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08 February 2011

Taking the voters for grantered!

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Last week Humber West Conservative candidate Vaughn Granter didn’t have the time to discuss issues. He would need – by his own estimate – ...

Building permits value drops again in December

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The value of building permits in Newfoundland and Labrador dropped again in December, to $76 million from $90 million in November according ...
07 February 2011

Feds and province release Lower Churchill transmission line EIS document

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The federal and provincial governments released the environmental impact study scoping document on Monday for the proposed transmission lin...

A rose by any other name would still stink to high heavens

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Pity Clayton Forsey. He’s the Conservative member of the provincial legislature from the district of Exploits. Like many of his colleagues...
06 February 2011

The Force

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05 February 2011

Environmentally debatable traffic, Jan 31 to February 4

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Two stories this week to lighten the mood. First:   a poster in the Health Sciences Centre announcing an event for February.  Someone cros...
04 February 2011

Why don’t more women breastfeed their babies?

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Good question. You’ll find one woman’s take on it at cbc.ca/nl .  Beware, though, of one figure that is likely off.  Both Debbie Cooper ...

Finance minister cops to unsustainable spending

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The provincial government hasn’t really been managing the public purse in a sustainable and fiscally responsible way. Your humble e-scribb...
03 February 2011

Ronald Harper

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Compare this Conservative Party spot… with this classic political spot: The Conservative spot is darker and much less hopeful ...

More of the same…

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But different. A good first step is how the Premier described her first meeting with the Prime Minister. But she was bit vague on the d...

If the Danes can do it…

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Maybe Kathy Dunderdale can resurrect Danny Williams big dream of a tunnel connecting Labrador to the island. Remember the Stunnel ? Surely...
02 February 2011

Not the best campaign strategy, maybe

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In a city where the environment is a big issue, a chance to speak in a public meeting on environmental issues during a by-election might be ...

Tweet of the Week (early edition)

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Ken Dryden dropped in to Corner Brook last weekend to endorse his old chief of staff – Mark Watton – who is running in the by-election to fi...

Financials key to Lower Churchill

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From 2006, an article by Craig Westcott that appeared originally in the now defunct Independent .  Premier Kathy Dunderdale went to Ottawa...
01 February 2011

The old hum on the Humber

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Politicians running for the government party in Newfoundland and Labrador usually have a simple message;  vote for me or the district won’t ...

The sun whose rays…

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The January Traffic 2011

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Okay so if January comes in like a political nut-bar, it makes you wonder if it will go out in a straightjacket. Like is this the most san...
31 January 2011

A Hugh Shea for our time

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In the most recent twist of an already bizarre tale, Brad Cabana has managed to turn what had been a fiasco inside a tragedy into a farce. ...

Strings and all

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Frank Moores was the second premier to hold office in Newfoundland and Labrador after Confederation.  He led the Progressive Conservative Pa...
30 January 2011

PIFO: Newly mined minister in trouble in district

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Derrick Dalley? Appointed to cabinet to boost his chances of re-election and then delivers pork to his own district? Liberace gay. The...