Open Data #nlpoli
James McLeod has released the data he compiled to produce his Saturday story on the number of people in the provincial public service who make a salary of more than…
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Chevron starts production at GORGON (Australia) #nlpoli
SAN RAMON, Calif.--(Chevron via BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 7, 2016-- Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced it has started producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) and condensate at the Gorgon Project on Barrow…
The Trump Phenomenon #nlpoli
The gaggle of American political scientists at the Monkey Cage have been doing a series of posts about Donald Trump's campaign for the republican nomination.They started with a post that…
Jim Thistle, 1954 – 2016 #nlpoli
Most of you have likely never heard of Jim Thistle.Jim passed away on Thursday after a brief illness. He was only 61 and until he was diagnosed with a very…
The Walking Dead #nlpoli
In China in these days of hard economic times, none are hit so hard as the people who work in zombie industries.These are industries that keep producing despite there being…
Serendipity do dah #nlpoli
Some people on da Twitter were talking about verbal tics like saying “ya know.”One of ‘em asks if the other had counted Danny Williams’ penchant for them.Yes, butts in yer…
The persistence of uncommunication in government #nlpoli
For some interesting insights into the way government works, take a look at an access to information request someone submitted for documents related to the bond ratings for the province…
A tax to build a tax #nlpoli
A tax to pay a tax.Interesting idea, no?Well, that’s what Jim Feehan suggested last week. He told a luncheon meeting of the St. John’s Rotary Club that the government should…
Lions, jellyfish, and a quotable Italian fascist #nlpoli
American media circles were all abuzz this weekend about a little episode on Twitter featuring Donald Trump and a quote he liked.Gawker created a Twitter account last year that spouted…
Things are THAT bad #nlpoli
David Thompson is an independent economist in the same way that Jerry Earle and Wayne Lucas are independent human resource consultants.But the problem isn’t that CBC couldn’t make a factual…
Sheilagh fits right in #nlpoli
What exactly is Sheilagh O’Leary?Did she get elected to Council in the Ward 4 by-election or is she a re-elected councillor?Well, never mind. She will fit right in with the…
Exit Reality on the Rock #nlpoli
Last fall, Conservatives, New Democrats, and assorted political watchers attacked the Liberals for the lack of detail in their election platform. Now, most of those same people are accusing the…
Uncle Ottawa’s cash #nlpoli
The federal government would run a deficit this year three times larger next year than the one the Liberals expected during the election campaign. The deficit this year is running…
Cabinet documents and no brainers #nlpoli
Years ago, a couple of enterprising reporters at CBC submitted what was then a request under the Freedom of Information Act for information about entertainment expense allowances for senior bureaucrats…
Muskrat Falls electricity prices… again #nlpoli
The infamous JM is at it again."Top 10 Muskrat Myths" (via Uncle Gnarley) rebuts 10 of the arguments in favour of Muskrat Falls. All of this has been argued before…
Evidence-based decision-making #nlpoli
James McLeod had a tidy piece in Wednesday’s Telegram on the government’s effort to find a way of out of the financial mess. it's well worth your time.The document McLeod…
If we dither, we die. #nlpoli
by Chuck Furey________________"Indecision becomes decision with time" someone once said.The current fiscal nightmare in Newfoundland and Labrador is real.One only need compare the amount of borrowing in 1933 (34%} to…
Fraser Institute, National Post, and other fools #nlpoli
If the issue wasn't so serious, it would be funny.Newfoundland and Labrador is up the financial creek, according to Charles Lammam, an analyst with the Fraser Institute, in a new…
Fraser Institute, National Newswatch, and other fools #nlpoli
If the issue wasn't so serious, it would be funny.Newfoundland and Labrador is up the financial creek, according to Charles Lammam, an analyst with the Fraser Institute, in a new…
Stepping on rakes: #nlpoli version
Premier Dwight Ball has changed his position. That’s the first thing.Here’s the way James McLeod described Ball’s position on cuts to the public service. It’s from the Saturday Telegram:“We’ve met…