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25 February 2005
The Government of Canada: Working for you!
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No, I am not being sarcastic. Here's a release today from provincial health minister John Ottenheimer announcing $16.8 million in new m...
Now here's a label to question
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Never let it be said Paul Wells is not an eclectic sort of fellow. His Friday blog contribution is a discussion of a typology US political...
The backstory on Flo
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In any news story there is the obvious detail about what happened. In the case of Florence Delaney's resignation, we have the basic elem...
24 February 2005
Never NeverLand
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Two other little Peter Pan things: 1. The dog in the original story was a Newfoundland called nana. The first link is to the online version...
NeverLand
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Ok. Strictly speaking, Peter Pan is not a public policy issue. Politics sometimes resembles a fantasy world and yes, there are more than a f...
A closer look at the defence increase
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The federal government's budget news releases correctly highlighted the increase in defence spending as being the largest injection of n...
23 February 2005
Rule Number 3?
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Remember this one? Rule Number One: The Boss is always right. Rule Number Two: If the Boss is wrong, see Rule Number One. Right now, you ...
Boosting the military
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Media reports on budget day all include the leaks that military spending is expected to be boosted by a total of $12 or $13 billion over the...
22 February 2005
Ed Byrne redux
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Having had a bit of fun with Ed Byrne over a couple of posts, let's take a closer look at the minister and his portfolio. At the outset,...
20 February 2005
A tale of two cities, Part Three
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Ponder, if you will, the President and CEO of NOIA, one Leslie Galway, walking along the St. John's waterfront musing with Peter Walsh o...
19 February 2005
A brief musical interlude
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Two things prompted this post. First is the entry on Paul Wells' blog on the issue of applause between movements of a concerto or symph...
Much ado about...
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Interesting to see the reaction to a news story on Friday from CBC about the costs of advertising done by the province for the new deal. ...
18 February 2005
Moving CHHC offices: all that is solid melts into air
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"Constant revolutionising of production, uninterrupted disturbance of all social conditions, everlasting uncertainty and agitation dist...
17 February 2005
The Life of Brian...
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or more particularly the perspective of former premier Brian Peckford has been a curious one indeed. Take his letter in today's National...
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...
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