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…
Ed Hollett
Cenotaphs and Veterans #nlpoli
The Town of Placentia has a new cenotaph.Here's how the Southern Gazette writer described the new monument: "The Cenotaph is a tribute to those from all the current and former…
Cenotaphs and Veterans #nlpoli
The Town of Placentia has a new cenotaph.Here's how the Southern Gazette writer described the new monument: "The Cenotaph is a tribute to those from all the current and former…
Updated NL Public Service Numbers, 2003-2016 #nlpoli
A couple of access to information requests - pdf 1 and pdf 2 - gave the world some new numbers on the growth in the core provincial public service from…
Updated NL Public Service Numbers, 2003-2016 #nlpoli
A couple of access to information requests - pdf 1 and pdf 2 - gave the world some new numbers on the growth in the core provincial public service from…
Policy Stagnation #nlpoli
The provincial government has been on its current course since about 2007. There were three elements to the Conservatives agenda under Danny Williams. They changed somewhat over time but these…
Policy Stagnation #nlpoli
The provincial government has been on its current course since about 2007. There were three elements to the Conservatives agenda under Danny Williams. They changed somewhat over time but these…
The Supreme Court of Canada #nlpoli
When the Church Lady shows up, you know your comment on the Internet has hit the mark.The term comes from the self-righteous character made famous by Dana Carvey on Saturday…
The Supreme Court of Canada #nlpoli
When the Church Lady shows up, you know your comment on the Internet has hit the mark.The term comes from the self-righteous character made famous by Dana Carvey on Saturday…
The Price of Revanchism #nlpoli
Churchill Falls occupies a unique place in Newfoundland and Labrador's political culture.Most of what people believe about Churchill Falls is just sheer nonsense. Made up. Never true. Completely ludicrous. But…
The Price of Revanchism #nlpoli
Churchill Falls occupies a unique place in Newfoundland and Labrador's political culture.Most of what people believe about Churchill Falls is just sheer nonsense. Made up. Never true. Completely ludicrous. But…
Water Rights, Muskrat Falls, and the Muskrat Falls Disaster #nlpoli
Forget everything else that you know about Muskrat Falls.The entire project hinged on Nalcor's ability to control water flows on the Churchill River. Nalcor's internal assessments showed that without the…
OCI dumps troubled shrimp plant on taxpayers #nlpoli
Ocean Choice International is in better financial shape today, having successfully dumped a surplus shrimp processing facility on the people of Port Union. The plant - seriously damaged in 2010…
Afraid of a second moratorium #nlpoli
During the filibuster in the last session of the House of Assembly, education minister Dale Kirby reminded everyone of why the current administration is following its financial policy.Didn't want to…
Fernando 2: Liberals start Tory-style poll goosing #nlpoli
It's August and Corporate Research Associates is in the field.On Tuesday, Ed Joyce told the people of Holyrood, Isles aux Morts, and Jackson's Arm that they would each be getting…
Whitbourne, schools, and democracy #nlpoli
Parents in Whitbourne took the provincial government's English School District to court over the closure of the local school.They won.It's proof that a few determined people can use the tools…
Trump and Proto-Trump and babies #nlpoli
Speaking about his popularity and the loyalty of his supporters: "They say that I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters."…
Gandhi, Mandela, and a guy in a chicken suit #nlpoli
If the provincial New Democrats had sent a garden gnome around the province, odds are that the photos he'd have brought back would be more interesting than the stuff Earle…