Ed Hollett
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The Merry Christmas Financial Update and other sick jokes #nlpoli
First, anyone who keeps talking about the two percent HST cut simply has no idea what the hell is going on in provincial finances.Seriously.Give it up.You are only embarrassing yourself.Second,…
Blind in one EY #nlpoli
The new Liberal administration is firmly, irrevocably committed to completing the Muskrat Falls project regardless of the final cost to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador.We know the Liberals will…
Mr. Speaker Osborne #nlpoli
Members of the House of Assembly had the good fortune of having two fine candidates for Speaker.While SRBP endorsed Scott Reid, the House made an excellent choice in Tom Osborne.…
Adios comments section
The comments section at SRBP is gone, this time for good.The theory was great.People could offer their own views on your writing and then you could have an exchange of…
Scott Reid for Speaker #nlpoli
Liberal member of the House of Assembly Scott Reid is a candidate for Speaker of the House. By the looks of things, members will have a competition for the Speaker's…
The Quick Clay Dam #nlpoli
A very short post by James Gordon at Uncle Gnarley contains a whole lot of information about the dam Muskrat Falls.Gordon is a retired professional engineer with a 60 year…
Changing the direction. Changing the tone. #nlpoli
A month ago, a CBC “analysis” by David Cochrane warned against a band of Liberals running the government with too much power.Two weeks ago, another CBC “analysis” by David Cochrane…
The Bonds of Muskrat Falls #nlpoli
15 minutes.That’s all Tom Marshall said it would take to sell out the bonds on Muskrat Falls.He also said that a federal lone guarantee would lower electricity prices for consumers…
Revisiting the spring budget: a little thought experiment #nlpoli
Last spring, SRBP looked at some speculative budget projections using some different prices for oil and assumed growth in revenue from non-oil sources.The results weren’t pretty. The only way to…
Baker Ball’s Dozen: three challenges facing the new administration #nlpoli
The new Liberal administration will take power later this morning. Dwight Ball will lead a cabinet of 12.This is only the fourth time since 1949 that we have changed the…
The deficit in perspective: HST version #nlpoli
Some people are upset that the provincial sales tax won’t be going up by two percent. The current harmonized sales tax rate is 13%.If you wanted to – if it…
The Tory-gram Returns #nlpoli
And there it was. Top of the front page. Screaming headline. Economist warns Liberal plan doesn’t make sense. Right underneath a picture of the new Liberal Premier-in-waiting and the new…
Friends in high places: changing the HST in a hurry #nlpoli
According to a statement from the federal finance department on Wednesday, “the federal government will take any necessary steps to ensure that the rate increase does not come into effect…
Two solitudes #nlpoli
CBC and the Telegram carried a story on Tuesday that the province would be hit by a “mild recession” next year. There’s not much real news in that since oil…
The Hundred Days #nlpoli
“A new government has a very small amount of time in which to lay the groundwork for its term of office. It has about six months to show things are…
Townies and Baymen #nlpoli
Last week’s post on the political narrative war currently under way was a combination of two separate, but related ideas. The incoming Liberal administration – like all political parties –…
Voter turn-out #nlpoli
Political scientist Stephen Tomblin is concerned about the low voter turn-out in the recent elections. Tomblin thinks it is a sign that voters are disconnected from the political system. The…
The real Ministry of Magic exposed #nlpoli
The information the Conservatives leaked to David Cochrane Tuesday on the budget update confirmed the extent to which they are actually the ones who have been running the finance department…