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Showing posts with label political patronage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label political patronage. Show all posts
06 January 2020

Patronage and pork #nlpoli

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Think of it as classic political news in Newfoundland and Labrador. VOCM headline : “Premier commits to fixing patronage issues in gov...
28 December 2016

Bullying and Bennett #nlpoli

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Cathy Bennett is the finance minister.  She's one of the most powerful and influential people in the province, bar none and certainly sh...
24 July 2011

The Politics of Public Spending

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Check the local media for the past week and you’ll see a sudden bunch of stories about the series of fire truck announcements provincial pol...
28 June 2011

A room with a view of the pork barrel

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The provincial ambassador’s office in Ottawa costs the better part of a half million a year to run, hasn’t had an ambassador in it for the b...
30 January 2011

PIFO: Newly mined minister in trouble in district

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Derrick Dalley? Appointed to cabinet to boost his chances of re-election and then delivers pork to his own district? Liberace gay. The...
27 December 2010

The politics of history - editorial version

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The history of politics in Newfoundland and Labrador is very much the history of patronage. The practice is accurately described in this W...
14 December 2010

All your base are belong to us

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And not just first base but the fencing and other improvements at a softball pitch . In a world where money talks, does this sort of thing...