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16 February 2007

The truth hurts, part deux

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The Offal News take on Tom Rideout's concerns about supposed "irregularities" in the Humber Valley by-election. To paraphrase...

Hey, Denis: The truth hurts.

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The period of cuts to the Canadian Forces ushered in by Jean Chretien was a dark period for not just the men and women in uniform. It was a ...

Put on a happy face

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It's polling season. There is disquiet in some elements of the electorate. News media are fried at the threats of law suits over libel c...

Remember the Alamo?

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A tongue-in-cheek piece in the Badger Herald calls for the United States to liberate Canada as part of the war on terror. But is it humour o...

Let's reform campaign finance laws too, Tom

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Tom Rideout is the lead man for Danny Williams efforts to take the Humber Valley by any means necessary. It's called desperation, but he...

Countries respond to Al Queda threats to US oil supplies

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Al Queda issued a general threat Wednesday to American oil supplies, including possible attacls on Mexico, Canada and Venezuela . Bond Pape...

Rutter wins $3.5 million Brazilian oil contract

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St. John's manufacturing company Rutter Inc.( TSX : RUT) announced on Wednesday that its 74%-owned subsidiary Unicontrol International...
15 February 2007

It's that time of the month

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There are by-elections. Corporate Research Associates must be in the field with their quarterly omnibus survey. How do we know? The number o...
14 February 2007

Hickey to pay own tab, Oram flubs badly

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Despite his vehement defence of having the public treasury cover transportation minister John Hickey's legal bills in the battle with fo...

Williams slags Bond: the audio record

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1. An audio clip of Premier Danny Williams scrum on Tuesday, from CBC Radio Noon. [The relevant part is at around 12:25 on your counter....

The value of criticism

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Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unheal...

Meeker on media

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Communications consultant Geoff Meeker has joined the online revolution with a new blog, Meeker on media . As Geoff describes it, Meeker on ...
13 February 2007

Canada West Foundation backs Harper on Equalization

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Canada West Foundation issued a paper on Monday praising the inclusion of 50% of natural resources revenues in Equalization calculations a...

A fundamental right in any democracy

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From the Bill of Rights 1689 : That the freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned i...

What he said, another one

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Libel chill, from Offal News .

Stupid is...?

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Transportation minister John Hickey is suing former premier Roger Grimes for defamation over comments Grimes made about Hickey's double...
12 February 2007

Dwight wins, Danny loses

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Every Tory except John Hickey and Jack Byrne came off the benches to try and win the Humber Valley by-election, but in the end, Deer Lake ph...

Maine, NB cooperate on electricity, NL likely behind development curve

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Maine Governor John Baldacci and New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday to explore increased co...
11 February 2007

Abitibi shedding power plants

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Canadian Press reports that Abitibi Consolidated is transferring some of its electricity production to a new company owned 75% by the paper...

Fish crisis hitting Europeans, too

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From Associated Press , this article on trends in Europe to save fish stocks. One interesting comment from the article notes that during th...