Separated at birth: Rosebud edition
The One (above) and The Other (below). But which one was fictional? - srbp -
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Traffic that doesn’t slam into houses
Here’s what Bond Papers readers found most interesting for the week June 6 to 10, 2011: Dunderdale disapproval doubles; Tory vote drop to 44% Unite the Left Will bad Tory…
Chumba-dumba
Leave to the ever charming labradore to remind everyone that the financial mess Danny Williams left behind is actually something he made clear he would do in 2008. The quote…
Political impotence and the little blue pills
Fish minister Clyde “The Finger” Jackman is going to fight to save a local coast guard co-ordination centre and its dozen jobs. Well, that’s what the torqued CBC headline says.…
Harris Centre economic forum: the media coverage
The Telegram’s James Macleod had a decent front page summary of the Harris Centre’s discussion of economic issues facing the province and the subsequent discussion. The CBC has a super…
From battalions to no cuts: how Connie promises have changed
Once upon a time, the federal Conservatives promised the good people of Happy Valley-Goose bay that their airport would once again be the scene of major military activity. Battalions of…
Will bad Tory polls change candidate slates?
Public opinion polls showing dramatic declines in provincial Conservative support might bring some changes in the slate of candidates. The provincial Conservatives, for example, included a pledge to run again…
The looming debt problem
The government’s favourite economist is sounding alarm bells about the provincial government’s financial health. The finance minister, on a local talk radio program, sounding stressed as more and more people…
Locke warns of financial problems
Wade Locke’s been making the rounds of local media in advance of his talk tonight at the Harris Centre of Memorial University. Your humble e-scribbler posted the details of it…
The perils of polling stories
Not surprisingly, local media reports of Corporate Research Associates’ most recent quarterly poll got the news spectacularly wrong. For example, the Telegram reported that “upport for the provincial Conservatives has…
Dunderdale disapproval doubles; Tory vote drops to 44%
What a difference a federal election can make to provincial poll results. According to the latest Angus-Reid poll, 43% of respondents are satisfied with Kathy Dunderdale’s performance as premier down…
Quentin Jurgens he ain’t
Bloc NDP member of parliament Ryan Cleary had the chance to make his first remarks to the House of Commons on Monday. He didn’t speak about anything of concern to…
Building permits down in April
The value of building permits issued in the province in April fell by 16% compared to the same month in 2010 according to information released on Monday by Statistics Canada.…
Nightmare on Muskrat Falls #nlpoli
The intrepid labradore takes yet another slice at the official government rationale for Muskrat Falls by showing the electricity rates Nalcor has been charging for the period 2005 to 2009.…
Williams ex-chief of staff lands at Muskrat project
Not surprisingly, Brian Crawley - Danny Williams’ former chief of staff - is now a manager with the Muskrat Falls project. Williams announced the project last November as a prelude…
Mythbusting: Not Kari, but still worth a look
labradore charts the total electricity output from Nalcor, less Churchill Falls, Menihek and a few other bits and pieces. Note that thermal generation – mostly Holyrood has been less than…
Harris Centre: A prosperity plan for Newfoundland and Labrador
Mark this one on your calendar: “Over the past ten years, Newfoundland and Labrador has gone from poverty to prosperity, all due to revenues from non-renewable natural resources, especially petroleum.…
Unite the Left
Some members of the Bloc NDP think the party needs to take a turn to the left in order to capitalise on the gains from May’s general election. As the…
Manitoba-mooseless Traffic
All the stuff people were reading at Bond Papers rather than getting excited about a hockey team. Or maybe it was in addition to. In any event, here’s the list…