The Sir Robert Bond Papers

Granter won.  Watton lost. Myers came a distant third. Tories held the seat and they still do. That’s the simple result and for the ...

Since 1949, not a single Premier has left office and then come back later to campaign on behalf of a by-election candidate for his party whi...

First Danny Williams emerges from his hiding place to campaign in Corner Brook on behalf of the hand-picked Conservative candidate in Humber...

Front page of the Telegram with a glorious picture.  Way better advertising than he could ever buy with cash and Steve Kent nailed it. ...

The audio is now available online . [mp3] CBC set this up correctly:  in-studio interviews so that none of the candidates can hear the oth...

That all those cabinet ministers and political staffers working hard to take Humber West for Grantered and the Conservatives are not campaig...

Last week Humber West Conservative candidate Vaughn Granter didn’t have the time to discuss issues. He would need – by his own estimate – ...

Two stories this week to lighten the mood. First:   a poster in the Health Sciences Centre announcing an event for February.  Someone cros...

In a city where the environment is a big issue, a chance to speak in a public meeting on environmental issues during a by-election might be ...

Politicians running for the government party in Newfoundland and Labrador usually have a simple message;  vote for me or the district won’t ...

Of the 16 by-elections since 2003, the provincial Conservatives have set a mere 22 days for campaigns in all but three.  The minimum require...

Corner Brook native Mark Watton wants to represent the people of Humber West in the House of Assembly. He has the Liberal nomination. A...

Corner Brook Pulp and Paper quietly shelved a controversial proposal to burn tires as part of the mill’s power generation on the eve of  a ...

Mark Watton, whose experience includes a stint as a senior advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office and chief of staff to cabinet minister Ken...