The traffic that shook the world
Plenty of people shit bricks this week, from the leaders of two of the province’s political parties to the people who thought they had a lock on leading the third…
Edward Hollett
If Rick Hillier really runs for Liberal leader… #nlpoli
For those who may have missed it, CBC’s David Cochrane @cochranecbcnl tweeted on Wednesday that retired chief of defence staff Rick Hillier is in newfoundland and Labrador, talking to “senior…
Yvonne Jones: Profile in Courage
What does not kill you makes you stronger. That must be the case. Yvonne Jones is emerging from her battle with cancer with unrivalled moral strength even if her physical…
Liberal Leadership: the process
The text of a news release issued by the Executive Board of Liberal Party on Tuesday night: ST. JOHN’S, NL – Following the resignation of Yvonne Jones, Leader of the…
Not quite the same situation
Curious to see Here and Now running a clip of Don Jamieson returning to lead the Liberal party in 1979 after Bill Rowe resigned. It’s not quite the same situation…
Minister’s bullshite in excellent shape
How many false or misleading claims can one cabinet minister make in one letter to the editor of the province’s major daily newspaper? Let’s see how Tom Marshall did in…
Worshipping at the Trough
Patronage politics of the worst old-fashioned sort is alive and well in Newfoundland and Labrador. VOCM posted a story online within the past 24 hours (hopefully it won’t be disappeared…
Yvonne Jones newser – details
From the official media advisory: Head: Yvonne Jones to discuss her future in politics Opposition Leader Yvonne Jones will make a statement today concerning her future as Leader of the…
Changing the game
Politics, Don Jamieson once said, is no place for fools. But you don’t have to be a fool to expect that people act with basic human decency. Definitely not acting…
The truth is out there…Nalcor version
The truth is out there. You just really have to read Nalcor’s stuff really carefully to find it. Take, for example, a recent letter in the Telegram by Greg Jones, …
Nalcor Royalties – more information
Nalcor, the provincial government’s energy corporation, paid $142,332 in royalties on North Amethyst in 2010. The company has paid $317,399 in 2011 on the same project up to the end…
And the drug store owners’ situation gets worse…
They are already in an untenable political situation. And now the drug store owners are in an even worse situation as they fall to fighting with pharmacists. Here’s the way…
Memorial University announces new members of board of regents
From Luminus Express: The election of alumni representatives to Memorial’s Board of Regents was finalized on Aug. 4, with five new representatives and one incumbent taking the six available positions.…
The 2011 Regatta Week Top 10
The continued taberization of political reporting in Canada When bullshit fails… No thought, please. We’re Danny. Debt, electricity rates and Muskrat Falls Jane Taber – Twit Blochead-Dipper Watch The medium…
Bloc Quebecois not separatist party: NL NDP leader
You read that correctly. Newfoundland and Labrador NDP leader Lorraine Michael is quoted by VOCM making the argument that the Bloc Quebecois is not a separatist party: On VOCM's Backtalk…
Bond rater drops American credit rating
From the Globe, in a story that Standard and Poor’s had lowered the United States government’s rating from AAA to AA Plus: “The downgrade reflects our opinion that the fiscal…
The medium of the bread and circuses message
How short is a news cycle? How long is a piece of string? Give any story a couple of days and odds are you won’t be reading or watching on…
Opening the doors on government information
There are lots of good ideas floating around that could make Newfoundland and Labrador a stronger and better place to live. One simple one would be to emulate British Columbia: …
Resource give-away
The provincial government’s energy company controls billions of dollars worth of hydro-electric and oil resources - much of it handed over as free gifts from taxpayers - but the company…
The continued taberization of political reporting in Canada
Only Jane Taber – a well-known twit – could compare Nycole Turmel to Winston Churchill and, at the same time, try and float the ridiculous premise that a handful of…