It’s a Comprehension Thing #nlpoli
Kathy Dunderdale told the House of Assembly on Wednesday something rather curious about the public utilities board review of Muskrat falls last spring: Mr. Speaker, we did refer the question…
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Lobsters and rules #nlpoli
Seems that the post about the recreational lobster fishery got Jamie Baker over at the Navigator thinking about a bunch of things. The biggest one was the idea that maybe…
It’s a Confidence Thing #nlpoli
The public utilities board is good. The public utilities board is bad. She said.. He said. Confused aren’t you? Well, there’s no surprise when Premier Kathy Dunderdale and natural resources…
The Secret of Their Distress #nlpoli
Not content with just one round of fascinating public opinion information, NTV decided to unleash a second evening of news about how the public feels about Muskrat Falls. The responses…
If it’s on the Intertubes… #nlpoli
Keith Hutchings is the Minister of Twitter. At least that is what the Wikipedia entry for the Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet minister said on November 21: In GovSpeak, he would…
If NOIA advocated for offshore development… #nlpoli
Bob Cadigan is president of the association that represents the province’s offshore supply and service companies. He thinks that there’s more interest in exploring offshore Nova Scotia than Newfoundland and…
Support but lacking sufficient information – the NTV/MQO Poll #nlpoli
The more questions you ask, the more information you get. The more information you have, the more accurate a picture you can draw of anything. In this case, it’s public…
Kennedy’s Krazy Kost Kalculations #nlpoli
One of the hardest things to do is keep track of the numbers the provincial government uses to justify their plan to double the province’s debt and force taxpayers to…
Your future is in his hands: Russell again #nlpoli
Provincial Conservative Keith Russell is at it again, back in the news over allegations about his behaviour. As CBC reports, Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador is considering a multi-game suspension for…
Final Round of Voting for Best Political Blog in Canada #nlpoli
SRBP is in the race for the Best Political Blog in Canada for 2012. Please take a moment and show your support. Just click the pick to go to the…
On the value of legislative hearings #nlpoli
United States senator John McCain (Republican – Arizona) thinks that Parliament should hold hearings into the prospective purchase by the Chinese national oil company of Alberta-based Nexen. “I think it’s…
He’s not that into you, either #nlpoli
Some reporter decided to ask Paul Antle if he was interested in the Liberal leadership now that Dean MacDonald has decided he had better things to do that try and…
The 2011 Muskrat Falls Referendum #nlpoli
Some people want a referendum on Muskrat Falls. In an enthusiastic support of democracy, some other people don’t want to have a referendum on Muskrat Falls because the punters are…
A friendly audience #nlpoli
Kathy Dunderdale defended the Muskrat Falls project at a speech on Wednesday night, according to cbc.ca/nl’s story. That’s an odd phrase given that Dunderdale was speaking to a Tory party…
He was just not that into you #nlpoli
By now you have heard that Dean MacDonald has decided to skip the upcoming race for the Liberal Party leadership. MacDonald told reporters that he had pressing business projects that…
The Original Nalcor Technical Briefing #nlpoli
After all this time, some of you will find it interesting to go back and look at some slides from the original Nalcor “technical briefing” on Muskrat Falls delivered in…
Time to Rescind the Pork Appointment #nlpoli
Last December, the federal cabinet appointed intergovernmental affairs minister Peter Penashue’s campaign manager in the 2011 to a plum seat on the joint federal-provincial board that regulates the province’s offshore…
Politics and Misinformation #nlpoli
If you haven’t done so, take a few minutes and listen an interview CBC’s David Cochrane did with Mark Dobbin for this week’s edition of On Point with David Cochrane.As…
Your Future is in Their Hands: Political Definition #nlpoli
Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador have a new political definition: to crummell: to have one's opinion completely reversed in a nanosecond by the whim of another. There may well be…
Some Thoughts on Politics, Myth, and Identity #nlpoli
Your humble e-scribbler saw a couple of comments last week that said the NDP town hall on Muskrat Falls was a good argument against having a referendum on the megaproject. …