The Sir Robert Bond Papers
The real political division in society is between authoritarians and libertarians.
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18 October 2009
Paul Oram: busted
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We knew Paul Oram’s comments the day he left politics were complete hogwash. labradore refutes him, point by point . And he adds the pic...
16 October 2009
The positives of negativity
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The much-feared inflation demon continues to shrink away. In Newfoundland and Labrador, inflation hit -0.9% in September 2009 compared t...
The Marine Atlantic Disconnect
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Consider if you will, the number of times a provincial government official – usually the tourism minister du jour – has bitched about the f...
Python at 40
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The first episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus aired 40 years ago this month on the BBC. Taped first but according to some sources ai...
The shrimp industry explained
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Derek Butler in the Telegram. As usual there’s way more to the issue than meets the eye. -srbp-
15 October 2009
The search for a university president: compare and contrast
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At McMaster, they started hunted in January and 10 months later came up with a winner. At Memorial, it has already taken almost 10 month...
If only they’d read their briefing materials…
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While health minister Jerome Kennedy busily backs off decisions he took only a few weeks ago on health care, there is something obviously h...
Will Danny expropriate this one too?
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Kruger is talking cuts and concessions at the major private sector employer in the premier’s own district. So far, not a peep from the pr...
The Alberta Deficit Fighting Strategy
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Where would Albertans be without such sound guardianship of the public purse ? In 2008, give yourself a 30% wage hike. In 2009, set spen...
Randy Simms can relax
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So if Randy Simms can get himself into a load of hot water with some people, then we can only wait and watch to see what will happen to Gene...
Fuzzy Logic, cabinet ministers version
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Just to recap : So the Lewisporte health care centre started out as a chronic care and acute care centre at a cost of $22 million. Then ...
14 October 2009
Prissy politics
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Anyone ever see a letter to the editor from Dr. Noel Cadigan taking a politician to task for referring to someone as a traitor? Doubtful ...
13 October 2009
Another tumble coming
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People may be cheering the rising loonie . Some people may be rubbing their hands with glee at the current and forecast prices for crude....
The result of fisheries mismanagement
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Once upon a time, Fishery Products International built a state-of-the-art shrimp processing plant that would have provided employment to its...
Ya got four years, Kurtis
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Ralph won this one and he ain’t giving up the seat for a second try. Odds are extremely good, though, that this will be his last kick at...
Zombieland
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Fresh from his humiliating defeat at the hands of Doc O’Keefe, Ron Ellsworth is not content to be politically dead for a moment. He is pl...
When all they can offer is an E.A., Terra Nova version
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Said it before . Say it again . -srbp-
Yep. Something’s wrong.
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Gasoline prices in Newfoundland and Labrador jumped by more than three cents per litre last Thursday. Interestingly, the prices in this p...
Cliffs to buy Wabush Mines
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Cleveland-based Cliffs Resources is exercising its right of first refusal to acquire outstanding shares in Wabush Mines from U.S. Steel and ...
12 October 2009
Jerome’s Guarded Language
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labradore does yet another commendable job on demographics and recent population increases. He also dissects the former finance minister’...
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