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30 June 2015

Forget that Orange Wave Thing #nlpoli

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Two-thirds of respondents to the most recent Abacus-VOCM News poll said they believed the Liberal Party will win the next provincial genera...
29 June 2015

Rex, re-districting, and getting it right #nlpoli

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Rex Hillier:  the first political victim of the bill that redrew the political map in Newfoundland. Simple story. Easy peasey. And com...
27 June 2015

The not-so-rare leap: @abacusdata June 2015 #nlpoli

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Two different polls from two different pollsters using two different polling methods have shown basically the same thing:  the New Democrats...
26 June 2015

Porter makes history #nlpoli

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Steve Porter made history on Thursday night. He defeated an incumbent in the House of Assembly  - Rex Hillier  - in a party nomination fig...
25 June 2015

She's a class act all the way #nlpoli

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The House of Assembly closed on Tuesday, likely for the last time before the next election. Sure,  Premier Paul Davis said he may call the...
24 June 2015

Purity Factories' advertising no treat at all #nlpoli

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Venerable local food manufacturer Purity Factories has a new advertising campaign featuring its delicious cream crackers. On a billboard i...
23 June 2015

George Murphy quits politics #nlpoli

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Whenever anyone runs down politicians as a group,  remember George Murphy. And then give the boor who ran down politicians a lash in the a...
22 June 2015

Tree Politics #nlpoli

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From your humble e-scribbler's yard,  the province's political parties as revealed by trees. First, we have the Conservative Part...

No equity? No surprise. #nlpoli

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It didn’t take long for Paul Davis to get the comparison he was looking for last week. The Telegram - not surprisingly – offered it up in...
20 June 2015

What district is Earle in, again? #nlpoli

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Since the bill to change provincial districts cleared the House last week,  the provincial New Democrats have been tweeting sanctimoniously ...
19 June 2015

The politics of information #nlpoli

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A couple of recent post are reminders of how important it is to take a look at issues in the province from another perspective. On June 10...
18 June 2015

Newfoundland forcing Quebec's hand on Old Harry #nlpoli

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The Bay du Nord field is far offshore and far from development, Paul Davis’ optimism notwithstanding. It’s way the hell offshore (about 5...
17 June 2015

A troublesome and costly pattern #nlpoli

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There are so many problems raised by Premier Paul Davis’ zeal to sign an agreement with Statoil for the Bay du Nord that it is difficult to...
16 June 2015

The Moveable Fixed Election Date #nlpoli

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Arguably, the greatest fairy tale the Conservatives spread after 2003 was that Danny Williams didn’t take a salary from the people of Newfou...
15 June 2015

Brad Wall's case for abolishing Premiers #cdnpoli #nlpoli

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Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall thinks that making the senate an elected institution that better reflects Canadians is too hard. Rather th...
12 June 2015

Small things and big differences #nlpoli

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The Auditor General delivered his annual report on some of the provincial government’s programs and services on Wednesday. We learned, am...
11 June 2015

A tonic for NDP Amnesia #nlpoli

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When he was a member of the House of Assembly in Newfoundland and Labrador,  NDP member of parliament Jack Harris   double-billed the legis...
10 June 2015

The cost of out-dated ideas #nlpoli

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The Barry Group plant near Corner Brook pays a better price for crab than a competitor in New Brunswick. New Brunswick fishermen can't...

Deaths in Modern Conflict

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The Fallen of World War II from Neil Halloran on Vimeo . -srbp-

The Politics of Menses #nlpoli

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Until now, we had no idea how our governments valued menstruation. Some of you might be surprised to think this was a question but now we ...