The Sir Robert Bond Papers
The real political division in society is between authoritarians and libertarians.
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Churchill Falls and Muskrat Falls - Background
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14 May 2010
Arrogance never impresses
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Mr. Speaker, that is the difficulties with letting people see these reports when they do not have the technical expertise to be able to i...
13 May 2010
Potato, potato: hydro version
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vocm.com is making much of the fact that NALCOR and Hydro Quebec are taking different interpretations of the ruling yesterday by Quebec’s e...
That was Then. This is Now: Desperation edition
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Then : Max Ruelokke’s “ties” to the oil industry made him an unacceptable candidate to head the offshore oil industry regulatory board. N...
Lower Churchill: Imaginary project. Imaginary News Stories. (and one they ignore)
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CTV - via the Canadian Press’s Shawn McCarthy - got it wrong. Badly wrong. So too did the Globe : they relied on McCarthy’s story. V...
12 May 2010
Retribution
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Hisself in the House of Assembly on Tuesday : Let me be very clear. This government never has and never will inflict retribution on a d...
Desperation
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How do you know Hisself is desperate to change the political channel during polling month? He appeared live on CBC Here and Now . The sa...
Nothing could be further from the truth: political pavement pork punishment version
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As labradore documents yet again, the Premier can deny all he wants that things like paving is apportioned on a partisan basis, with the mos...
Corridor hits big gas
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The company looking to explore the Old Harry oil prospect in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has another discovery on its hands. According to CB...
11 May 2010
Jerome! ducks reporters on medevac fuss
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Health minister Jerome Kennedy today refused to answer questions from reporters following his claim that incidents in St. Anthony related to...
10 May 2010
Justice minister approves of double-dipping
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From the House of Assembly, Monday May 10, 2010 : MR. F. COLLINS: Mr. Speaker, given the situation we had in that office as of Septembe...
It’s always about the money
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Former cabinet minister Trevor Taylor, whose surprise resignation last fall triggered a wave of set-backs and problems for the ruling Conser...
Rumpole and the Double Dippity-Do
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Simple question. But first, the background: Retired Provincial Court judge John Rorke is pulling down $175 an hour for a 35 hour week a...
09 May 2010
Democracy Watch: Newfoundland and Labrador edition
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Think of it as another type of mother’s day: "The reality is that a friendly dictatorship definitely applies in this case." ...
The Same and the Different
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Bob Wakeham may find this irritating or revealing but, contrary to Wakeham’s conclusion, there is nothing ironic in Danny Williams’ letters ...
08 May 2010
May 8, 1945 – Victory in Europe!
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$8 million government loan to Kodiak under review
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The provincial government is reviewing an $8.0 million interest-free loan made two years ago to Kodiak, according to the Telegram. The cas...
07 May 2010
Kremlinology 21: Tells
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The local CBC is to the local Tory crowd as the Globe is to the local, umm, well the Tory/nationalist tribe. It is the only news medium th...
How do you know it’s polling month?
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Sure there is a sudden uptick in the number of happy-crappy announcements about everything from water bombers to smoother roads. But you ...
06 May 2010
Libs accuse Tory minister of keeping enviro risks under wraps
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In a news release issued Thursday, Opposition leader Yvonne Jones accused the provincial government, including environmentalist minister Cha...
IOC expansion back on
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Ironore Company of Canada is reactivating its half a billion dollar plan to expand production at its a facility in western Labrador. IOC ...
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