To understand the communications problem the Liberal administration faces, look at the first and so far only decision they have taken on communications to date.Everything stays just as it is.Nothing…
To understand why access commissioner Ed Ring's ruling issued last Monday was troubling, you have to know some back story.Ring was ruling in an investigation over an access request for…
You have to get very seriously concerned when a cabinet minister can't or won't answer a simple question that has only one, simple, direct answer.Next week, the provincial government, the…
Stan Marshall is the guy who should have been running Nalcor in the first place.Well, if you wanted to make a successful business out of Nalcor, Marshall is the no-guff…
If you're not on offense, you are on defense.And in politics, if you are on defense, you are losing.The Liberals wound up on the defensive yet again Wednesday with the…
As if on cue, Danny Williams' publicist tweeted praise for Ed Martin as soon as news broke that Danny Williams' right-hand for so many years was leaving the energy corporation…
The provincial cabinet has known since January - at least - that the powerhouse at Muskrat Falls is only 15% completed despite a huge payout to the contractor.That's what Nalcor…
In the middle of all the screaming as the government unveiled its budget on Thursday, the editor of a regional business magazine asked, apparently in all seriousness, "Biggest question of…
According to the Oxford dictionary, financial austerity means "difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce public expenditure."Reduce government spending.Three key words.The most important is reduce, meaning to lower…
The speech finance minister Cathy Bennett read in the House of Assembly on Thursday was as horrible as the reaction most of the province have been having to it.That's not…
Today is budget day.There's been lots of speculation flying around, most of it a confirmation that people have little real information about anything. If you have been paying attention, though,…
Before we even get into this, let's be clear: the EY review commissioned by the provincial government was never, ever about cancelling Muskrat Falls.Not even remotely or theoretically.Dwight Ball said…
In the end there was something perfectly fitting in the way New Democrats dumped their failed leader.Every pundit around and lots of New Democrats believed that Mulcair would easily pass…
Information is good.Information is the basis of knowledge.Information is also power.That's why people who have information don't want others to have it.The power that comes from knowing is why some…
On Friday morning, Memorial University political scientist Amanda Bittner told a CBC Radio audience that the Telegram’s government-compiled list of public servants making more than $100,000 a year served no…
The teachers' union doesn't want the public to know the names of public servants in Newfoundland and Labrador.The news late on Thursday is that NAPE - the province's largest public…
As it turns out, the "commentary" on access from information and privacy commissioner Ed Ring is tied to a lawsuit coming from the province's teachers' union to block an access…
Two recent stories about the province's access to government information and privacy laws.Both of them are essentially nonsense.Short version for the new administration: cock-ups in comms and access to government…
This is the story of two politicians.One is a successful business man with major land developments in the works. He got into politics to defend his people against foreigners out…
St. John's city council is in serious trouble.They may not realise it yet. Indeed, many residents of the capital may not realise it, but city council has made a serious…
