Dundernomics 101: the promise of problems ahead
Take a look at this picture. It comes from Wade Locke’s presentation at a conference of the province’s credit unions in Gander in the latter part of May. The blue…
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Can Len Simms be far behind?
Ross Reid quit his job as deputy minister of the Penny Rowe department and a short time later picked up a new gig as the provincial Conservatives’ campaign manager for…
Dundernomics 101: All your toasters are belong to us
labradore does yet another fine job exposing the completely ludicrous claims of those backing Kathy Dunderdale’s Empire of Debt, doing business as the Muskrat Falls project. Specifically, labradore tackles the…
Give Danny the money
Your humble e-scribbler is no fan of handing public cash to private sector companies for any reason. And make no mistake: when Danny Williams claims the provincial government would make…
Dundernomics 101: the cost of doing business
Premier Kathy Dunderdale, displaying her keen awareness of mathematics – among other things - in the House of Assembly on Monday, May 9: Mr. Speaker, Hebron costs are driven by…
Well, she asked for one…
PREMIER DUNDERDALE: Mr. Speaker, if somebody can name a reason why this government would not want Kiewit to be successful in this contract earning thirty-five years of work for people…
The Galaxy Quest for Relevance
Where is Jason Nesmith when you need him? The fictional commander of the fictional star ship Protector at least took a firm stand when delivering a stock line: Never give…
Crude price forecasts don’t support Dunderdale’s empire of debt #nlpoli
Crude oil prices are the pedestal on which Kathy Dunderdale’s empire of debt called Muskrat Falls is built. The provincial Conservative’s plan to burden the people of Newfoundland and Labrador…
Monday? Back to “No!”
Kathy Dunderdale told reporters on Monday that she was clear in her answers before. That explains why she was back again for a third day trying to find her position…
If this is Friday, it must be yes…
Or is it no? First, they were going to give Danny his cash for his hockey team. Then 24 hours later they decided - emphatically and unequivocally – that the…
Reductio ad argentum: senatorial elections version
With the Conservatives who have been running the province since 2003, everything reduces to cash. For them, the only principle is cash. Not surprisingly, when it comes to the idea…
Fortis buys Vermont power utility
Fortis Inc. (FTS-T) announced Monday it will buy Central Vermont Public Service Corporation. CVPS serves 160,000 customers throughout the state. This is the first American purchase for Fortis, a company…
Muskrat Fails #nlpoli #cdnpoli
A new website tackles the disaster that is Muskrat Flls proposed by Premier Kathy Dunderdale. Amazing what you can do, if you want to. Predictable Update: In the CBC story…
Other campaign music: Brian Tobin
Popular music is something of a fixture in political campaigns, both fictional and real. “You are my sunshine” and “Man of constant sorrow” turn up in O brother, where art…
Your world. Your choice. Your future.
Memorial University granted an honorary degree on Friday to Edsel Bonnell. As the official news release put it: “In essence a man with two careers, Mr. Bonnell has excelled at…