The Great War and Newfoundland Political Memory #nlpoli
“It is sobering to think,” historian Sean Cadigan wrote in the Telegram on Tuesday, “that the memory of the casualties of war has been used partially for later political purposes…
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Forget-me-not #nlpoli
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Forget that Orange Wave Thing #nlpoli
Two-thirds of respondents to the most recent Abacus-VOCM News poll said they believed the Liberal Party will win the next provincial general election. That’s an important question because recent American…
Rex, re-districting, and getting it right #nlpoli
Rex Hillier: the first political victim of the bill that redrew the political map in Newfoundland. Simple story. Easy peasey. And complete crap. (Read more…)
The not-so-rare leap: @abacusdata June 2015 #nlpoli
Two different polls from two different pollsters using two different polling methods have shown basically the same thing: the New Democrats and Conservatives are duking it out for second place,…
Porter makes history #nlpoli
Steve Porter made history on Thursday night. He defeated an incumbent in the House of Assembly – Rex Hillier – in a party nomination fight. This doesn’t happen very often,…
She’s a class act all the way #nlpoli
The House of Assembly closed on Tuesday, likely for the last time before the next election. Sure, Premier Paul Davis said he may call the House back in the fall…
Purity Factories’ advertising no treat at all #nlpoli
Venerable local food manufacturer Purity Factories has a new advertising campaign featuring its delicious cream crackers. On a billboard in the east end of St. John’s, the line in big…
George Murphy quits politics #nlpoli
Whenever anyone runs down politicians as a group, remember George Murphy. And then kick the boor who ran down politicians a lash in the arse. That’s basically that sort of…
Tree Politics #nlpoli
From your humble e-scribbler’s yard, the province’s political parties as revealed by trees. First, we have the Conservative Party. Knows it’s a tree Lots of branches down below. Up at…
No equity? No surprise. #nlpoli
It didn’t take long for Paul Davis to get the comparison he was looking for last week. The Telegram – not surprisingly – offered it up in the editorial on…
What district is Earle in, again? #nlpoli
Since the bill to change provincial districts cleared the House last week, the provincial New Democrats have been tweeting sanctimoniously about the harm done to rural districts by the bill.…
The politics of information #nlpoli
A couple of recent post are reminders of how important it is to take a look at issues in the province from another perspective. On June 10, you will find…
Newfoundland forcing Quebec’s hand on Old Harry #nlpoli
The Bay du Nord field is far offshore and far from development, Paul Davis’ optimism notwithstanding. It’s way the hell offshore (about 500 kilometres), way the hell under water (more…
A troublesome and costly pattern #nlpoli
There are so many problems raised by Premier Paul Davis’ zeal to sign an agreement with Statoil for the Bay du Nord that it is difficult to know where to…
The Moveable Fixed Election Date #nlpoli
Arguably, the greatest fairy tale the Conservatives spread after 2003 was that Danny Williams didn’t take a salary from the people of Newfoundland and Labrador. The truth was he collected…
Brad Wall’s case for abolishing Premiers #cdnpoli #nlpoli
Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall thinks that making the senate an elected institution that better reflects Canadians is too hard. Rather than reform the senate, Wall wants to get rid of…
Small things and big differences #nlpoli
The Auditor General delivered his annual report on some of the provincial government’s programs and services on Wednesday. We learned, among other things that provincial government consulting contracts have gone…
A tonic for NDP Amnesia #nlpoli
When he was a member of the House of Assembly in Newfoundland and Labrador, NDP member of parliament Jack Harris double-billed the legislature for more than $2,000 in expenses and…
The cost of out-dated ideas #nlpoli
The Barry Group plant near Corner Brook pays a better price for crab than a competitor in New Brunswick. New Brunswick fishermen can’t steam across the Gulf of St. Lawrence…