Cycling through Newfoundland Politics #nlpoli
A couple of recent posts included the invented word “stragedy”. As some of you figured out, it’s a deliberate combination of strategy and tragedy that reflects the strategic tragedy and…
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Spending Comparisons #nlpoli
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) released its annual summary of health care spending health care last week. This is a pretty basic collection of numbers that show how…
Mind-Numbing Sameness #nlpoli
The Conservatives were looking to the by-election in Conception bay South to break their losing streak. As it seems now as voters in the district head to the polls on…
More political stragedy #nlpoli
Paul Davis started out as Premier talking about his plan to run a national competition to find a communications director for his office. There’s been no mention of Davis’ missing…
A renaissance feast for Christmas #nlpoli
Fans of politics in Newfoundland and Labrador have two excellent books that should be at the top of their Christmas gift lists this year. First among unequals: the premier, politics,…
The Devil’s Snare #nlpoli
The latest eruption of the Manning political controversy volcano is evidence of many things. Not the least is that Premier Paul Davis and his team have a monumental problem in…
Public Service and Bad Judgment #nlpoli
Shortly after she was appointed to cabinet, Judy Manning told CBC that she was taking a significant cut in pay from her solo law practice to take the new job…
The October 2014 NTV/MQO Poll Numbers #nlpoli
NTV commissioned NTV to poll opinion about the provincial Conservatives a month after Paul Davis took over as Premier. The party choice numbers are simple enough: Liberals at 37, Conservatives…
Things that raise alarm bells #nlpoli
As it becomes more clear that the two recent murders of Canadian soldiers had less to do with terrorism and more to do with people who are otherwise screwed up,…
“We are an island economy” and other nonsense #nlpoli
CBC’s On Point this weekend delivered up some all-too-familiar conversation on the budget and a political panel talking about Judy Manning but sometimes you have to look closely at things…
A Greek Tragedy #nlpoli
While you are busily mulling over the possible implications the drop in oil prices might have on the provincial government’s budgets, distract yourself by pondering some of the other implications…
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning… #nlpoli
We will remember them. Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent Corporal Nathan Cirillo -srbp-
Get the police out of politics and politics out of the police #nlpoli
They just don’t look like recruiting ads. That’s the most striking thing about a series of television ads airing in Newfoundland and Labrador. There’s no sense of an invitation to…
Call of Duty meets Police Academy #nlpoli
It’s hard to imagine a more politically tone-deaf set of ads than the three currently in circulation by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary ostensibly as part of a recruiting campaign. The…
Oil and the budget #nlpoli
Lots of people are wondering what the changes to the price of oil will do to the provincial budget. It will have an impact: no doubt about that. But trying…
Double-down Locke #nlpoli
“I didn’t see this coming,” Memorial University economist Wade Locke told the Telegram’s James McLeod the other day. Locke was talking about the dramatic drop in oil prices over the…
International expert on key Muskrat Falls feature to deliver public talk #nlpoli
People interested in one of the big geological uncertainties that could affect the Muskrat Falls dam will have a chancer to hear from an international expert later this month. Dr.…
What’s in a name? Justice edition #nlpoli
Premier Paul Davis changed the name of the justice department to “public safety”. The local chapter of the Canadian Bar Association wrote a letter to Davis. They complained that the…
Election Stragedy #nlpoli
Charlene Johnson quit the legislature first. The chief electoral office has been plugging special ballot voting in the seat she vacated since the early part of October. For those who…
The Manning – Coleman Correlation #nlpoli
Some people who read The Independent last week thought that there was a debate going on between Hans Rollmann and Drew Brown over Judy Manning’s appointment as attorney general and…