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Showing posts with label Jack Harris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jack Harris. Show all posts
03 June 2019

Jack Harris: Good Bye and Good Night #nlpoli

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From 2006 to early 2010,  Simon Lono wrote Offal News, a commentary on local politics, debating, and whatever caught Simon's eye.    ...
17 October 2015

DHDM 2: St. John’s East #nlpoli #cdnpoli

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If the numbers from the Liberal campaign in St. John’s East are right,  then New Democratic Party incumbent Jack Harris is in serious troubl...
07 July 2015

Canadian Forces recruiting centres and demographics #nlpoli

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The Canadian Forces is planning to move its three full-time recruiting staff out of the office in Corner Brook and move them elsewhere. Fr...
11 June 2015

A tonic for NDP Amnesia #nlpoli

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When he was a member of the House of Assembly in Newfoundland and Labrador,  NDP member of parliament Jack Harris   double-billed the legis...
21 July 2012

Ya wanna know what stupid is? #nlpoli #cdnpoli

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According to information supplied to the news media – and widely reported already – the helicopter from 444 Squadron used for a training fli...
20 June 2012

Dear Jack: Turn off your frackin’ phone #nlpoli #cdnpoli

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Talk about making an arse of yourself in public.  Here’s Jack Harris in the House of Commons: -srbp-
25 October 2011

And then right on cue… #nlpoli

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Someone starts talking about dumping military infrastructure that serves no military purposes any longer. Then your humble e-scribbler rem...
04 May 2011

Jack knows jack

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Living in the west end of St. John’s out by working dairy farms you get used to the smell of cow manure and chicken crap. Nothing however,...
18 March 2011

Cleary to unquit for NDP again?

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Ryan Cleary, former newspaper editor, former talk show host and former NDP candidate is considering another run at federal politics six mon...
24 February 2011

Dippers fear Byrning In St. John’s East #cdnpoli #nlpoli

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Your humble e-scribbler made a comment on Thursday in response to another comment by Conservative strategist Tim Powers about the potential ...
16 January 2011

Political blarney stone gone

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Danny Williams’ political backside used to be like a blarney stone on legs. Any politician of any stripe loved to kiss Danny’s hind bits ...
05 October 2010

A leaf from Harper’s political playbook, by J. Layton

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Jack Layton and the New Democratic Party want the federal government to drop the goods and services tax on home heating costs. Layton had...
14 September 2010

A left wing Tea Bagger

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Pity the poor federal New Democrats. Just as they turn themselves in knots over a private members bill on the gun registry, along comes de...
13 July 2010

If you could get him for what he knew…

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Some politicians just don’t know when to stop. On Tuesday, new Democratic Party member of parliament Jack Harris (St. John’s East) did an ...
25 March 2010

Jacks and the Auditor General

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What is it about Dipper leaders named Jack and their problems with having the Auditor General check over their expense claims? Here’s Jack...
19 August 2009

The whole story sometimes hurts

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Cleary.  Ryan Cleary. Wannabe (N)DP candidate Double Naught 1.5 License to shill. Wasting no time in turning his attention to his la...
05 December 2008

"There are no cheap seats in the House of Commons"

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As it turns out Jack Harris was on his feet when the proclamation proroguing parliament arrived in the House of Commons. He holds the dist...
13 October 2008

At the last minute, Harris ducks

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In the last hours of the campaign, New Democrat candidate Jack Harris was hit with a simple, straightforward question. Rather than answer ...
10 October 2008

Jack channels Al Gore, in a bad way

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New Democrat candidate Jack Harris seemed to be channeling Al Gore at the all candidates debate on CBC Radio Thursday. No, not Enviro-Cham...
19 September 2008

The Jack Harris Legacy

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Labrador activist Jan Dymond has supported the NDP in the past, and considered running for the party in this election, but she just start...