The Grecian Formula and mineral rights #nlpoli
In the late 1990s, the provincial government faced some tough financial times. The debt and the size of the economy were the same number. The government went through the usual…
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Smoke, mirrors, and Harper’s senate moratorium #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Heading into an election and with the three major federal parties within five or six points of each other in the opinion polls, the Prime Minister has decided that this…
The Line They Didn’t Need #nlpoli
For some time now, Nalcor has needed an extra line from Bay d’Espoir to increase the capacity across the Isthmus of Avalon. They just kept finding excuses not to install…
Gull Island? Dead duck. #nlpoli
From the Financial Post, Tom Adams and Ed Hollett take a look at three issues that will hold up any development of Gull Island: While Gull Island might have a…
Reality check for the Ontarians, please #nlpoli
If nothing else, media coverage about energy talks between Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador shows just how much people don’t know about what is going on in the country. Not…
Always ready for a better tomorrow #nlpoli
Ontario and the faltering Conservative administration in Newfoundland and Labrador are talking about the possibility of developing Gull Island to supply Ontario with renewable energy. CBC’s online story on Monday…
Maternal mortality #nlpoli
Black women in the United States are twice as likely to die as a result of complications of pregnancy and childbirth as are white and Hispanic Americans, according to new…
Seven with one blow #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Seven companies in Newfoundland and Labrador have reached a deal with Elections Canada in the Penashue illegal contributions case. According to Canadian Press, the companies have reached an agreement with…
Arse Foremost #nlpoli
Politicians help out with each other’s election campaigns all the time. There’s nothing unusual for a municipal politician to work on a provincial or federal campaign or for a federal…
That’s gotta suck, big time #nlpoli
All the country’s provincial and territorial leaders – except for Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia – are in Newfoundland and Labrador this week for their annual conference. What an opportunity for…
It was Greek to me #nlpoli
After days of intense talks, the Europeans apparently have finally reached a final deal to help Greece out of its latest financial misery. Greece is broke. With a gross domestic…
Cripple you say? #nlpoli
Unnamed Conservative “insiders” have been talking about the Ches Crosbie nomination fiasco as if it was a rejection of a new Tory Jesus or something. The way they talk you’d…
Overcooked Ambition #nlpoli
Nameless Conservative Party insiders predict that without Ches Crosbie as a candidate, the federal Conservative party will be crippled in Newfoundland and Labrador in the next election. Supposedly Ches could…
The long summer campaign #nlpoli
Liberal leader Dwight Ball kicked off a 10 week campaign swing around the province this week. It’s basically a tour of the local festivals coupled that the party leaders do…
Confidence Builder #nlpoli
The public utilities board asked Liberty Consulting to review Hydro’s decisions in 11 projects. Hydro is looking for a rate increase. The board wanted to make sure the increase was…
Canadian Forces recruiting centres and demographics #nlpoli
The Canadian Forces is planning to move its three full-time recruiting staff out of the office in Corner and move them elsewhere. From now on, recruiting on the west coast…
Impotence and weakness #nlpoli
If you take John Crosbie’s version at face value, the Conservative Party rejected his son Ches as a candidate for the party in Avalon because of the intervention of David…
Way behind schedule #nlpoli
The reports you will likely read in the conventional media all peg the Muskrat Falls project as behind schedule. That’s what the latest project update from the provincial government and…
Through a glass, darkly #nlpoli
Imagine that Newfoundland history is enclosed inside a gigantic room. Inside the room everything is pitch black. Every now and again, someone opens the door and goes inside the room…
John Crosbie and the Last Crusade #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Every story told thus far about Ches Crosbie and the riding in Avalon has the unmistakeable odour of bullshit about it. The latest twist, namely that Senator David Wells was…