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05 July 2006

Who's little friend are you?

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Paul Oram, first elected to the legislature in 2003, has one of the gold rings everyone is wondering about. Paul called one of the local cal...
04 July 2006

The process isn't fine, Mr. Noseworthy

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Auditor General John Noseworthy said on Tuesday that the process he followed in auditing the House of Assembly was fine and didn't need ...

The Lard of the Rings

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For those still seeking a good name for the House of Assembly scandal, consider this one: The Lard of the Rings. The $69, 000-worth of gold ...

The Scarlet Pumpernickel

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The seek him here. They seek him there. But Harvey Hodder - otherwise known as the Speaker of the House of Assembly - only seems to turn up...

AG reports leave serious unanswered questions

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Auditor General John Noseworthy finished his work on the House of Assembly scandal by filing three reports on two current and one former me...
03 July 2006

World of the Psychic Auditor General

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Consider this situation. You are meeting with a provincial Auditor General who is interviewing you about some expense claims from three year...
02 July 2006

A counterpoint to trash talk

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Check out the Imperial War Museum site dedicated to the Somme. This is a stunning site with solid introductory information and a balanced, ...

Question of the week?

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vocm.com has left its public inquiry question up now for about three days. That's long enough for some people who didn't vote to c...
01 July 2006

The pressure mounts

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Public support is growing for a public inquiry into the operations of the House of Assembly. At vocm.com the Question of the Day results sh...

Commemoration Day, 2006

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Some time ago, I planted Forget-me- nots on my front lawn. Each June, they sprout and spread wildly. They get cut when the lawn is mowed ...
30 June 2006

J'accuse?

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Not surprisingly a lawyer representing one of the five people named thus far in the House of Assembly spending scandal has taken issue wi...
29 June 2006

The case for Mr. Hodder's resignation

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Speaker Harvey Hodder claims he was shocked by revelations of the Auditor General. At this point, the only people who should be genuinely s...
28 June 2006

Nervous much, Harvey?

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According to CBC television's Here & Now supper-hour news show, Bill Murray - the former financial operations director at the House ...

Hodder fits the Premier's frame

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Speaker of the House of Assembly Harvey Hodder commented today for the first time on the scandal in his office. Hodder chairs the Internal E...

The pernicious frame

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Auditor General John Noseworthy has stated he would like to see an audit of constituency claims going back to 1989. That's the year whe...

The case for a public inquiry

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With the latest revelations from the Auditor General of Newfoundland and Labrador, it is difficult to imagine that cabinet will not appoint...
27 June 2006

The frame and the iron fist of cabinet

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Less than a week after cautioning residents of Newfoundland and Labrador not to make hasty judgments about the financial scandal affecting t...
26 June 2006

The Commission of Internal Economy - background

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Like all legislatures that follow the parliamentary tradition, the House of Assembly in Newfoundland and Labrador uses a committee of member...

Reframing the issue

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The Liberals dealt with the issue by simply asking the AG’s office to stop the audit work and leave, [Auditor General John Noseworthy] said...
23 June 2006

The unnamed scandal: Day 3

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Ok. Here's the latest CBC online story on the scandal in the House of Assembly. So far no one has been able to put a name on this one. ...