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10 July 2009

Paul Oram: Minister of Revisionist History

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Former business minister Paul Oram did a series of interviews when he was in Atlanta last October to attend a trade mission. His intervi...

Well, that didn’t work

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A quickie cabinet shuffle – the third in eight months – didn’t produce the media coverage they likely thought it might. Check the headli...
09 July 2009

It’s not easy being green

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Well, at least not under a variety of American state and federal laws in New England especially if you are proposing a hydroelectric project...

The Great NL Gasoline Price Fixing Scheme: Summer 2009 edition

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Gasoline prices in Newfoundland and Labrador are set by the provincial government. While gasoline prices across North America have been dr...
08 July 2009

Oil drops 18 % in a week

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Prices for front month crude have dropped more than 18% in the past week. The markets appear to be reacting to news of continued economic...

Strike looming at Sudbury and Voisey’s Bay

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Unionized workers at Voisey’s Bay voted on the weekend to reject a contract offer by the employer Vale. A vote at Vale’s Sudbury operation...

Chew the wafer

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The Prime Minister is in a bit of a political hard spot with questions over what he did with the  Eucharistic host at the recent funeral fo...

Of mice and antelope through the looking glass

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In this summer of political problems across the province, of meltdowns and power lines, some old posts at Bond Papers take on a renewed rele...
07 July 2009

Gros Morne erections trump the unforgettable natural environment

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Natural ecosystems were worth protecting in 2007 – the election year – because they define us as a people. In 2009, yeah, maybe not so muc...

An equity stake in the province’s natural heritage

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A cynic, Oscar Wilde once wrote, is a fellow who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. There is no word, apparently for ...

9 Wing Gander to get new buildings

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The Department of National Defence will spend $42.5 million on three new buildings at 9 Wing Gander. One building will give a new home to...

NALCOR may be exempted from offshore royalty payments

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If the provincial government acts on a provision of the Hebron fiscal agreement, the government’s own energy corporation could wind up payin...
06 July 2009

CHHC pays off for provincial government

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Even without owning it, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador will likely earn more from the federal government’s 8.5% share in Hibern...

Province’s political puff posture goes “Poof!”

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Sure, the Premier claimed the provincial government wasn’t participating in the trade talks with the European Union, but Geoff Meeker discov...

Agricultural land freeze action MIA

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The provincial government announced a  review of the agricultural land freeze in the metropolitan St. John’s area  in early 2007 . The com...
05 July 2009

Kremlinology 3: Gros Morne version

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The provincial government’s  tourism folks love Gros Morne with all its beautiful views and its UNESCO World Heritage Site designation. Th...
04 July 2009

“Negativity” and “bloggers” part of Palin excuses

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Some aspects of Sarah Palin’s resignation excuses will sound familiar to people living t the other book-end of the continent’s northern reac...

Gros Morne international status threatened

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Gros Morne national park could lose its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site if NALCOR Energy, the provincial government’s oil, gas ...

Happy second term, President Obama

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Sarah Palin is considered by most to be a serious contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. This should make Republica...
03 July 2009

Northern Trident ’09 - Port Visit- St. John’s

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Two Royal Australian Navy frigates – HMAS Sydney and HMAS Ballarat – will be in St. John’s on Monday July 6 for a port call. The ships ar...