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29 November 2013

Feehan dissects Muskrat Falls #nlpoli

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According to a new commentary on the Muskrat Falls project by Memorial University economist James Feehan,  legislation passed in December 2...
28 November 2013

Ministers confused about public money in stalled $100 million mine project #nlpoli

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In addition to the $17 million in public cash announced in 2011, the provincial government has given an additional undisclosed amount of pub...
27 November 2013

The 2013 Harbour Grace Affray #nlpoli

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Kathy Dunderdale told reporters on Tuesday, while the polls were still open mind you, that the by-election results would be no big thing. ...
26 November 2013

O brother… #nlpoli

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There are times when the talk in the province sounds a bit like the soundtrack to a movie,  a comedy to be precise. On Monday, finance min...

Serial Fraud Artists #nlpoli

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Some old fellow by the name of Williams once said that there was no greater fraud than an unkept promise. He said that around the time he...
25 November 2013

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker … #nlpoli

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The Telegram noticed: By the end of question period on Tuesday, only an hour or so in, the words “Mr. Speaker” had been uttered 142 ti...

Christmas Book List: Last Witness #nlpoli

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Glen Carter’s second novel has had an honoured place on the coffee table chez e-scribbler for the past few couple of weeks.  Dog-eared pag...
22 November 2013

There is only do #nlpoli

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Truly effective communication is often more about what you do than what you say. That’s a notion that screws up lots of people. They get...
21 November 2013

More gas offshore #nlpoli

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In early October, the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board issued two new significant discovery licenses to Suncor and...
20 November 2013

Dunderdale’s Bill 29 “a dramatic step backwards” for transparency in NL #nlpoli

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On Monday ,  Premier Kathy Dunderdale blew off any questions in the House of Assembly about Bill 29 with the comment that the centre for Law...

The Old Fraudsters #nlpoli

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There’s no greater fraud,  former Premier Danny Williams once said, than a promise not kept. In the House of Assembly on Monday ,  his su...

20 Answers to the Telly’s 20 Questions (Part 2) #nlpoli

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(Continued from Part 1 ) On October 19 , Russell Wangersky wrote a column for The Telegram entitled "20 questions for the premier.&qu...
19 November 2013

Lead by Example #nlpoli

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Dwight Ball is the leader of the Liberal Party. He now has a chance to lead by example when it comes to donations for his leadership campa...

20 Answers to the Telly’s 20 Questions (Part 1) #nlpoli

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On October 19 , Russell Wangersky wrote a column for The Telegram entitled "20 questions for the premier." Mr. Wangersky posed qu...
18 November 2013

Remembering… or not #nlpoli

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The news release that announced a provincial commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the First World War includes right at the start a pi...

Every day can bring them one step closer #nlpoli

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Liberal supporters in the province elected Dwight Ball as the new party leader in voting that ended on Sunday. By the time this appears on...
15 November 2013

Softball #nlpoli

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No wonder the Conservatives are smiling a lot these days. Not only have the New Democrats imploded as an effective political force but the...
14 November 2013

One step closer to reality four years later #nlpoli

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The provincial government announced plans to build two new ferries on Wednesday.  The first one will cost $51 million. The new ferry will ...
13 November 2013

War, Memory, and Society #nlpoli

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Part way through her interview with historian Margaret MacMillan last September, the Globe’s Sandra Martin turned the conversation for the ...
12 November 2013

Christmas Music List: Mike Herriott – off the road

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Trumpet virtuoso Mike Herriott has a new CD titled “off the road”,  available online from www.mikeherriott.com . Awesome music from an ama...