Times are tough all over
But apparently they are so tough in the United Kingdom that the Prime Minister has resorted to a version of the Nigerian scam. From the SRBP e-mail inbox: Our ref:…
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Dunderdale adds more churn #nlpoli
Not content to rest on her laurels for changes in senior public sector management, Premier Kathy Dunderdale announced two more changes on Monday. That brings the total for 2012 to…
Corporate Welfare Bum-wipe #nlpoli
People who supported the December 2008 expropriation bill had a very hard time on Monday justifying the mess they created in which taxpayers of the province are now responsible for…
Dunderdale admits to hasty asset grab #nlpoli
In the House of Assembly on Monday, Premier Kathy Dunderdale said that the provincial government decided to seize assets of three companies in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2008 because it…
Toward a fair and just society #nlpoli
The December 2008 expropriation bill was not the right thing for the provincial government and the House of Assembly to do. The expropriation was wrong. It was wrong, but not…
Nottawa Repost: Legislative oversight in an era of "patriotic correctness" #nlpoli
The following originally appeared at nottawa on September 2, 2009 as a comment on the emergency session of the legislature to deal with changes to legislation about the Churchill River.…
The Pattern Proved #nlpoli
Consider the latest failure of a lawsuit launched by the Greatest Legal Mind and Premier Ever in light of another case, Henley v. Cable Atlantic, a post that originally appeared…
Selling Nalcor #nlpoli
New Democratic party leader Lorraine Michael raised a touchy question in the House of Assembly on Thursday. It was about selling Nalcor. Only problem for Lorraine was that she got…
Why False Beliefs Persist #nlpoli
If the Brothers Grimm were alive today in Newfoundland and Labrador, they’d be politicians. That’s because so much of politics these days is about fairy tales. To be fair this…
Who’d a thunk it? #nlpoli #cdnpoli
There is something truly frigged up in a world where the Premier who has admitted to fiscal mismanagement by she and her colleagues for years and hasn’t done anything to…
Conservative Rorschach Test: Part Five #nlpoli
“Quebec” -srbp-
There’s a reason…
An eagle-eyed reader pointed out a huge problem with thee 11:00 AM post on CRA polls that will require a re-write. SRBP apologies for the error. We’ll repost later, with…
Paying Attention to Details #nlpoli
Gabriella Sabau is an economics professor at Memorial University’s Grenfell campus out in Corner Brook. Sabau thinks Muskrat Falls is wonderful idea for three reasons. For one thing, it’s green. …
Conservative Rorschach Test: Part Four #nlpoli
“Pegasus Flying From Quebec” -srbp-
Your Future is in Their Hands: impacted poller #nlpoli
David Brazil, member for Conception Bay East-Bell Island, on how he and his political colleagues approach the task of governing: Mr. Speaker, we do not govern by polls. We want…
So much for Danny’s Bootie Bonus #nlpoli
During the 2007 general election, the provincial Conservatives announced a policy under which they would pay $1000 to any woman in the province who gave birth to a live baby…
Calgary Liberal takes top political blog spot
Thanks to everyone who voted SRBP! -srbp-
Conservative Rorschach Test: Part Three #nlpoli
“Two Quebeckers” -srbp-
The Prisoners of Their Own Delusions #nlpoli
Another part of the Premier’s Office assault on reality Monday was a puff piece by Paul McLeod in the Chronicle Herald on Kathy Dunderdale. In some respects, the timing is…