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17 February 2005
Canada Hibernia Holding Corporation
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Here is some additional information on the Canada Hibernia Holding Corporation, for those who want to dig a little deeper into this. The Hib...
Hibernia: No Sale!
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Check The Telegram today and the feature story in the business section by Moira Baird. Baird, known for solid, dependable reporting demolish...
Hydro minister shocked
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In the newsrooms of North America, reporters usually fall on the floor laughing when they hear some official say they were "shocked&quo...
16 February 2005
Sphincter tightening moment
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Party house leaders in the Commons are likely looking askance at the action by the federal Conservatives last night in blocking a bill that ...
15 February 2005
You read it here first! - Amended
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Regular readers of this blog will notice the stunning similarity between the agreement signed in St. John's today and the revised versi...
Whither Canada?
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Stop that! Stop that! It's silly. Surely we live in the end times, prophesied by Monty Python . The original pilot episode of the Flying...
Ontario Navel Gazing - the galloping gimmes, part deux
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There is no small irony that Danny William's greatest contribution to Canada thus far has been to make every provincial premier into yet...
The world doesn't end at Port aux Basques
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In light of the continent shattering uproar - a bit of sarcasm - over the offshore deals, it is interesting to see the difference between th...
14 February 2005
A further tale of two cities
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Communications people (public relations and advertising) like to look at the "optics" of things like today's ceremonies in Hal...
Lies, spin, and bull*** - now a book
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When you are searching for a book to read, try this one by Princeton philosophy professor emeritus Harry G. Frankfurt. His 1986 essay "...
Counting Chickens
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Coming Monday is the signing of the offshore revenue deal. Everyone is cheering. Some are scowling. But according to the Saturday Telegram ,...
13 February 2005
Pride Day
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Apparently Monday is to be Pride Day in Newfoundland and Labrador. Look for lots of messages from the Premier on how the Accord fight restor...
The galloping gimmes, Part 1
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No surprise, really, that a number of other provinces are now seeking some type of Equalization side deal. The Globe and Mail and The Telegr...
11 February 2005
I am John Crosbie's spleen
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For those who have been paying attention to the former federal emissary to Newfoundland and Labrador, John Crosbie's interventions on th...
A tale of two cities
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It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. For those who aren't familiar with the oil support business, there are two associat...
Meanwhile in the White House...
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Here's a curious story from the Globe today on the recent discovery of an accredited White House reporter who turns out to be some guy ...
Bill Rowe on Cable 9?
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Now lemme see how this goes: 1. New programs in the works including a call-in show on Rogers. 2. Bill Rowe resigns in Ottawa. 3. Bill Rowe t...
10 February 2005
The Cable Guy
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The Premier's speech to the Empire club is apparently being carried numerous times by the local Rogers cable system, according to a news...
Does Bas need a job?
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Word today that Bill Rowe, former Liberal Party leader, novelist, Rhodes scholar, cabinet minister, brown envelope slider supervisor and ra...
09 February 2005
Wangersky on The Opposition - -(Not quite) 'nuff said
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Read Russell Wangersky's column in the Tuesday edition of The Telegram . I don't think anything more needs to be said. Addendum (10 ...
In search of strategic strategy for strategizing
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A few years ago, B schools across North America started teaching "strategic" planning and every group under the sun needed a "...
Paul Wells take on Danny
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Don't count on too many people circulating this link . It's Paul Well's "BackPage" column from Macleans this week...
Jack's Math - revised and revised again
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Ok, I may have misheard this clip today, so I will check it out and post a correction if need be. [Yep, I did. So I bought The Telegram tod...
08 February 2005
Fraser should be on TV
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Law and Order has been on the air since 1989. CSI and all its spin-offs has been around for something like five years. Fraser March ne...
Power corridor through Quebec?
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Wait until Wednesday and you can get The Independent for free from its website. When you do get it, or if you plunked down the buck alre...
07 February 2005
Cormorant wins job of flying US President
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A consortium led in the United States by Lockheed Martin has won the contract to replace Sikorsky SeaKing helicopters in the American Presid...
Caution: Plain Spoken Newfoundlander at work
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The Sun chain, among others, is reporting today that Chief of Defence Staff General Rick Hillier has scrapped the defence policy set to be...
Monday morning smile - here's the real can opener joke
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Just to make sure we are all on the same page, here are some versions of the classic Can Opener joke. Version 1. Three people are stran...
Second, we assume a can...
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Now that I have had some time to go through Wade Locke's slides on the Atlantic Accord, I have a better idea of what he said last week i...
06 February 2005
The Current and the EU
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If you have never seen it, I strongly suggest you check out The Current , a monthly tabloid format newspaper printed in St. John's. I...
Country evenly divided on same sex marriage
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Anyone who has heard federal member of parliament Gerry Byrne try to explain the position he is taking on the same-sex marriage bill can und...
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