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21 November 2006

Quebec elections officer investigates political finance allegations

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Quebec's chief electoral officer is investigating a complaint that a cabinet minister's senior aide solicited political donations o...

NS debates election finance reform

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Nova Scotia New Democrats are filibustering a bill on election finance reform currently being debated in the Nova Scotia legislature. Prop...
20 November 2006

Poll alert

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If past practice holds, Corporate Research Associates is currently in the field conducting its omnibus poll for the fourth quarter of 2006....

Lobbyist registration

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"We do have probably the best legislation in the country put in place in order to make sure things are done properly," Williams sa...

All is right as right can be!

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Our great Mikado, virtuous man, When he to rule our land began, Resolved to try A plan whereby Young men might best be steadied. So he decre...
19 November 2006

How many toes ya got left?

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Kathy Goudie, the Tory member of the legislature for Humber Valley, is in a bit of political pickle . Goudie, a registered nurse, has been w...
18 November 2006

Too cute by half

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Dean MacDonald's defence of his lobbying to gain a $15 million government buy-in for his cable deal doesn't hold water. Here's t...
17 November 2006

When is lobbying not lobbying?

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Apparently Premier Danny Williams does not consider that representatives of Persona, Rogers (TSX:RCI) and MTS Allstream were engaged in lobb...

Husky reserves boosted

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Husky Energy (TSX:HSE) announced Thursday the discovery of an additional 190 million barrels of recoverable crude in the White Rose field....

Ok. We told ya so.

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A day after announcing a potential deficit of $39.8 million, finance minister Loyola "Rain Man" Sullivan admits the province'...

Isn't it ironic?

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Which company sponsored Danny Williams' speech to the Empire Club in Toronto last year in which the Premier celebrated his triumph over...
16 November 2006

Not quite we told ya so...

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but close . The current account deficit morphed from $90 million [a high mentioned by CBC's Here and Now on Thursday] down to $60 millio...

Spy detained

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Canadian authorities arrested a man in Montreal yesterday using the identity Paul William Hampel and detained him under a security certific...

Despair for civilization itself

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Ponder the fate of society as the glorious language of Shakespeare is translated for a modern generation... here .
15 November 2006

Separated at birth

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Shawn Skinner [left], parliamentary secretary to Premier Danny Williams and vice-chairman of the House of Assembly's Public Accounts Co...

Monge

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The French naval vessel Monge [left] is in port in St. John's. The large white vessel with its array of antennae has attracted public ...

Own goal!

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At the end of his usual guest stint on CBC ratio's Radio Noon , Carl Wells teased Premier Danny Williams' appearance on Here and Now...
14 November 2006

Demand management

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CBC television's David Cochrane gave some highlights of what he believes will be in finance minister Loyola "Rain Man" Sulliva...

Lawyers critical of Toews appointments changes

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The Canadian Bar Association is criticising federal justice minister Vic Toews planned changes to the panels that nominate federally-appoin...

It's good to be da king

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Premier Danny Williams with Alice Panikian, Miss Universe Canada 2006 at the Canadian Idol finale, September 14th.