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15 December 2007
Former Tory leader takes government salary and legislature pension at same time
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Pension legislation appears to allow situation Former Tory leader Len Simms is earning more than $130,000 as chairman and chief executive of...
14 December 2007
Boessenkool: a possible ally for Danny
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Ken Boessenkool, author of a series of papers on revamping Equalization , now works for Hill & Knowlton, an international government rel...
Telly gets a mention
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Scott Reid and Tim Powers squared on on Mike Duffy's CTV NewsNet show Friday to discuss politics on Parliament Hill. in the midst of al...
Under his thumb
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The provincial government released expense reimbursement guidelines for cabinet ministers, as part of an effort to show some transparency i...
Something's off: Newfoundland and Labrador political polls
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[Update and correction: 1230 hrs. CRA has still not posted the news release and tables for the regional poll as of the update time.] A n...
12 December 2007
Conspicuous by his absence
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Noted across the Atlantic provinces, especially since the Atlantic Gateway trade concept is on the table. The Guardian " "Willi...
"Serial exaggerator" an interesting MR tactic for Williams' office
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Buried in the exchange between journalist Craig Westcott and the premier's comms director is a reference to a piece that appeared in ma...
Media Relations 101 Meltdown
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No matter what people tell you, there is nothing that is ever really, truly off the record. In the case of this e-mail exchange between C...
11 December 2007
The nation's infrastructure burden
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Anyone paying attention to the news on a cold December must have felt an extra chill to discover that Newfoundland and Labrador is currently...
The only equity that makes sense
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A profile of local entrepreneur Rob Crosbie . This is the kind of equity that provincial government policy should be encouraging, the kind...
So where is Danny, anyways?
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Executive Council December 11, 2007 Deputy Premier to Attend Council of Atlantic Premiers Meeting The Honourable Tom Rideout, Deputy Pre...
10 December 2007
Tom Marshall's Christmas bunkum: the magical appearing, disappearing 2005 Danny Williams offshore cash
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There are some upward and downward revisions to federal transfers. Based upon current projections, the province can optimize cash revenues i...
Flip? Meet Flop.
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The changing view of gross domestic product for the provincial progressive Conservatives, as documented by labradore . -srbp-
Williams caves to Harper on Equalization
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There's a reason why Danny Williams has gone to ground in the wake of his meeting with Stephen Harper. He said "yes to less"...
In a nutshell
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1. The finance minister admitted today in comments to reporters that the government had paid scant attention to the provincial debt thus f...
08 December 2007
Turf War: did Danny give Steve the secret of fake popularity in exchange for future billions?
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Isn't it odd that across the country a whole raft of people spontaneously wrote letters to the editor wanting an end to the Schreiber me...
For the record: 2003 Tory commitment on lobbying
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From the memory pit of the Internet, recall the Progressive Conservative commitment on lobbying and lobbyists. Don't try to go to the ...
07 December 2007
2006 Newfound project shut down in Ireland by enviro concerns
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Newfound Group tried to establish a resort complex in Ireland but was turned down by the local planning board, according to a story carried ...
06 December 2007
Cod war heats up...20 years ago
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The e-mail inbox these days is a bit like an Advent calendar. Every day there is a little surprise. The only difference between the e-m...
Newfound Group lobbying province apparently without lobbyist registration
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Newfound Group has been lobbying the provincial government for assistance with the Humber valley resort yet no lobbyists have been registere...
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