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07 April 2012
Word of the Day: gormless #nlpoli
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Russell Wangersky : At this point, the Official Opposition is floundering around looking for an issue, and they can't see that they...
06 April 2012
Patronage and seals… #nlpoli
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Thursday’s announcement by fisheries minister Darin King should give you a pretty big reminder that the local political scene remains mired ...
05 April 2012
Common sense – the rarest element #nlpoli
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There’s a tee-shirt. This one is from zazzle And it is true. Common sense is so rare these days it should be classified as a super po...
Time to end the despicable abuse #nlpoli
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Through her shouting and bawling it is hard to know if Yvonne Jones does not know what she is talking about or does not care. Either way, ...
04 April 2012
Offshore Board Lays Charges Against Suncor #nlpoli
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From CNLOPB (with some style edits): The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has laid three charges aga...
The excitement is obvious #nlpoli
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That’s a screen capture of the CBC online story about something srbp told you about last December . It speaks for itself. - srbp -
Remember these words #nlpoli
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When asked in the House of Assembly about the company hired to look at some aspect of using offshore natural gas to generate electricity, P...
And if she was wrong about that, too… #nlpoli
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There are two things in this world. There is what actually happened. And then there is what Premier Kathy Dunderdale says. The two hav...
Credit rater gives Emera “negative” outlook #nlpoli
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The Chronicle Herald reported Tuesday that credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s had changed its rating for Emera from “stable’ to “ne...
03 April 2012
Arrogance, thy name is Tom Marshall #nlpoli
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Speaking on VOCM’s Open Line on Tuesday, finance minister Tom Marshall explained what will happen in the House of Assembly during the Muskra...
The Charge of the Lightweight Brigade #nlpoli
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The provincial government got the public utilities board review on Muskrat Falls on Saturday. Two days later, Premier Kathy Dunderdale did...
If she was wrong about this… #nlpoli
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As we told you on Monday, the ever attentive labradore caught Kathy Dunderdale in a pretty outrageous comment last week on the impact the f...
The PUB and the MFers #nlpoli
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Right off the start, the title goes back to a humorous tweet a few months ago. It went something like this: If Muskrat Falls is MF, th...
02 April 2012
A fundamental lack of competence #nlpoli
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One crowd can’t even successfully rig a process they set out to rig from the start. So now the Premier wants to have a debate she earlier...
Electricity regulator balks at judgment on Muskrat project #nlpoli #nlpoli
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From the report by the public utilities board on Muskrat Falls: The Board concludes that the information provided by Nalcor in the rev...
Numbers and other information #nlpoli
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People aren’t stupid. They just don’t know stuff. Politicians are no different. In Kathy Dunderdale’s case, labradore had an absolutel...
How stupid are voters, anyway? #nlpoli
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Poke around some political websites over the past couple of months and you’ll find a few columns on the question of how much voters are payi...
30 March 2012
Muskrat Three-some #nlpoli
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Here are some treats to keep you up with the latest developments on the Muskrat falls front. For starters , CBC’s Anthony Germain intervie...
29 March 2012
Kremlinology 40: Word Search #nlpoli #cdnpoli
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Go right through the 2012 federal budget . Look anywhere you want. Try the chapter that lists off energy projects and how the latest fe...
They’re baaaack #nlpoli
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Last December , your humble e-scribbler told you about the Liberal party’s renewal committee. Well, it’s back, or it will be back accordin...
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