Economy to slow down? #nlpoli
The Canadian economy will slow in the months ahead, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). As the Canadian Press reported: Severe debt problems in Europe combined…
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Free advice #nlpoli
Free advice, they say, is worth exactly what you paid for it. And when it comes to free advice on the provincial Liberal Party leadership, Dean MacDonald is more full…
Quebec adds 300 MW of wind #nlpoli
Enbridge will invest $330 million for a 50% stake in a 300 megawatt wind farm 400 kilometres northeast of Quebec City. The Lac Alfred project will consist of 150 2MW…
Typical
The Telegram’s Saturday edition carried a profile of Lieutenant Colonel Perry Grandy. For those of us who know Perry, Alex Brannan’s description hits it squarely on the head: “I have…
How interesting… #nlpoli
The only people who seem excited at the prospect of Dean MacDonald leading the provincial Liberal Party are people who – like Dean – worked to undermine it or actively…
She hasn’t heard? Part Deux #nlpoli
Kathy Dunderdale claims she hasn’t heard “any substantive argument that contradicts any of the analysis or research or even the process that we’ve used to get us where we are…
Traffic that Tweets itself #nlpoli
We all can’t be wrong Dunderdale in tweet debate with opposition leader… or was she? The orchestra pit theory of political news coverage Weird or what? Bloc NDP wants more…
She hasn’t heard? #nlpoli
“I have yet to hear any substantive argument that contradicts any of the analysis or research or even the process that we’ve used to get us where we are as…
Remembrance Day 2011
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Five Films for Friday
For Remembrance Day, here are five war movies you might consider checking out.: The Thin Red Line: L’ennemi intime Letters from Iwo Jima 9 Rota (9th Company) Black Hawk Down…
The Age of Social Media
Twitter. Facebook. Social media. All stuff for young people, right? Wrong. A new poll by Harris-Decima shows an increase in social media use among Canadians over the past two years,…
A step in the right democratic direction #nlpoli
One New Democrat is fighting the re-count in Burin-Placentia West on grounds that the special ballot provisions of the provincial Elections Act are unconstitutional. Let this be the first measure…
We all can’t be wrong #nlpoli
There’s no small amount of humour in Kathy Dunderdale trying to claim that people who oppose the Muskrat Falls scheme are poorly informed. At last count, anyone with significant experience…
Weird or what?
CBC’s otherwise outstanding website turned up a few weird glitches the past week or so. In the video preview pane, the picture and the text didn’t match. This is probably…
Dunderdale in tweet debate with opposition leader… or was she? #nlpoli
CBC has a story online about a Twitter exchange that supposedly took place between Premier Kathy Dunderdale and opposition leader Yvonne Jones. One small problem: is it really Kathy Dunderdale…
Bloc NDP wants more seats for Quebec
So apparently three’s not enough for the Bloc NDP, at least when it comes to adding seats in the House of Commons. The humorously titled democratic reform critic David Christopherson…
Remember those they left behind
From the Globe and Mail, Sergeant Ed Wadleigh reminds Canadians to think of those the fallen left behind: But if I could ask one thing of all Canadians for Remembrance…
Banging around the echo chamber #nlpoli
Last week’s top post was about media coverage of Jim Bennett’s decision to carry on his law practice - albeit not full-time – while he sits as a member of…
Funny how things come together #nlpoli
First, there’s a new post at the Monkey Cage that notes a discussion in economist circles about public discussions of economic subjects: … economics lost communication with policymakers and practitioners…
Always Remember the Fifth of November…
“How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking…