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29 February 2016

Lions, jellyfish, and a quotable Italian fascist #nlpoli

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American media circles were all abuzz this weekend about a little episode on Twitter featuring Donald Trump and a quote he liked. Gawker ...
26 February 2016

Things are THAT bad #nlpoli

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David Thompson is an independent economist in the same way that Jerry Earle and Wayne Lucas are independent human resource consultants. Bu...
25 February 2016

Sheilagh fits right in #nlpoli

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What exactly is Sheilagh O’Leary? Did she get elected to Council in the Ward 4 by-election or is she a re-elected councillor? Well, neve...
24 February 2016

Exit Reality on the Rock #nlpoli

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Last fall, Conservatives, New Democrats, and assorted political watchers attacked the Liberals for the lack of detail in their election plat...
23 February 2016

Uncle Ottawa's cash #nlpoli

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The federal government would run a deficit this year three times larger next year than the one the Liberals expected during the election cam...
22 February 2016

Cabinet documents and no brainers #nlpoli

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Years ago,  a couple of enterprising reporters at CBC submitted what was then a request under the Freedom of Information Act for informatio...
19 February 2016

Muskrat Falls electricity prices... again #nlpoli

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The infamous JM is at it again. "Top 10 Muskrat Myths" (via Uncle Gnarley ) rebuts 10 of the arguments in favour of Muskrat Fall...
18 February 2016

Evidence-based decision-making #nlpoli

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James McLeod had a tidy piece in Wednesday’s Telegram on the government’s effort to find a way of out of the financial mess. it's well...
17 February 2016

If we dither, we die. #nlpoli

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by Chuck Furey ________________ "Indecision becomes decision with time" someone once said. The current fiscal nightmare in N...
16 February 2016

Fraser Institute, National Newswatch, and other fools #nlpoli

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If the issue wasn't so serious, it would be funny. Newfoundland and Labrador is up the  financial creek,  according to Charles Lammam,...
15 February 2016

Stepping on rakes: #nlpoli version

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Premier Dwight Ball has changed his position.  That’s the first thing. Here’s the way James McLeod described Ball’s position on cuts to...
12 February 2016

Clowncil should try honesty, not more secrecy #nlpoli

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The problem at St. John's city council isn't the recent budget. Council is a nest of ego and ambition.  Not so very long ago,  cou...
11 February 2016

Nalcor: Generations #nlpoli

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Telegram editor Peter Jackson took a hard look this week at the implications of Nalcor’s effort this week to jack up electricity rates. A...
10 February 2016

Politicians and Public Debt #nlpoli

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Remember the debt clock? Finance minister Tom Marshall went around the province during that year’s budget consultation – now “rebranded” a...
09 February 2016

Decision-Based Evidence-Making #nlpoli

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The government’s “renewal initiative” is supposed to be guided by something called “evidence-based decision-making.” It’s right there, rig...
08 February 2016

Using his words #nlpoli

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Politicians are usually very careful about the words they use. That’s why it’s important to notice the words Premier Dwight Ball used this...
05 February 2016

Old whine still sour #nlpoli

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"I'm concerned that we have an aging asset,”  natural resources minister Siobhan Coady  told CBC in explaining the most recent brea...
04 February 2016

Get the message: get a grip #nlpoli

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Two former Premiers sent a very pointed message to Premier Dwight Ball this week about the way Ball has been handling the provincial governm...
03 February 2016

Fiscal Stabilization Program #nlpoli

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On the one hand, it’s great to live in a country that has a program to let the federal government shunt money to provincial governments that...

From a decade of prosperity to $2 billion deficits: What happened?

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By Roger Grimes Reflecting upon becoming the eighth Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador 15 years ago this month, I found myself chatting ...