No more give-aways #nlpoli
Danny Williams is one of the richest people in Newfoundland and Labrador. He is a multi-millionaire who owns a successful hockey franchise in St. John’s. Danny Williams makes a lot…
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The Ins and Outs of Newfoundland Politics #nlpoli
Ralph Champneys Williams was a career British public servant who came to Newfoundland as the Governor at the tail end of one of the greatest periods of political turmoil in…
Insider baseball, again #nlpoli
Paul Davis delivered one of the shortest victory speeches Saturday night of any person elected to lead a party in power. Davis said very little but what he said might…
Premier Paul Davis #nlpoli
It took one more ballot than expected but Paul Davis is the new leader of the provincial Conservative Party and the Premier-designate of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Conservatives spent a…
Disconnection Trending #nlpoli
Tom Marshall got lots of coverage for his little ego-stroking farewell in the tradition of his ego-stroked predecessors. The media advisory billed it as a thank-you to public servants and…
The Spectators and the “Me” Generation #nlpoli
The official media advisory describes the event at Confederation Building this morning as an opportunity for Premier Tom Marshall to thank public servants “for the support provided by their work…
At last! #nlpoli
Without a doubt, this is the most interesting, entertaining and revealing thing to come out of the Conservative leadership campaign. This could probably use a bit of writing and editing…
Ragging the puck #nlpoli
The Conservatives will have a new leader this weekend. Tom Marshall will resign as Premier not long after and the new guy will take over. Terry French announced last week…
Everything has a price #nlpoli
Danny Williams famously once said that at some point, “principle converts to cash.” When his old friend Tom Marshall named a court house after Williams, the former Premier said this…
A fitting reminder #nlpoli
Tom Marshall has a few days left as premier so he figured the best thing to do would be to name the courthouse in Corner Brook after Danny Williams, Marshall’s…
Trash, Give-aways, and Conservative Policy #nlpoli
Friday is trash day in the world of political communications. It’s the day when you slip out stuff that is unpleasant in the hopes people will miss it. If you…
They’ve got a little list #nlpoli
Justice minister Terry French announced on Thursday that he’d be resigning in a couple of weeks time to take up a job in the private sector. French’s announcement looked like…
Voter Choice #nlpoli
When Kathy Dunderdale jumped or was flicked out of office in the first part of 2014, CRA boss Don Mills issued a release covering his company’s February 2014 self-promotion poll…
Johnson to give colleagues the finger on Friday #nlpoli
Finance minister Charlene Johnson will be leaving politics on Friday, September 5. Under changes that Johnson and her colleagues made to the provincial election laws, that means the Premier –…
Pension deal = good news #nlpoli
Three things: 1. The agreement to deal with the unfunded pension liability is a good thing for workers and for taxpayers. It deals with a substantial financial problem, which is…
Nalcor and the Eff In Way #nlpoli
Over at Uncle Gnarley, JM’s at it again with the first of a two-parter on Nalcor and its problems with forecasting for Muskrat Falls. Nalcor assumed that they would get…
Family reasons #nlpoli
The story flopped out on Friday morning, broken by VOCM, based presumably on information that came directly from Charlene Johnson herself. We can presume that because as the rest of…
Postmodern Jukebox: Maps
It’s the Friday before a long weekend. Enjoy some music. And if you like Morgan James, you can find more of her work at her website: www.morganjames.com. -srbp-
Shockwaves #nlpoli
The day after the by-election in St. George’s-Stephenville East, federal New Democratic Party member of parliament Ryan Cleary showed an interest in provincial politics some might find curious. “The question…
Big Dams and Empty Promises #nlpoli
Conservative leadership candidate Steve Kent may be running in third place in the race, but the guy makes bold promises. His energy policy includes the pledge about Muskrat Falls that…