The Sir Robert Bond Papers

In an interview on The Current last week ,  Anthony Germain asked Premier Kathy Dunderdale why she wasn’t trying to sell Muskrat Falls to pe...

The local Tories were all twitterpated over the weekend with Jim Prentice’s comments about the Lower Churchill. One suspects, of course,...

Let’s get something clear up front. The provincial government will build a new hospital in Corner Brook. That much shouldn’t be in doubt...

As CBC reported on Friday, a spokesperson for Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter says it is just an “update” meeting. "As you kno...

About four years ago, your humble e-scribbler pointed out a fundamental strategic problem with the way the provincial Conservatives spent m...

The provincial Conservatives promised on Tuesday that they had a 10 year plan to reduce the provincial debt. They have been in office sinc...

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The 2012 provincial budget includes $1.4 billion in capital works but none of it is apparently connected to two hospitals.. How long shou...

Here’s what your humble e-scribbler said on Wednesday morning about the fact the provincial government didn’t include any amount in the 201...

3%:   The amount by which Premier Kathy Dunderdale said she and her colleagues would be cutting spending in the current budget. As the Tel...

Michael Ross contends there is a relationship between oil revenues and democracy.  Crudely put:  oil hinders democracy . First, the oil...

You’ve gone through the media reports and heard the interviews and comments from pundits and politicos alike.  Now you want a better idea of...

Federal intergovernmental affairs minister Peter Penashue wrote a letter to the Telegram to take issue with a previous correspondent in the...

As you try and contain your excitement on provincial budget day, here are a few numbers you might want to keep in mind: Dozens:   What CBC...

“When you wage an ideological war,” wrote Lana Payne this past weekend, “lies are necessary weapons.” Payne, for those who don’t know, is ...

A Canadian Press story on Muskrat Falls this week starts with economist Brendan Sullivan’s recent critique of Muskrat Falls: He said i...

Job cuts in the public service.  One of the more spectacular communications frig ups by the Premier lately. Here’s what your humble e-scr...

Authorities in Quebec have their hands full with a raft of corruption investigations, according to the Globe and Mail . This paragraph tow...

People drawing unemployment insurance in the Atlantic provinces might be in for a new way of life in the near future, if changes to the Empl...

Kingston Penitentiary – the oldest federal prison in Canada -  will close this year as part of the federal Conservative’s get tough on crime...