Big News or something #nlpoli
Yes it is a slow time of the year for news.But you do have to wonder about some of the Big Stories lately:1. What precisely did Kathy Dunderdale say that…
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Big News or something #nlpoli
Yes it is a slow time of the year for news.But you do have to wonder about some of the Big Stories lately:1. What precisely did Kathy Dunderdale say that…
Tourism Indicators #nlpoli
These days, Chris Mitchelmore does what Steve Kent used to do: hype tourism numbers.More people.Tourism is big.Yay.Hooray.Yeah, well, take a breath.As we noted in 2008, actual tourists - non-resident visitors…
Tourism Indicators #nlpoli
These days, Chris Mitchelmore does what Steve Kent used to do: hype tourism numbers.More people.Tourism is big.Yay.Hooray.Yeah, well, take a breath.As we noted in 2008, actual tourists - non-resident visitors…
Zero-based governing #nlpoli
The provincial government has been going through a spell of something called zero-based budgeting as part of its ongoing efforts to cope with the massive government financial problem.ZBB, as it…
Zero-based governing #nlpoli
The provincial government has been going through a spell of something called zero-based budgeting as part of its ongoing efforts to cope with the massive government financial problem.ZBB, as it…
Late Summer Reading #nlpoli
From the University of Toronto Press:"The years after Newfoundland’s confederation with Canada were ones of rapid social and economic change, as provincial resettlement and industrialization initiatives attempted to transform the…
Late Summer Reading #nlpoli
From the University of Toronto Press:"The years after Newfoundland’s confederation with Canada were ones of rapid social and economic change, as provincial resettlement and industrialization initiatives attempted to transform the…
Same circus #nlpoli
Somewhere in Newfoundland and Labrador, someone may not have heard the news.There is oil and natural gas in the ground under water off our coast.Never mind that this has been…
Same circus #nlpoli
Somewhere in Newfoundland and Labrador, someone may not have heard the news.There is oil and natural gas in the ground under water off our coast.Never mind that this has been…
Wanna talk loopholes? #nlpoli
Regular readers shouldn't be surprised to discover the Liberals put a giant loophole in their independent appointments commission law that said, in essence, that they didn't have to use the…
Wanna talk loopholes? #nlpoli
Regular readers shouldn't be surprised to discover the Liberals put a giant loophole in their independent appointments commission law that said, in essence, that they didn't have to use the…
Wanna talk loopholes? #nlpoli
Regular readers shouldn't be surprised to discover the Liberals put a giant loophole in their independent appointments commission law that said, in essence, that they didn't have to use the…
The Headpiece of the Staff of Ra-Ra #nlpoli
The provincial New Democrats claim the Liberals broke their own independent appointments commission law when they appointed a bunch of folks to senior executive positions in the provincial public service…
The Headpiece of the Staff of Ra-Ra #nlpoli
The provincial New Democrats claim the Liberals broke their own independent appointments commission law when they appointed a bunch of folks to senior executive positions in the provincial public service…
Message Control #nlpoli
Memorial University professor Alex Marland has a new book on the market. Brand Command is about political communications. Marland interviewed a lot of people and did a lot of research…
Message Control #nlpoli
Memorial University professor Alex Marland has a new book on the market. Brand Command is about political communications. Marland interviewed a lot of people and did a lot of research…
Being from there #nlpoli
Some people are very agitated at the prospect that the next justice of the Supreme Court of Canada might not "represent" Atlantic Canada like Justice Thomas Cromwell does.How exactly does…
Being from there #nlpoli
Some people are very agitated at the prospect that the next justice of the Supreme Court of Canada might not "represent" Atlantic Canada like Justice Thomas Cromwell does.How exactly does…
The word is "curious" #nlpoli
B'y, it is really hard to call the changes announced on Wednesday as a "shake-up" of the public service or any kind of major change to anything really.Aside from chucking…