And then magic will happen: Kennedy #nlpoli
Corporate Research Associates obscures what little useful information there is in its quarterly polling by converting party choice numbers to a share of decideds instead of a share of all…
Edward Hollett
If at first you don’t succeed… #nlpoli
Shoot your self in the foot yet again. The Conservative candidate in Cartwright – L’anse au Claire is committed to proving his party runs the government to suit its own…
Get worried-er #nlpoli
Here are a bunch of stories all of which would deserve a post of their own but that are presented here cut down to the barest of bare essentials. King…
Get Worried #nlpoli
Not surprisingly, a band of familiar faces turned up at Nalcor’s annual public meeting to put questions about Muskrat Falls to Ed Martin, the man more and more people are…
Rumpole and the Big Smoke #nlpoli
Here’s the official summary of a judge’s decision in a recent arson case: Accused was charged with arson. The Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the fire…
Fluidity #nlpoli
As a rule, cabinet ministers should be able to tell you exactly what government policy is on any given subject. They all sit at the same table and they each…
IOCC cuts staff #nlpoli
The Iron Ore Company of Canada has made cuts to its offices in St.John’s, Montreal, Labrador City and Sept Iles, according to the weekly newspaper Le Nord-Cotier. The company would…
Off track betting #nlpoli
That big, ginormous phone-banging-up, trade dispute thingy with evil Ottawa? So not happening any more. "We seem to be back on track. We have alignment," Premier Kathy Dunderdale told reporters…
Familiar tunes amid the Shifting Balance of Power #nlpoli
All the talk the past week or so about negotiations between the crowd in Confederation Building and the crowd in Ottawa brought out the conventional wisdom about premiers using fights…
No Surplus to Supply #nlpoli
Critics of the Muskrat Falls development pointed out over 18 months ago that the project would have problems meeting its electricity commitments. Nalcor disputed that. But this weekend, CBC’s Paul…
If they, do it is wrong #nlpoli
On Monday, Kathy Dunderdale said it was wrong for the federal government to try and jam her up by connecting the federal loan guarantee on Muskrat Falls to free trade…
The Divide Deepens. #nlpoli
David Cochrane called it right the other day in the scrum with Kathy Dunderdale. He asked if she was laying the groundwork for a failure at the trade talks, a…
There’s something to be said for eloquence #nlpoli
Russell Wangersky is a fine writer with a keen and insightful mind. He is also an editor at the province’s largest circulation daily. That’s the same place where former fisheries…
Dunderdale and Dalley tell different trade talk stories #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale (via NTV): We’re looking for a ‘carve-out’ on the minimum processing regulations … so they’ll be exempted, and we want access to the European market on a…
Kathy Dunderdale’s Give-Aways #nlpoli
There is something about Kathy Dunderdale’s speech to the Board of Trade that leaves you decidedly uncomfortable. Part of it is the mention of her grandson – yet again –…
Do we have it? #nlpoli
Kathy Dunderdale had a pretty easy audience on Monday for her relaxed, ambling speech about a whole bunch of stuff. It was the St. John’s Board of Trade. As a…
Like Father. Like Son. #nlpoli
So after a teaser column in the Telegram last week that was more creative fiction than serious history or memoir, John Crosbie explained why he loves the Muskrat Falls project…
Lowest Cost Option #nlpoli
The provincial government is almost finished “remediating” the environmental contamination left from the old American Smelting and refining Company (ASARCO) mine at Buchans. According to a news release from Tom…
Polling Voters #nlpoli
If you are still mulling over the British Columbia election result and the polls, take a look at this post by Eric Grenier at threehundredeight.com. It includes a link to…
It just doesn’t stop. #nlpoli
There’s a new anti-Conservative picture around town. This one is via Twitter (@openionated ). -srbp-