‘eavy ‘angs the ‘ead #nlpoli
Natural resources minister Jerome! Kennedy is wading deeper and deeper into the political morass called the Muskrat Falls project these days and finding that it is a sticky, stinky, mess.…
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Great Minds Think Alike: “Jinkies!” edition #nlpoli
Ruh roh! What do Danny Williams, Kathy Dunderdale and Sarah Palin have in common? They – and their bootlickers and wannabe bootlickers – all like to blame their own problems…
Local economist questions Muskrat plans #nlpoli
From the CD Howe Institute: NEWFOUNDLAND’S ELECTRICITY OPTIONS: MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE REQUIRES AN EFFICIENT PRICING REGIME Jan. 11, 2012 – James P. Feehan Newfoundland should hold off on plans…
The real story of the Ottawa office #nlpoli
Nobody’s been in the job since since January 2010. There’s no evidence that the two people who held the job actually did anything substantive during the time from 2004 to…
Locke and Muskrat Falls: some quick points #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Memorial University economist Wade Locke delivered a presentation on Tuesday night about Muskrat Falls, a project he had already endorsed publicly. The Harris Centre at Memorial University, the Atlantic Provinces…
A legislative first in Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli
If the province’s Liberals live up to the promise made in a news release issued Monday, they’ll make local legislative history. Andrew Parsons, MHA for Burgeo-La Poile, announced today that…
OCI jams provincial fisheries minister #nlpoli
The CBC online account is on the Ceeb’s website (here). That’s pretty much what everyone has been reporting, namely the impact fisheries minister Darin King’s comments on Friday had on…
A familiar, fishy tale #nlpoli
Scientists told some American fishermen before Christmas that the cod the fishermen depend on for their livelihood are in danger of disappearing unless the fishermen change their ways. Frig off,…
Politics and Numbers #nlpoli
Regular readers of these scribblers will recall that we’ve discussed some problems that people have with math. More specifically we’ve talked about numeracy problems, which is a little bit different. …
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More on the polling controversy Effective Speechmaking Whose camp is it anyway? Seven Habits of Spectacularly Ineffective Politicians SRBP at Seven A challenge for Premier Dunderdale. (so far, not a…
Separated at birth: little plumber version #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Nice to see former natural resources minister Shawn Skinner at an Ice Caps game Friday night. The place was rocking especially as the Caps sloughed off the holiday stupor after…
So much for senate reform #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Surely to mercy, if Prime Minister Stephen Harper was halfway serious about senate reform he could find someone else from Newfoundland and Labrador besides Norm Doyle to take up a…
Williams’ old political promises: Labrador #nlpoli
Now that Danny Williams is a special advisor to a company with a nice little iron ore project in western labrador, maybe we should look at Danny Williams’ political promises…
What? No equity stake? Alderon takes Danny Williams on board as “special advisor” #nlpoli
From the corporate news release issued on January 5: Alderon is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Danny Williams, QC, former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, as Special Advisor…
Seven Habits of Spectacularly Ineffective Politicians #nlpoli #cdnpoli
“Run government like a business” is an old line. Some people use it as a rallying cry for success and innovation. Others think of it as a recipe for disaster.…
Whose camp is it anyway? #nlpoli
Leo Abbass, mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Regular readers will know him already. Quoted this time by Voice of the Cabinet Minister about a controversial work camp a company wants…
More on the polling controversy #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Susan Delacourt, from The Star, December 30: Canada’s polling industry could be in for a shakeup in 2012, after some major knocks to its reputation in 2011. Regular readers will…
Christmas Goodies #nlpoli #cdnpoli
A couple of provocative articles turned up online over the holidays. Now that everyone is getting back into the work-a-day groove, check them out. Energy consultant Tom Adams took a…
SRBP at Seven #nlpoli #cdnpoli
The Sir Robert Bond Papers turns seven years old today. The purpose remains simple enough, as described in the first anniversary post: While much has changed in the past year,…
The question of democracy in Newfoundland and Labrador #cdnpoli #nlpoli
“A democracy only works really well,” according to Kathy Dunderdale, “when people are asking questions.” Opposition Leader Dwight Ball told a Western Star interviewer that “my job is to ask…