Changes in Corner Brook #nlpoli
You’ll get a very good sense of what is going on at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited from Gary Kean’s piece in the Saturday edition of the Western Star. …
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Death watch in Corner Brook for province’s last paper mill #nlpoli
Kruger, the owners of Corner Brook Pulp and Paper, are reassessing the viability of the mill in the west coast city on Friday after unions at the mill rejected a…
The Federal-Provincial Puzzle #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale is frustrated. “Extremely frustrated” “What is it that we have to do down here to get your attention?” she asked, rhetorically, on Thursday. She expressed that frustration…
Household Division Band Rehearsal
This one is for all the musicians…band musicians, that is. The bands of the guards regiments of the Household Division are among the best bands of their type, made up…
Felix the Crap #nlpoli
Justice minister Felix Collins offered a spectacular example on Wednesday of how serious is the current administration’s political problem. Collins makes a complete arse of himself trying to explain why…
How’s that again, Jerome? #nlpoli
Natural resources minister Jerome Kennedy in the House of Assembly on Wednesday explaining some of the financial aspects of Muskrat Falls: The one thing I need to make clear though…
Here we go again #nlpoli
Few people who pay attention to public life in this province will forget the abuse the provincial government – particularly former Premier Danny Williams – heaped upon Max Ruelokke for…
Exit Problems
For those who remember the post from 2009 on problems some paratroops have had exiting the aircraft, here’s one that makes the old heart stop. There is no audio so…
Significant Digits: 2016 #nlpoli
Four years from now, Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation and Hydro-Quebec will automatically renew the 1969 power contract for another 25 years. Everyone knows that, surely. What you may not recall,…
Don’t remind her, Tommy #nlpoli
The townie Tories are all a-twitter over federal Dipper leader Thomas Mulcair’s endorsement of Sheilagh O’Leary for mayor of Sin Jawns in the next municipal election. On Monday, reporters asked…
The Old Wooden Guitar
An innovative cover of “Somebody that I used to know”… And, the inevitable parody of the creative cover that is creative in a whole other way… -srbp-
The Old Wooden Mace #nlpoli
The Telegram’s James McLeod took some time during a recent Estimates committee hearing on Monday to dash off a post at his blog about the ceremonial aspects of the legislature…
The Zen of Political Disasters: Becoming A Hole #nlpoli
As SRBP noted in an earlier post, the first step in getting yourself out of a hard political spot is to recognise that you are in a hole. What often…
Nanny State 2: Yes, Kathy. You are in a hole. #nlpoli
When you are in a whole, the old political saying goes, you should stop digging. That is wonderful advice. Many the politician could have saved himself political grief by following…
Workload Measurement #nlpoli #nspoli #cdnpoli
One of the most telling indicators of what government does is how much legislation they put in front of the legislature for approval. After all government can only do what…
The Nanny State #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale refused to meet with Burton Winters’ family to talk about the boy’s tragic death last winter. The explanation offered by both the Winters family and the Premier…
The Comprehension Constant #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale seems to have a chronic problem of saying things that are not correct and also saying things she does not mean. This is not just a poor…
How to make bad decisions: The Self-Delusion Problem #nlpoli
Politicians don’t set out to screw up but their good intentions are no proof against making bad decisions. Asked in the House of Assembly on Thursday about the decision by…
The Twitter Perspective #nlpoli
Tories on Twitter act like twits. Then they complain in the House of Assembly that other people are misbehaving. Yes, they are hypocrites. To understand the ruckus in the House…