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15 October 2019

No change in the weather? No change in we. #nlpoli

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The problem we have is not a lack of options and opportunities to sort out the government finances ourselves.  The problem facing Newfoundl...
30 September 2019

Disconnects and Infection #nlpoli

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The handful of people who pay close attention to politics in Newfoundland and Labrador are probably scratching the barely-healed-over scab...
23 September 2019

Perceptions of Racism in Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli

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VOCM's Question of the Day is not a reliable gauge of public opinion. But the three times that VOCM asked about race in the province o...
18 September 2019

Dippers go home #nlpoli

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The latest quarterly poll from Narrative Research shows that a gaggle of folks who were likely New Democratic Party supporters returned to...
16 September 2019

More to the Trimper Affair #nlpoli

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The most important implications of the Trimper Affair escaped notice. _____________________________________ In the midst of all the...
09 September 2019

Finding a family doctor #nlpoli

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Holyrood is the latest place in Newfoundland and Labrador to go through what is, in many parts of the province, a regular event. One o...
03 September 2019

The Political Doldrums #nlpoli

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Last week,   Newfoundlanders and Labradorians got a few reminders of the magnitude of the political problem they face in addition to the f...
26 August 2019

Balancing the Economy #nlpoli

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Both Delia Warren and Dwight Ball believe that we need to diversify the provincial economy and reduce our dependence on oil. They bot...
19 August 2019

Captain Dildo, Dwight Ball, and the New Approach to Old Stereotypes #nlpoli

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Last week, the Premier’s Office sent out a picture of the Premier standing next to the mascot of a town in Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
12 August 2019

How to make The Telegram better #nlpoli

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Tony Collins Bill Rowe Lana Payne Bob Wakeham Follow the pattern. -srbp-
05 August 2019

Restoring Power: destroying the monster #nlpoli

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The threat from Muskrat Falls can only be removed by concerted action that addresses the project’s financial burden, restores integrity to ...
29 July 2019

Cannabis and culture #nlpoli

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Politics and policy are much more complicated things than they appear to many people. Change is possible, but effective change can only com...
26 July 2019

Osborne whistling past financial graveyard #nlpoli

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Moody’s delivered a clear and serious message to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador on Wednesday night by lowering the government...
22 July 2019

Luncheon Speech: From Muskrat Falls to the Future #nlpoli

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Please note time change Your humble e-scribbler will be speaking to the St. John's Rotary Club about getting beyond Muskrat F...
15 July 2019

Restoring Power: The Section 92A Option #nlpoli

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One of the potentially most valuable revenue sources would be a new tax on electricity production that could yield upwards of $450 million ...
12 July 2019

The Slaughterhouse Five #nlpoli

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Coupled with comparable high rates of staff changes in the senior ranks of the public service,  unprecedented staff turn-over in a critical...
08 July 2019

The Kick in the Guts #nlpoli

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Those following the Muskrat Falls inquiry last week will likely have noticed that one of the big issues not discussed during Dwight Ball'...
02 July 2019

Women in politics: women political staffers in Australia and Canada #nlpoli

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Feodor Nagovsky and Matthew Kerby, “Political Staff and the Gendered Division of Political Labour in Canada,”   Parliamentary Affairs , 24...
24 June 2019

Quebec appeals court decision on Churchill Falls contract no win for Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli

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Media reports, political comments, and pundit opinions are wrong about the decision last week by the Quebec Court of Appeal in a case about...

Critical Thought in a Technological Age #nlpoli

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Some thoughts from Simon Lono  on civil discourse. -srbp-