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15 May 2009
Whadidwetellya?
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On Wednesday we warned the government was putting on the push to slam the House closed. It’s twoo, It’s twoo, as Lily von Schtup would sa...
TJ the Latte Boy
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The Kristin Chenoweth version that started a bit of a craze: Another version which is actually much funnier in some respects: An...
Turn off the damn phone
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From a couple of months ago, admittedly, but still worth watching again.
14 May 2009
Sexist and inaccurate coverage at macleans.ca
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Apparently, macleans.ca couldn’t find a story worth writing about from Newfoundland and Labrador so they had to showcase provincial environm...
Quality matters
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Newfoundlanders and Labradorians got a huge reminder today of a piece of red tape the provincial government deliberately ignored in its rece...
13 May 2009
Reinventing the wheel and keeping it secret
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According to a provincial government news release , the Premier announced something new today: the “Research & Development Corporation (...
Government pollster in the field
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You can tell Corporate research Associates – the provincial government pollster – is doing the quarterly omnibus. 1. Yet another federal-...
Legislature to close early?
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Don’t be surprised if the House of Assembly shuts down suddenly later this week or early next week before the nurses’ job action starts. ...
One thing you can count on…
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If the nurses take any strike action, the provincial government will legislate them back to work with a vengeance. Sure the Premier and ...
Nose-puller alert: Frank and Brian never spoke after 1987
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Via the National Post , a description of a bit of Brian Mulroney’s testimony at the inquiry into the whole Airbus mess: His relationsh...
12 May 2009
S-92 Q and A
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While it is stamped for internal use only, CBC has posted an internal questions and answers document prepared for use by the oil company of...
Clarity
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Here’s an old chestnut used to teach people about clear communication. Your humble e-scribbler first came across it about a decade ago in a...
Public cash not enough
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Teletech, a controversial American call centre operator, is pulling up stakes and leaving the province after only four years of its five y...
11 May 2009
Trade deals and petards
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The premier’s excuses for not participating in talks on a European trade deal just get more bizarre as time goes by. First there was the w...
Inconvenient truths: voting math
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From the House of Assembly and a discussion of the recent vote taken among the province’s nurses on a contract offer from the provincial go...
No deal. No cash.
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The lack of a deal with the federal government is holding up approval of projects eligible for the federal government’s economic stimulus s...
10 May 2009
Airborne misadventures, Part Deux
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For those who enjoyed the video of paratroops exiting an aircraft in a less than proficient manner, here is another one to lighten up your d...
Well positioned, indeed
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In the past year, Newfoundland and Labrador has shed 8,800 jobs. That’s right. There are almost 9,000 fewer people working this time in ...
08 May 2009
Sound familiar?
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A bunch of politicians accused of living high on the public hog and getting into an argument about what the rules permit . From Guido Fawk...
First oil and a new discovery
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Chevron announced two milestones this week. On Wednesday, the company achieved first oil on the Tahiti field in the Gulf Of Mexico. pro...
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