishermen in this cavalier a fashion is revolting.Source
Continue readingParliamANT Hill: N.L. rescue centre closure outrageous
Inspired by this headline:N.L. rescue centre closure outrageous: MP Harris
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The NDP, The Quebec Question and 50% + 1
Much has been made of Jack Layton’s “controversial” comments on a possible Quebec sovereignty referendum.The fact is that it is a very rational and defensible position. Based on the closest precedent, the entry of Newfoundland into Confederation, Quebe…
Continue readingMadLibMadLib: Election Campaign Gets Electric
Gilles Duceppe has jumped into the ring this morning with a great sound bite. He said that Stephen Harper “wants to regain the hearts of Newfoundlanders with Quebeckers’ money”. Hydro-Quebec is a source of huge pride among Quebeckers and it was built without federal money. It is a net exporter
Continue readingPop The Stack: Faretheewell to the Prime Minister of Newfoundland
So Danny Williams the premier of Newfoundland and Labrodour for the past ten years is stepping down because he feels he’s been there long enough and its time to move on…imagine that. He should give BC premier Gordon Campbell a call to advise him on how to exit politics gracefully. Anyways, after hearing this news […]