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24 April 2017
Plain language, power, and politics #nlpoli
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In the midst of a political controversy over recent fishing quotas in Newfoundland and Labrador, two people are talking about the need for b...
14 April 2017
Monchy-le-Preux #nlpoli
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Very few Newfoundlanders and Labradorians let alone very few Canadians have ever heard of Monchy-le-Preux. People from St. John's migh...
03 April 2017
Ray and Robert #nlpoli
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With the release of Ray Guy: the final columns, 2003 - 2013 , almost every column Ray Guy ever published is now available in book form. ...
27 March 2017
The Andrew Potter Affair #nlpoli #cdnpoli
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For those interested in the controversy caused by an opinion piece in Macleans , here are some useful links. 1. " How a snowstorm e...
20 March 2017
Queen's Counsel and other things that sound alike #nlpoli
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"The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador , today announced this year's appointments to Queen's Counse...
03 March 2017
A change is as good as a rest #nlpoli
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After 12 years and two months, we are going to make some serious changes at Bond Papers. For one thing, we'll be going from daily pos...
01 March 2017
Barry Inquiry Phase 2
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Phase 2 of the Commission of Inquiry respecting the Death of Donald Dunphy will take place on March 9. It is a one-day symposium to discus...
28 February 2017
AIMS hires dedicated policy analyst for Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli
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ST. JOHN ’S, NL – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Hollett as a senior researc...
Escape Hatch #nlpoli
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Historian Gerhard bassler's new book from Flanker examines efforts by the Government of Newfoundland to develop local industry by recru...
27 February 2017
Davis' paranoia #nlpoli
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Perhaps one of the most disconcerting aspects of former Premier Paul Davis' testimony at the Barry Inquiry last week is the clear eviden...
25 February 2017
A week and a verdict later #nlpoli
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Last Saturday, this headline (left) in the Telegram prompted a storm of outrage from people who thought that it placed the blame for a ...
24 February 2017
Asserting our Knowledge #nlpoli
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Opinions are great things. Everyone is entitled to them. Not every opinion, though, is equal in value or validity or, as former CBC boss...
23 February 2017
More cuts. Some questions. #nlpoli
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Flatter, Leaner Management Structure . Put it all in caps like that and you have a handy acronym that bureaucrats can type over and over a...
22 February 2017
Canadian nationalism: left- or right-wing? #nlpoli
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Economist Stephen Gordon argues that "in Canada, the nationalism is as likely to form on the left as on the right." ( National Pos...
21 February 2017
Paddon's report on Martin contract just bizarre #nlpoli
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After a lengthy review, Auditor General Terry Paddon said Monday that the provincial government hounded former Nalcor boss Ed Martin out of...
20 February 2017
The Tory Race #nlpoli
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Ches Crosbie announced last week he is going to take another shot at entering the family business. The son of former Mulroney cabinet minist...
CBC confused by repetition of decade-old hospital promise #nlpoli
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Maybe the poor folks at CBC were just confused. Heaven knows it can be confusing with all the announcements of the hospital in Corner Broo...
17 February 2017
The Mythical Golden Age of Newfoundland News #nlpoli
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Ray Guy, on the endless search for truth in local newsrooms (circa 1974): Sometimes you get the feeling that the newsrooms of the city are...
16 February 2017
Alternative Facts: Prairie Dipper edition #nlpoli #cdnpoli
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Erin Weir is the New Democrat member of parliament for Regina - Lewvan. In the House of Commons on Monday, Weir used alternative facts - ...
15 February 2017
S'truth and consequences #nlpoli
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Truth and something else was clearly in the atmosphere this week as the Telegram's Russell Wangersky offered a few thoughts on the ...
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