The Divide Deepens. #nlpoli
David Cochrane called it right the other day in the scrum with Kathy Dunderdale. He asked if she was laying the groundwork for a failure at the trade talks, a…
Kathy Dunderdale
Dunderdale and Dalley tell different trade talk stories #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale (via NTV): We’re looking for a ‘carve-out’ on the minimum processing regulations … so they’ll be exempted, and we want access to the European market on a…
Kathy Dunderdale’s Give-Aways #nlpoli
There is something about Kathy Dunderdale’s speech to the Board of Trade that leaves you decidedly uncomfortable. Part of it is the mention of her grandson – yet again –…
Do we have it? #nlpoli
Kathy Dunderdale had a pretty easy audience on Monday for her relaxed, ambling speech about a whole bunch of stuff. It was the St. John’s Board of Trade. As a…
It just doesn’t stop. #nlpoli
There’s a new anti-Conservative picture around town. This one is via Twitter (@openionated ). -srbp-
Stagnation and Decay #nlpoli
The House of Assembly finished its spring session on Thursday after what appears to be one of the shortest sessions in the past 30 years. The government presented only seven…
The Fruits of A Very Poisonous Tree #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale said on Tuesday that the province will have problems now that it doesn’t have a federal cabinet minister from this province. As CBC quoted her from a…
Don’t feed the Crazies #nlpoli
First, slander is something defamatory that someone says. Libel is what you call a defamatory comment that is printed. So a poster would be a libel since it is printed.…
Some free advice #nlpoli
The Premier’s daughter tweeted this comment last Wednesday night. Few people consider the impact that political life has on the families of politicians and political staffers. Steve Paikin’s book The…
The Keystone Kops and their Kangaroo Kourt #nlpoli
The Conservatives in Newfoundland and Labrador are politically deaf. They only hear themselves. Former fisheries minister Trevor Taylor used his Telegram column on Monday to issue a few hypocritical tut…
The Keystone Kops and their Kangaroo Kourt #nlpoli
The Conservatives in Newfoundland and Labrador are politically deaf. They only hear themselves. Former fisheries minister Trevor Taylor used his Telegram column on Monday to issue a few hypocritical tut…
Oblivious Neutron Bomb #nlpoli
Even at the worst of their leadership feuding Jean Chretien and Paul Martin never frigged each other over the way Kathy Dunderdale and Jerome Kennedy did last week. While Kennedy…
Provincial Unrest
Alison Redford’s approval ratings have fallen to “Stelmachian” levels Angus Reid has released their quarterly Premier approval ratings. As per usual, Brad Wall is more popular than God, and everyone…
Copper-fastened #nlpoli
According to the Telegram editorialist argued last week, this fuss over renovations was nothing at all. At any rate, renovations planned long in advance — to keep the legislature from…
She’s Got Marty Feldman Eyes #nlpoli
If you want to see a politician under significant stress, take a look at Kathy Dunderdale talking to reporters about her party’s heavily organized effort to goose unscientific, online polls.…
So why did they lie? #nlpoli
CBC’s David Cochrane contacted the Premier’s Office and asked about rumours he’d heard of renovations to the Premier’s Office. As Cochrane reported on Twitter, the Premier’s Office told him that…
The Annual Mixed-Message Season #nlpoli
Right after Ross Reid’s new job, Jerome Kennedy’s trip back to the finance ministry was the second most overblown story of the past week or so. Most seem to think…
Putting selective “facts” on the splitting table #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale wants to have a “conversation” about the provincial government’s financial mess and the ways we might fix it. That’s what she told CBC’s David Cochrane in her…
$#*! da Premier says: Freudian slip edition #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale, quoted in the Globe and Mail in a story on sanctioning of the Hebron project: Our goal has been to ensure that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are the…
The Perpetual Talking Point Disaster #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale’s year-end talking points for 2012 were pretty grim. As she told CBC’s David Cochrane, the provincial government is facing an enormous deficit. The deficit is the result…