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11 March 2008

Williams contradicts own claim he didn't know secret hospitals report existed

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Premier Danny Williams admitted today he knew of a report on the state of city hospitals early last fall despite his claim in late February...

NL gov orders empty care home to close for "life safety"

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One of the personal care homes ordered by the provincial government to install sprinklers or close has closed, despite having no residents, ...
10 March 2008

Why did the reporter cross the road?

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[Cross-posted to The Persuasion Business ] Geoff Meeker poses an interesting question in a couple of posts at his Telegram blog.  Meeke...

A green throne speech by e.e. cummings

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The bright new realities awaiting Newfoundland and Labrador demand the new way of thinking that My Government has boldly embraced. No lon...
07 March 2008

From the Conservative Gospels

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A reading from the Book of Loyola , beginning at the seventh chapter , ... Now this is how you write, Ivan. -srbp-

Dunderdale blows smoke on the offshore

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The province's energy minister thinks that just one drill rig doing exploration work offshore makes Newfoundland and Labrador "a t...

AG innuendo prompts audit invite

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The offshore regulatory board released a copy of an invitation to the federal and provincial auditors general to conduct an audit of the bo...

The quarterly advertising poll

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Bond Papers has raised questions before about CRA's quarterly omnibus polls. At the time of writing, there's no link to the of...

Jack Layton, High Commander of the Space Patrol

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Tom Rideout, Time Lord. Jack Layton, Space Cadet. Same concept. Jack managed to finagle an invitation to share his genius with Lou Dob...
06 March 2008

Your offshore mileage may vary

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You have to read the ExxonMobil analyst statement to get it. Read all of it. Especially read the warning at the front about how the doc...

Re-announcing the announcement: the latest provincial government version

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An eagle-eyed e-mail correspondent noted that Charlene Johnson's announcement of green public buildings was  announced about a year ago...

It's different when you make the rules for yourself

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The odd thing about municipal affairs minister Dave Denine's comments on the provincial government's unsprinklered hospitals is tha...

Does Ottawa have a sprinkler fund too?

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Charlene Johnson announces renovations to government buildings as part of an energy efficiency move. Good announcement. Read down toward...
05 March 2008

The Sasquatch Hunters

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There are a few people in Newfoundland and Labrador who think that the 1927 Privy Council border between Labrador and Quebec has been change...

Shell looking to sell Orphan Basin exploration interest

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The Reuters version: CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc's  Canadian unit is hunting for a partner willing to take ...

Ex-queeze me?

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Premier Danny Williams announced a formal agreement to expand White Rose. Cool. Reported by AOL Money, based on a Canadian Press story ...

Cluck. Cluck. Moo.

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The chickens are coming home to roost. The cows are coming home,too. Early on Wednesday morning government and union officials are expr...
04 March 2008

No case for crowing

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When voter turnout drops to a mere 41% from the already abysmal 44.7%, there's no reason for any news story to write about increasing a ...
03 March 2008

ABC Comedy Central

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Somehow, the Premier likely never thought his great political theatre called "Anybody but Conservative" would degenerate quite so ...

"Petty, mean and intimidating"

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And those are words from a guy who likes Danny. Now admittedly, the guy hadn't seen NTV news on Friday night or seen the Telegram co...