Les vrais newfies #nlpoli
Sometime late in the last century, Bloc NDP leader Tom Mulcair said something in the Quebec National Assembly about Newfies. Mulcair apologised for the remark during his campaign stop in…
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Cabinet control of Crown corporations #nlpoli
Hearings at the pubic utilities board revealed that senior executives at Nalcor received hefty bonuses again in 20914 as they have in other. Ostensibly, they are a reward for achieving…
Political Calculations 2 #nlpoli
The next provincial general election finishes on November 30, 2015. Not the way you are used to thinking of it, right? You think the election happens on that day because,…
Political Calculations #nlpoli
As you look ahead to the fall election, the bigger political addicts among you are likely trying to figure out different aspects like how the parties might run the campaign.…
Putting the questions about the debate #nlpoli
The Liberals have decided to skip the provincial leaders debate sponsored by VOCM and the St. John’s Board of Trade. The reason, according to Liberal leader Dwight Ball is that…
The state of federal politics in Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli
There is a problem, apparently. A very big problem. In the current federal election, none of the federal party leaders have visited the province yet. On Friday, three of the…
Near the bottom of a very big rabbit hole #nlpoli
Thursday was one of those days where you felt like you had dropped down the rabbit hole with Alice. Or maybe had indulged a bit too heavily in some mind-altering…
Three months later … #nlpoli
In June, SRBP used the CRA poll from the second quarter of 2015 as the basis for a bit of “what if” thinking. Consider that the Liberals have dropped seven…
Finding the voice of the next generation #nlpoli
“My Government will harness the desire among Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to cultivate greater cultural, financial and moral autonomy vis-à-vis Ottawa.” That’s from the 2007 throne speech. At the time, the…
Senior appointments in 2015 #nlpoli
Orders in Council up to the end of August 2015, show that the cabinet has made on 13 appointments at the rank of deputy minister and assistant deputy minister since…
Adios to another one #nlpoli
Clyde Jackman is the latest provincial Conservative to quit politics. That’s not surprising. He was supposed to go in 2011 but hung around to make sure the party didn’t have…
Timeliness #nlpoli
The federal and provincial governments need to sort out a royalty regime for the areas of the seabed outside the 200 mile exclusive economic zone. Wylie Spicer of McInnes Cooper…
Leadership and opportunity #nlpoli
On Tuesday, the provincial Conservatives launched their election campaign. It was to be built solely on the image of Paul Davis as a great leader. They labelled the campaign Davis…
Omega Man #nlpoli
The word that comes to mind when you look at the new provincial Conservative party website or the davis165.ca site isn’t fresh, new, rebounding, or even trying. It is “alone”.…
New Englanders know you’re bullshitting ‘em, Paul #nlpoli
The New England governors and eastern Canadian premiers were in town on Monday for a quick meeting. The only thing that seemed to make local news was talk about electricity…
Ferry Tales #nlpoli
There are times when you have to wonder if provincial cabinet ministers actually realise how moronic they sound to everyone else. David Brazil is the transportation minister. By his own…
Chainsaw Earle keeps austerity on the table #nlpoli
NDP leader Earle McCurdy called the province’s major open line show on Thursday and by the sounds of things he hasn’t backed off the position that the size of the…
NL NDP boss admits deeper “austerity” on the table as gov cash situation worsens #nlpoli
“All options are going to have to be considered I guess, from both the revenue and the expenditure side, to make the best of a challenging situation,” NDP leader Earle…
We should put up a statue or something #nlpoli
There’s something a bit surreal about the news this week. Well, not really the news itself, so much as the way people are reacting to it. The drop in oil…
The Uri Geller of MUN Economics Strikes Again #nlpoli
Does anyone really take Wade Locke seriously anymore? Really? Do they? Seriously. Go back to last October to see why. The next time reporters have Wade on camera, give him…