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Churchill Falls and Muskrat Falls - Background
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17 June 2009
Hibernia Southern Extension MOU Assessment, Part II: Equity and industrial benefits
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[ Part I Royalty ] Equity According to the backgrounder released on Tuesday, the provincial government’s oil company will acquire a 10...
16 June 2009
Hibernia Southern Extension MOU Assessment, Part I: Royalty - some potential added cash plus a cap
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While Danny William’s radio tirade/meltdown is rapidly eclipsing his own good news announcement nationally, there is interest in assessing ...
Randy Simms: the wind beneath Danny’s wings
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When Danny Williams rails against relentless negativity, he knows of what he speaks. The guy who built the early part of his career tearin...
Hibernia South memorandum of understanding
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There’s a non-binding memorandum of understanding to develop new areas of the Hibernia field with a final agreement expected in early 2010....
15 June 2009
Freedom from information: lack of briefing notes for minister called “bizarre” by senior government official
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An unnamed senior public sector manager has termed a move by government to eliminate briefing notes for ministers “bizarre”. The official ...
RBC on NL economy: strong headwinds
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RBC Economics has revised downward its 2009 forecast for the Newfoundland and Labrador with the economy expected to shrink by 3.5% . That...
JSS project may be scrapped
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National Defence is looking at all the options for the troubled Joint Support Ship Contract including scrapping the whole thing, according t...
13 June 2009
The drunk driving sentence that never was
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Local media outlets reported on Friday that a man had been sentenced in Grand bank to two years in jail and the loss of his driving license ...
Global oil round-up
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Some randomly selected articles from around the world on the current state of the oil industry. 1. Omani oil revenues in the first four ...
The lesson from Nova Scotia
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In Newfoundland and Labrador these past few days some local adherents of the Orange Creed – that’s New Democrats, not Protestants or Dutch –...
12 June 2009
What a difference reality makes
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When the provincial government announced its $800 million capital works “stimulus” package back in February, they claimed it would create 5,...
We’re more than a bit sceptical too, Jerome.
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Finance minister Jerome Kennedy, quoted in the Friday Telegram : "I'm have to tell you, I'm a bit skeptical, (Prime Minist...
The Bi-coastal Difference
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Justin Trudeau, popular fundraising draw. The townie version , courtesy of the guy who used to help bag Brian Tobin’s political cash, this...
One of these things…
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is not like the others. Hydro-electric generating plants belonging to three private sector companies. Former employees of a defunct...
How the mighty have fallen
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From David Pugliese , the collapse of the once fine public affairs operation at National Defence: It’s generally recognized that from 1...
11 June 2009
“Old money” from Williams cabinet called “stimulus”
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Danny Williams may not like it when federal cabinet ministers recycle announcements, but of the 52 specific projects listed in the provinc...
Polling bullshit from mayor
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If Doc O’Keefe, the mayor of a Great Sittee, actually has a poll that shows him with numbers he is very comfortable with, then he’d release ...
Eerie coincidence 2
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An economic stimulus package update and an update on an economic stimulus package. Both will claim to have worked. In one case, the up...
10 June 2009
Meanwhile in a phone booth in St. John's...
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there’s a fundraiser for Siobhan Coady, member of parliament for St. John’s South- Mount Pearl. Well, actually the thing isn’t being held...
09 June 2009
Shuffle-up-a-gus
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How often are there cabinet changes and shifts in the senior bureaucracy? While there is no text-book solution to that question, aside fro...
Nova Scotia goes orange
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They did it the old-fashioned way, working district by district and over a number of years to build up the party and its infrastructure. ...
Eerie similarities
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Stephen Harper: A defiant Prime Minister Stephen Harper defended his embattled natural resources minister on Tuesday, dismissing the op...
What are the odds…
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That a mid-20 something has the experience and maturity to serve as the media aide to a cabinet minister in any jurisdiction in Canada? P...
Nova Scotia Election checklist
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The seats to watch, via labradore , with rationale. Commentary that beats the shite out of most of the stuff coming from the people who g...
08 June 2009
The Raitt Tapes story
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Via the Chronicle Herald , now that the injunction application has failed: “They’re terrified of the issues,” said Ms. Raitt. “You ...
07 June 2009
NL crude production forecast: 2009-2025
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From the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers , projected total annual oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. The CAPP r...
05 June 2009
Bluenose Dippers in front: Angus Reid
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A poll by Angus Reid for CTV shows the Nova Scotia New Democrats with 47% support heading into Tuesday’s general election, ahead of the Lib...
Speech disappeared
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For some unknown reason a speech delivered by Premier Danny Williams at an April 2008 Public Policy Forum testimonial has been removed from...
Gas facility joints list of energy projects in NL on hold
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CBC news is reporting on Friday that Newfoundland LNG has shelved plans for a natural gas transhipment facility at Grassy Point, Newfoundla...
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