Marc "Two Engines" Garneau and Bad Decision-Making #nlpoli
Cast your mind all the way back to the last time Canada bought new fighter jets.Ooop. Lost most of you already. No memory back that far.Well, it was the late…
Ed Hollett
What’s wrong #nlpoli
As with a lot of things in local politics, the most interesting thing wasn't the fact that Steve Marshall barred Roger Grimes from a hockey rink Marshall owns.What was fascinating…
Turning Point #nlpoli
The Great Filibuster of 2016 came to an abrupt end on Thursday after as the two opposition parties decided to pack it in, having gaining precisely nothing of any substance.The…
The ‘eart of Darkness #nlpoli
No one would be surprised if a cell phone video turned up in the next few days on youtube showing Dwight Ball before he broke his silence and talked to…
The Fan Klub, Churchill, and taxes – update
As the provincial Conservatives and New Democrats filibuster the levy bill in the House of Assembly that Winston Churchill quote about taxes popped up again.The ones pushing the quote hard…
The House and Twitter #nlpoli
Guest post by Simon LonoThe latest House of Assembly Twitter flap raises more issues that it first appears. Leaving aside the wisdom of the timing, it’s worth understanding why the…
Entitlements and examples #nlpoli
Canadian income tax law requires that all people over the age of 71 must take payments from their registered pension plan.Lorraine Michael is over the age of 71 and so…
What’s next for Nalco? #nlpoli
Just so that everyone is clear on this, it has taken Dwight Ball every single day from May 23 until June 2 to admit that he knew Ed Martin had…
Priorities #nlpoli
While everyone has been pre-occupied with Dwight Ball's psycho-drama this past couple of weeks, odds are most people missed a little bill that went through the House.The second Loan Act…
Anger Ball
Premier Dwight Ball got angry on Tuesday.He's angry at the suggestion that he approved paying severance to Ed Martin.Well, really he's angry at is how much Martin wound up getting…
Martin continues to seet provincial political agenda #nlpoli
On the surface, Ed Martin's statement on Monday confirmed what we already knew.Dwight Ball knew about and approved of Ed Martin's severance payment from Nalcor. Ball may not have known…
The Running Man #nlpoli
With questions swirling about what Premier Dwight Ball knew about severance payments to former Nalcor boss Ed Martin and when he knew it, Ball has asked the province's auditor general…
The Oracle of Brunei and The Prophet of Boswarlos #nlpoli
You know that the local news media are hard up for stories when they post the musings about the current budget of somebody from Newfoundland currently swanning it in Brunei.Well,…
The Oracle on the Parkway #nlpoli
Crude oil was trading north of US$50 a barrel for about 30 seconds this week.What with the government's cash deficit being $3.0 billion and all, CBC had someone write up…
Last Rites #nlpoli
This week Premier Dwight Ball became the punchline to a joke.Ball spent yet another day not giving straight answers to simple questions about what they knew and when they knew…
Alarums and Excursions #nlpoli
Dwight Ball is hiding details of his involvement in the decision to give an enormous and unwarranted severance package paid to Ed Martin despite the fact Martin had quit as…
Ball digs himself deeper into hole #nlpoli
Dwight Ball's latest version of Ed Martin's departure from Nalcor only deepens the political quagmire into which the Premier and his staff have worked themselves with diligent effort and persistence.Here's…
Red Flags #nlpoli
If you want to understand the depth of Dwight Ball's political problem, understand that as of Victoria Day, Paul Lane - never the sharpest of political knives in any drawer…
How government decides – From Bow-Wow to Basenji #nlpoli
The Liberals' signature policy initiative is Bill 1.It is so important that it is the only piece of new legislation the Liberals have introduced in this session that is directly…
How the other half pays #nlpoli
Brian Jones.Statistics Canada can be your friend. CANSIM 204-0001 to be precise.You don't have to manipulate numbers.There are roughly 221, 455 who earn below the $29,600 median income for all…