Commemoration Day, 2013 #nlpoli
Tread softly here! Go reverently and slow! You let your soul go down upon its knees And with bowed head, and heart abased strive hard To grasp the future gain…
Edward Hollett
Did his nose just grow… again? #nlpoli
According to Nalcor boss Ed Martin, the absence of a mere $15 million of old-fashioned 2D seismic was an obstacle to multi-billion dollar global corporations doing business offshore Newfoundland and…
The Crucible #nlpoli
If the Conservative Party in Newfoundland and Labrador threw out people who had been a Liberal or a New Democrat before, there wouldn’t be enough people left in it to…
Water and beans #nlpoli
You don’t make the kind of telephone calls Cathy Bennett has been making if you aren’t already headed toward an announcement you will go after a political party leadership. What…
Cathy Bennett to seek Liberal leadership #nlpoli
SRBP expects that Cathy Bennett, chair of the Bennett Group of companies, will announce her bid for the provincial Liberal leadership next week. More to follow… -srbp- .
Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act and municipal politics #nlpoli
You mean the Hell’s Angels won’t be deterred by a committee of people telling Doc O’Keefe what they think he should do? -srbp-
Will he bring more than guesses? #nlpoli
Corporate research Associates president Don Mills is in St. John’s on Wednesday to speak to the Board of Trade. He’s already teased up his visit with a news release on…
The Saviour Lives… Again #nlpoli
With the polls looking bad for the Conservatives and good for everyone else, there’s no surprise at word over the long weekend that Dean MacDonald is thinking about a run…
The Year of Living Dubiously #nlpoli
Conflict of interest is great thing to deal when there is a chance of stopping it or dealing with it, not six or seven years later. Back in 2006, conflict…
Cost Creepy Crawlies #nlpoli
Maybe it’s the lack of independent corroboration in this Telegram article that just sends a chill up your spine. That’s the one where Nalcor officials insist they are doing a…
The Article 82 Question #nlpoli
Statoil announced on Wednesday that it had found an unspecified quantity of oil in its Harpoon property about 500 kilometres offshore Newfoundland. That would be about 310 miles and therefore…
The New Chinese Connection #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale took off for China on Tuesday as part of a new effort to get Chinese state-owned companies to invest in the province’s mining and offshore oil and…
Why aren’t they happy? #nlpoli
Here are some screen captures for your consideration. CBC’s Jeremy Eaton took the video as part of his coverage of a great announcement. The provincial government is putting money into…
The Ever-Changing Provincial Energy Plan #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale told delegates to the provincial offshore oil and gas industries association on Tuesday that the provincial government wants to see more exploration offshore. “Newfoundland and Labrador is…
Arse-lighting #nlpoli
Nothing says make me leader of a party that seems to have accidentally struck a chord with voters than spreading false information and then admitting it. (Read more…)
Sexism Alive in Canadian Politics #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Sexism is alive and well in Canadian politics but it isn’t coming from any of the places you might expect. Donna Dasko is a co-founder and past board chair of…
Montana Time #nlpoli
Both CBC provincial affairs reporter David Cochrane and Telegram editor Russell Wangersky had opinion pieces this weekend telling the provincial Conservatives that they have a big political problem now that…
Ministerial Whimsy #nlpoli
Ever wonder why the provincial government passes laws and then never puts them into force? Like the Sustainable Development Act that the Conservatives pushed through the House in 2007 and…
Inquiring Minds? You don’t want to know. #nlpoli
Denial and evasion, wrote Andrew Coyne last week, are only making worse three political scandals. He’s referring to Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and allegations of substance abuse, Prime Minister Stephen…
Concerning Partisan Communications from Non-Partisan Government Officials #nlpoli
Keith Hutchings issued a news release on Tuesday to respond to”inaccuracies on CETA negotiations.” That’s what the headline on the release said it was about. He did so in his…