A Commitment to Secrecy #nlpoli
The justice department is the lead department enforcing the provincial access to public information law. As such, it’s a pretty serious indictment of the government’s commitment to public access when…
Edward Hollett
Who knows the mind of a squid? #nlpoli
Why do they do it? People keep asking why the provincial Conservatives spend so much time and tons of public money goosing the VOCM question of the day in the…
Muskrat Falls: delayed dividends, more equity needed #nlpoli
The provincial “mid-year” financial update included a familiar claim about the Muskrat Falls project: We estimate that the province will see revenues in excess of $20 billion over 50 years…
If the next two years are bad… #nlpoli
No surprise that on the day after natural resources minister Jerome Kennedy talked about looming deficits of pre-1934 proportions that the ruling Conservatives did two things. First, backbencher Paul Lane…
Time to Break the Cycle #nlpoli
Jerome Kennedy told reporters on Wednesday that he and his officials are forecasting that the provincial government will rack up almost $4.0 billion in deficits over the next three years.…
Water, water, everywhere…#nlpoli
Before they took office in 2003 – an election year - the province’s Conservatives pounded the incumbent Liberals for the poor quality of drinking water across the province. Danny Williams…
Newfoundland Act, 1949 (Terms of Union)
Newfoundland Act 12 & 13 Geo. VI, c. 22 (U.K.) An Act to confirm and give effect to Terms of Union agreed between Canada and Newfoundland. Whereas by means of…
Letters Patent (1934)
Letters Patent Passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, constituting the Office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Island of Newfoundland and its Dependencies. GEORGE THE FIFTH, by…
The road not taken #nlpoli
Word that the Town of Badger is having problems with flooding – again – is a reminder of a couple of small hydro projects at Badger Chute and Red Indian…
The Latest Candidate Who Never Was #nlpoli
CBC news reported last week that Scott Simms won;t be pursuing the provincial Liberal leadership. That’s no surprise because the federal member of parliament was never really thinking about becoming…
Score Two for the Telly #nlpoli
James McLeod’s Telegram front-pager – above the masthead no less – on John Noseworthy’s $150,000 contract with the provincial government got all the facts right. He nailed it all, in…
Muskrat Mania #nlpoli
Nova Scotia “energy consultants pan Muskrat Falls project”. “Let’s wait for URB verdict”: former NS NDP leader Ekuanitshit Innu suing over Muskrat Falls. (French) Nalcor excluded the George River herd…
A Celebration of Excellence #nlpoli
For the second day in a row, CBC Radio’s On the Go had a go at Frank Fagan, the newly appointed Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. Or as host…
An Unwavering Commitment to Inaction, Indecision, and Extra Pork #nlpoli
In 2010, the provincial government appointed Captain Mark Turner to look at the “province’s offshore oil spill prevention and response capabilities.” He produced the 273 page report and the provincial…
Stranger than fiction: gaseous emissions #nlpoli
According to Voice of the Cabinet Minister, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is looking for back-up electricity generation in case another one of the oil-fired generators at Holyrood goes down. Among…
The Importance of Framing #nlpoli
What you see depends on what people show you. Take a news story that ran on Monday trumpeting the fact that 30% of motor vehicle accidents involving deaths investigated by…
Gerry, Scott, and a Player to Be Named Later #nlpoli
If you believe what you hear on the news, federal members of parliament Gerry Byrne and Scott Simms are both thinking about running to be leader of the provincial Liberal…
Tories at 30% #nlpoli
Local pollster MQO released some previously confidential polling data on Thursday that showed the ruling Conservatives were getting about 25% of public support in July and August and only slightly…
Demographics in pictures #nlpoli
If you look at nothing else this week, take a look at a comment by Matthew Kerby called “’Representative’ by population in Newfoundland and Labrador”. Before Kerby was a political…