Light Session #nlpoli
As of May 2, there are a mere six pieces of legislation on the list of bills currently set for debate in the House of Assembly. It seems to be…
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Political Translator: No’durn Strategy #nlpoli
Former premier Tom Rideout has an accent typical of the northeast coast of Newfoundland. in his days as a cabinet minister after 2003, Rideout often used the word “northern”. It…
Province settles Fortis asset grab for $76 million #nlpoli
Natural resources minister Tom Marshall announced in the House of Assembly on Tuesday that the provincial government had settled with the last of a string of private companies victimised by…
Wanted: a good row #nlpoli
One of the unreserved joys that comes from writing these scribbles is the moment when a post sparks something. Like on Monday, when a simple post looking at change in…
Annual GDP Change #nlpoli
A release on Friday from Statistics Canada showed that the provincial economy shrank by almost 5% in 2012. They even supplied a lovely chart to illustrate the GDP changes in…
The 2013 Q1 Churn Appointments #nlpoli
One of the great things about having orders in council readily available is that people can find information. That’s exactly why the current administration has kept them as secret as…
Today in history…
April 25 is the 218th birthday of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. -srbp-
Wiseman violated privileges and rights of all members #nlpoli
Ross Wiseman violated Gerry Roger’s rights as a member of the House of Assembly. He did so, by his own initial ruling, with no evidence whatsoever that the member had…
Don’t feed the Crazies #nlpoli
First, slander is something defamatory that someone says. Libel is what you call a defamatory comment that is printed. So a poster would be a libel since it is printed.…
Taxing the Imagination #nlpoli
What is it about the provincial Conservatives and income tax? Kathy Dunderdale rabbited on about it last fall and again in January. Last week, the provincial Conservatives were at it…
Some free advice #nlpoli
The Premier’s daughter tweeted this comment last Wednesday night. Few people consider the impact that political life has on the families of politicians and political staffers. Steve Paikin’s book The…
Dunderfarce 2 #nlpoli
As if the week hasn’t been going badly enough for her, Premier Kathy Dunderdale decided to make it all the worse on Thursday with her scrum about her Twitter account.…
#Dunderporn and #Dunderfarce #nlpoli #cdnpoli
What was the tragedy of the orchestrated political lynching of an innocent member of the House of Assembly by the provincial Conservatives has now turned to farce. On Tuesday, Premier…
The Keystone Kops and their Kangaroo Kourt #nlpoli
The Conservatives in Newfoundland and Labrador are politically deaf. They only hear themselves. Former fisheries minister Trevor Taylor used his Telegram column on Monday to issue a few hypocritical tut…
The Keystone Kops and their Kangaroo Kourt #nlpoli
The Conservatives in Newfoundland and Labrador are politically deaf. They only hear themselves. Former fisheries minister Trevor Taylor used his Telegram column on Monday to issue a few hypocritical tut…
New telephone tax to pay for 911 service #nlpoli
The provincial Conservatives could haul in up to $7.7 million through a new tax on telephones to be introduced ostensibly to pay for province-wide 911 emergency service, municipal affairs minister…
New telephone tax to pay for 911 service #nlpoli
The provincial Conservatives could haul in up to $7.7 million through a new tax on telephones to be introduced ostensibly to pay for province-wide 911 emergency service, municipal affairs minister…
The “Significant Impact” of Open Line #nlpoli
Cleaning out the home office has turned up a few forgotten gems. One of them related to the political impact of open line shows in the province. Last week, your…
Oblivious Neutron Bomb #nlpoli
Even at the worst of their leadership feuding Jean Chretien and Paul Martin never frigged each other over the way Kathy Dunderdale and Jerome Kennedy did last week. While Kennedy…