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07 April 2009
Federal funding for universities
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The Conservative government in Ottawa wants to funnel cash to the country’s universities but it wants to have a say in how the money is spe...
Coincidence: Abitibi union version
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Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union leaders met with Danny Williams in St. John’s in early April. As a Canadian Press story put...
Pentagon eyes VH-71 cancellation
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As part of re-shaping defence spending, the Pentagon is proposing to scrap a purchase of an EH-101 variant, dubbed the VH-71, to replace th...
Rio Tinto responds to aluminum downturn
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Via company news release : Rio Tinto Alcan today announced it will slow the construction of the Yarwun alumina refinery expansion in Gl...
Continuing the Cougar S-92 SAR spin: CBC or Cougar?
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CBC is running an exclusive interview with Cougar helicopters employees about the search and rescue mission its dedicated SAR helicopter fle...
Just shoot me
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Gunplay - or more accurately stating that people ought to be shot for certain things not normally associated with capital punishment offen...
06 April 2009
Emera's role in wheeling deal
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A quick review of the raw video of the wheeling deal news conference [ cbc.ca/nl link ] led to something that means we have to change our vi...
Spin doctor: heal thyself
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Danny Williams is miffed that Eastern Health issued a news release Friday that included information that 38 more people had been identified ...
S-92 failed 30 minute run dry test
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According to the Globe and Mail , the S-92 failed a test to confirm the aircraft can run for 30 minutes without oil in the main gearbox. ...
05 April 2009
Wheeler deal numbers and stuff
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1. Five year sale of 130 megawatts (MW), 2004-2009: $46 million annually . [See Note 1] 2. Price (per kilowatt hour) for the five yea...
Wangersky on the Wheeler Deal
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Simple . Factual. Right now, we’ll have Nova Scotian energy firm Emera handle the deals with customers. But in fact, the big chan...
03 April 2009
Wheeling deal
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Running a block of 130 megawatts of power through Quebec will cost Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro $19 million annually over the course of ...
Informing or stifling?
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For those who run any kind of online opinion space, the issue of reader comments gets to be an issue. Over at the telegram, they get way m...
Hydro inks electricity deal with Emera
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State-owned energy company Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro has inked a two-year deal with Emera to for the latter to broker the sale of up ...
Confederation 60: the panel discussion
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If you weren’t at the Confederation panel discussion on Wednesday night you’re bound to have no idea what actually happened. But if you w...
01 April 2009
NB Premier: Not so fast, there Danny boy
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New Brunswick premier Shawn Graham issued a warning to Rodney and Danny about any plans they might have for energy development involving hi...
Coincidence: HST version
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nottawa reports it. Then someone else does. -srbp-
31 March 2009
Confederation 60: Federalism and the Newfoundlanders
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The 60th anniversary of Confederation in 1949 is gaining a fair bit of attention but not nearly as much as it should. The noisy minority ...
Confederation 60: Statement by the Leader of the Opposition
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Even as we sit here today, the bells of Parliament Hill in Ottawa are chiming the Ode to Newfoundland over the National Capital Region in ce...
Confederation 60: Todd Russell’s statement in the Commons
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Mr. Speaker, 60 years ago today just before midnight, Canada gained its tenth province and the people of Newfoundland and Labrador became Ca...
Confederation irksome: CP coverage
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From pseudo-separatist actor Greg Malone as told to Canadian Press : "It's [Confederation’s] a total failure," Malone say...
Confederation 60: old stuff
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1. An old nottawa post that still rings true. 2. “ This day in history ”, from Bond Papers , July 2008: This was a truly democra...
The Annual Caribou Media Frenzy
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The rival to March Madness and the seal hunt. Submitted for your consideration, these extracts from the archives of the natural resources ...
Jerome and his Amazing Technicolour Dream World
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For the first time in four years, provincial government oil price projections aren’t lowballed . They did manage to lowball production le...
Confederation 60: thunder
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The accomplished fact of union shook the Newfoundland firmament like a clap of thunder. From the very first morning that Newfoundlanders...
28 March 2009
March madness
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freenewfoundlandlabrador promoting the seal hunt (along with a raft of tired myths, fantasies and fables). freenewfoundlandANDlabrador n...
But didn’t he approve the budget decisions in cabinet?
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Some things make you wonder if cabinet actually functions like cabinet is supposed to function. Former finance minister – and current just...
Red flags in front of the bull
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The Telegram Saturday edition with huge attention paid to the 60th anniversary of Confederation. 1. Before and after , the front pager w...
27 March 2009
Cougar S-92 timeline: TSB
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The Transportation Safety Board released a time line for Cougar’s CHI91, the Sikorsky S-92 that crashed two weeks ago. Compare it to one pu...
26 March 2009
TSB concludes field phase, releases more crash details
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Two weeks after the loss of CHI91 and 17 of the 18 souls on board, the Transportation Safety Board concluded the field phase of its investig...
You can’t see if the tin foil covers your eyes
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For those who don’t know, the federal government has been working since about 2004 to extend Canada’s jurisdiction to cover the entire con...
More pork posts
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The only thing that really comes out of a pledge to have the provincial government try to take on some sort of international role is more pl...
A tin foil hat donnybrook in the making
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1. Canada is working on a claim to the nose and tail of the Grand Banks under the law of the Sea Convention. 2. France – using St. Pierr...
25 March 2009
Nothing could be further from the truth: Abitibi expropriation version
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Natural resources minister Kathy Dunderdale answered a question yesterday on the offer the provincial government made for Star Lake. Here’...
His master’s voice
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The Speaker of the House of Assembly is supposed to be a pretty powerful figure. He certainly isn’t supposed to take direction from any one...
Sound fiscal mismanagement
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Not. From nottawa , the first perspective on the provincial budget which is scheduled to to be presented on Thursday. Take a look at th...
24 March 2009
TSB releases S-92 photos
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The Transportation Safety Board today released four pictures of the S-92 wreckage. The photo at left depicts the upper deck of the fus...
Encounters with reality
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From the 1998 special Confederation anniversary edition of the Journal of Newfoundland and Labrador Studies , some food for thought for the ...
Sikorsky starts fix on gearbox problem
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Via David Pugliese of the Ottawa Citizen; STRATFORD, Conn., March 23, 2009 – Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today that the majority...
23 March 2009
Compensation talks? We dun need no stinkin’ compensation talks
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Apparently compensation talks between the provincial government and AbitibiBowater have broken off. When they broke off no one knows sinc...
Spinning him into his grave
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or the dangers of google? Jim Halley was a well respected local lawyer and a relentless anti-Confederate. Why CBC describes him as an “an...
Suncor and Petro-Canada to merge
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From the Globe and Mail : "This merger creates a made-in-Canada energy leader with the assets, cost structure and financial streng...
Lemme get this straight
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Greg Malone, actor, is working on a new book which is supposed to prove the Great Townie Anti-Confederate Fairytale once and for all, i,.e. ...
22 March 2009
Air Labrador to lay off 100
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The local airline will be discontinuing its Dash 8 service, according to CBC . [ Air Labrador Vice-President Philip] Earle insists the...
Brit SAR S-92s grounded for repair
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Britain’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency grounded four S-92s over the weekend used for search and rescue in order to replace bolts in the ...
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