De apples and de oranges #nlpoli
You’d swear that provincial government departments had to hit quotas of good news media releases. Environment minister Terry French issued one on Monday that claimed that the provincial government had…
Edward Hollett
An alternative to A Grit-Dipper merger #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Okay so this is about the federal parties, but Rob Silver has a provocative idea. But why not start a discussion between Liberals, New Democrats, Red Tories, and young people…
Drug stores, mail carriers, and Muskrat Falls #nlpoli
As your humble e-scribbler pointed out in August 2011, the province’s drug store owners lost their fight against lower drug prices for consumers in the province. Some of them –…
Our Secret Nation #nlpoli
Comedian Greg Malone is writing a book. The title is Don’t tell the Newfoundlanders: the true story of Newfoundland’s Confederation with Canada. It is non-fiction. Well, supposedly it is non-fiction.…
Our failed state #nlpoli
The always sharp labradore has posted links to a report by the Foundation for Democratic Advancement on election finance laws across Canada. You can find the full report here. The…
OK Go – Needing/Getting
A little something to cleanse your brain of all this political stuff. – srbp –
The Voice of Experience #nlpoli
Most of the people who have been talking about search and rescue the past couple of years – especially the politicians – know absolutely nothing about the subject at all.…
DND to shut down 5 Wing base housing #nlpoli
From David Pugliese at the Ottawa Citizen: ■ Military housing at Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg will be shut down. The story appeared on April 11.…
Fun Facts: Hibernia gas and Holyrood #nlpoli
From Stephen Bruneau’s submission to the public utilities board hearing on the Muskrat Falls project: In 2010, the withdrawal and use of natural gas as a fuel for electrical generation…
Breastfeeding Controversy for HITS FM #nlpoli
HITS FM morning crew has stirred a bit of controversy for his remarks on April 11 about breastfeeding. There’s an excellent account of it at Meeker on Media. The HITS…
Torquing public safety #nlpoli
Search and rescue on the east coast of Canada is one of those cases where you can complain that all three political parties – provincial and federal – are guilty…
Another critique of Linda Ross #nlpoli
In a CBC Radio commentary Heather Davis – a former co-ordinator director of the women’s centre in Corner Brook – criticises the Advisory Council on the Status of Women and…
So then what will they do? #nlpoli
Let’s make no bones about it. Even at the deepest darkest moments after the death of Meech Lake, federal-provincial relations were never as bad as they are right now between…
Afghanistan Infantry Firefight
A short video from an unspecified rotation by 3rd battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Afghanistan. The video is from a helmet-mounted camera worn by a soldier using a…
Nalcor backs natural gas for electricity #nlpoli
Just for a bit of fun, go back to December 2010 and read about Ed Martin and his views on generating natural gas from electricity. Fascinating stuff, in light of…
And in other Muskrat Falls news… #nlpoli
The Telegram editorial: Oh, so now it’s electricity for mining ventures that need the power. So here’s a question for the good minister: Muskrat Falls is supposedly going to increase…
If you ain’t got yer pride, Muskrat Falls version #nlpoli
Natural resources minister Jerome Kennedy, speaking with David Cochrane on this weekend’s On Point with David Cochrane: “What we have to do is put aside ego and pride, put aside…
A fresh smear of lipstick #nlpoli
CBC’s online version got the story right from the most recent episode of On Point with David Cochrane: Natural Resources Minister Jerome Kennedy says the Newfoundland and Labrador government is…
Word of the Day: gormless #nlpoli
Russell Wangersky: At this point, the Official Opposition is floundering around looking for an issue, and they can’t see that they are trampling around so heavily that they’ve pounded their…
Patronage and seals… #nlpoli
Thursday’s announcement by fisheries minister Darin King should give you a pretty big reminder that the local political scene remains mired in the past. The provincial government is giving a…