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11 November 2005

Why government "consultations" are self-serving nonsense

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Province's energy "plan" discussion document. Basically, a summary of oil and gas issues that gives the ones convenient to the...

When you want people to notice something...

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release it late on the day before a long holiday weekend. That was sarcasm. This is the release from the provincial government announcing i...
10 November 2005

and the strangest things seem suddenly normal...[updated]

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Today was one of those days where everything in the world seemed to burst straight out of Really Goofy Land. One of those things was a CBC r...

Rightie wrongie ruminations

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Regular readings of these e-scribbles will be all too familiar with the exchanges of opinion between this pile of posts and the ones at Resp...

Late-night Layton lamentations and "leftie" lacrymals

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Over at RGL , Liam thinks it is a good idea NDP Jack wants to take the country to the polls in February. Let's put this in context: 1. T...
09 November 2005

Getting sun to rise in morning biggest accomplishment

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Ok. That's obviously a joke. But if this story is correct, Premier Danny Williams' biggest accomplishment - by his own estimation ...
08 November 2005

Italian bullshit bombs

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An Italian video on Fallujah is making the rounds on the Internet alleging that American forces used napalm and white phosphorus bombs in f...

Tom Rideout - metaphor mangler extra-ordinary

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The return of Tom Rideout to a position of considerable authority prompts an old political junkie to reminisce about some of Tom's glori...

The return of Backupable Tom - update

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In a surprise move, Premier Danny Williams today shuffled five of his cabinet ministers around, including appointing Tom Rideout as the new ...
07 November 2005

The FPI-competitor myth and one of the real problems

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Among the many things said about Fishery products International over the past few days has been the replay of the old myth from 2001 that th...

Constitutional Fish - the decision link

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Canada v. Nichol and Bouzan is now posted to the CanLii website. Here's the full text . Go mad!
04 November 2005

FPI changes may signal massive problems in fishery

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Derrick Rowe's departure from his job as chief executive officer of Fishery Products International may well signal wider problems in the...

FPI's Rowe departs

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Derrick Rowe announced today that he will be stepping down as chief executive officer of Fishery Products International (FPI), effective 31...

The future would be dramatically different...

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Check this suggestion from Responsible Government League ( RGL ) that calls for, among other things, dismantling the provincial Department ...

The federal provincial balance - a snapshot [amended]

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In late 2004, I attempted to estimate the federal-provincial revenue balance, taking into account taxation, government to government transfe...

Measuring up - Kiwi-style

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Courtesy of an unusual blog, here is a link to a recent installation of artwork in a men's lavatory in New Zealand. Seems it is a tr...

A trading nation - Newfoundland and Labrador trade with the world

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Export Development Canada [ EDC ] predicts that exports from this province will fall by 5% in 2005 from 2004, with a forecast for further de...

A trading nation - Newfoundland and Labrador trade within Canada

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Interprovincial trade and Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador has always been a trading nation and it remains so after Confe...

Behind the Green Curtain - amended - Updated

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Sullivan financial statement masks deeper issue Finance minister Loyola Sullivan today released an update on the province's fiscal pos...
03 November 2005

Yet another who are you quiz

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Since this show first aired, I have been a big fan. Turns out I match up to the guy who is now a congressman (at least on the show). Of cour...