On Monday, Premier Kathy Dunderdale blew off any questions in the House of Assembly about Bill 29 with the comment that the centre for Law and Democracy said the province…
There’s no greater fraud, former Premier Danny Williams once said, than a promise not kept. In the House of Assembly on Monday, his successor claimed that Conservatives “do as we…
(Continued from Part 1) On October 19, Russell Wangersky wrote a column for The Telegram entitled "20 questions for the premier." Mr. Wangersky posed questions about the development of the…
Dwight Ball is the leader of the Liberal Party. He now has a chance to lead by example when it comes to donations for his leadership campaign. Ball told CBC…
On October 19, Russell Wangersky wrote a column for The Telegram entitled "20 questions for the premier." Mr. Wangersky posed questions about the development of the Muskrat Falls project. On…
The news release that announced a provincial commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the First World War includes right at the start a picture of two couples, one older, and…
Liberal supporters in the province elected Dwight Ball as the new party leader in voting that ended on Sunday. By the time this appears on Monday morning, you will likely…
No wonder the Conservatives are smiling a lot these days. Not only have the New Democrats imploded as an effective political force but their leader has decided her job is…
The provincial government announced plans to build two new ferries on Wednesday. The first one will cost $51 million. The new ferry will replace the Captain Earl W. Winsor, a…
Part way through her interview with historian Margaret MacMillan last September, the Globe’s Sandra Martin turned the conversation for the lessons we might draw for today’s world from MacMillan’s understanding…
Trumpet virtuoso Mike Herriott has a new CD titled “off the road”, available online from www.mikeherriott.com. Awesome music from an amazing musician but if that isn’t enough for you, he…
Amid all the new books hitting the shelves this fall, there are a few worth adding to your list either for yourself or as gifts. Over the next couple of…
A video by John Bonnell: -srbp-
With voting set to begin in the Liberal leadership campaign, Cathy Bennett took out newspaper ads that have stirred up a bit of controversy. On the face of it, they…
With the House of Assembly open again, the major topic of Question Period was Muskrat Falls and the second version of the deal to ship power to Nova Scotia. Premier…
Andrew Leach at macleans.ca took issue on Monday with the idea Canada’s economy is overly dependent on oil production. Leach notes that both the oil industry and oil industry critics…
A very smart guy scolded someone in a Twitter exchange recently with the observation that people don’t like it when others – especially politicians – talk down to them. Well,…
Make no mistake. This is not your New Democratic Party. For those who are active members, they cannot even say that it is “our party”. It’s hers. (Read more…)
There’s something wonderfully cute about the blind, unquestioning boosterism you get from some of the more aggressive groups of young political party supporters. All parties have them: the L’il Liberals,…
