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15 November 2005
Strategy by Lewis Tulley
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It took a little while, but watching some Newsworld coverage of the federal mini-budget, I had a revelation about the whole "It's m...
14 November 2005
Then there's the latest... [updated]
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from the non-partisan, unbiased, scrupulously fair and by no means possibly conceivably a Reflexive Grit Loather . A blog that comes with a ...
A Monday morning chuckle
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Click here to find a neat little comment on an editorial seen in one local newspaper. Since I stopped blogging about the paper, it seems n...
12 November 2005
Chinooks, Hercs and some Italian bird
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As the Globe and Mail reports , the federal cabinet will decide this Monday on a proposal from National Defence to spend $12 billion to purc...
11 November 2005
Debt of Honour
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A flash animation honouring the 863 Commonwealth soldiers who died on the last day of the Great War.
Newfoundland gunners in England, 1942
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Newfoundland soldiers formed two regiments of Royal Artillery during the Second World War. 57 Heavy Regiment was re-organised as 166 Field R...
MIA and things to consider
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Unveiling the National War Memorial, St. John's, Newfoundland, July 1, 1924 (PANL A-11-171) Missing from the National War Memorial...
Bruce Winsor's not-so-forgotten war
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Despite his insistence that age is catching up with him, Bruce Winsor still carries himself with the bearing of the young man who served in ...
Why government "consultations" are self-serving nonsense
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Province's energy "plan" discussion document. Basically, a summary of oil and gas issues that gives the ones convenient to the...
When you want people to notice something...
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release it late on the day before a long holiday weekend. That was sarcasm. This is the release from the provincial government announcing i...
10 November 2005
and the strangest things seem suddenly normal...[updated]
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Today was one of those days where everything in the world seemed to burst straight out of Really Goofy Land. One of those things was a CBC r...
Rightie wrongie ruminations
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Regular readings of these e-scribbles will be all too familiar with the exchanges of opinion between this pile of posts and the ones at Resp...
Late-night Layton lamentations and "leftie" lacrymals
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Over at RGL , Liam thinks it is a good idea NDP Jack wants to take the country to the polls in February. Let's put this in context: 1. T...
09 November 2005
Getting sun to rise in morning biggest accomplishment
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Ok. That's obviously a joke. But if this story is correct, Premier Danny Williams' biggest accomplishment - by his own estimation ...
08 November 2005
Italian bullshit bombs
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An Italian video on Fallujah is making the rounds on the Internet alleging that American forces used napalm and white phosphorus bombs in f...
Tom Rideout - metaphor mangler extra-ordinary
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The return of Tom Rideout to a position of considerable authority prompts an old political junkie to reminisce about some of Tom's glori...
The return of Backupable Tom - update
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In a surprise move, Premier Danny Williams today shuffled five of his cabinet ministers around, including appointing Tom Rideout as the new ...
07 November 2005
The FPI-competitor myth and one of the real problems
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Among the many things said about Fishery products International over the past few days has been the replay of the old myth from 2001 that th...
Constitutional Fish - the decision link
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Canada v. Nichol and Bouzan is now posted to the CanLii website. Here's the full text . Go mad!
04 November 2005
FPI changes may signal massive problems in fishery
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Derrick Rowe's departure from his job as chief executive officer of Fishery Products International may well signal wider problems in the...
FPI's Rowe departs
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Derrick Rowe announced today that he will be stepping down as chief executive officer of Fishery Products International (FPI), effective 31...
The future would be dramatically different...
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Check this suggestion from Responsible Government League ( RGL ) that calls for, among other things, dismantling the provincial Department ...
The federal provincial balance - a snapshot [amended]
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In late 2004, I attempted to estimate the federal-provincial revenue balance, taking into account taxation, government to government transfe...
Measuring up - Kiwi-style
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Courtesy of an unusual blog, here is a link to a recent installation of artwork in a men's lavatory in New Zealand. Seems it is a tr...
A trading nation - Newfoundland and Labrador trade with the world
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Export Development Canada [ EDC ] predicts that exports from this province will fall by 5% in 2005 from 2004, with a forecast for further de...
A trading nation - Newfoundland and Labrador trade within Canada
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Interprovincial trade and Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador has always been a trading nation and it remains so after Confe...
Behind the Green Curtain - amended - Updated
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Sullivan financial statement masks deeper issue Finance minister Loyola Sullivan today released an update on the province's fiscal pos...
03 November 2005
Yet another who are you quiz
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Since this show first aired, I have been a big fan. Turns out I match up to the guy who is now a congressman (at least on the show). Of cour...
Chinooks to make come-back?
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Sold off to Holland by the Mulroney administration at the same time that the military was organizing a light, heli-mobile brigade, Chinook ...
02 November 2005
Sheila knew nothing? C'mon.
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People sometimes have short memories. Sheila Copps, disgruntled former Liberal leadership candidate, is intent on contradicting the finding...
Go read Gomery
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As much as there will be a bunch of people running about telling you what Gomery said about the sponsorship scandal, the easiest thing to do...
Two down, one more to go.
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The Dion thing was scarcely on the blog for five minutes when the first e-mail arrived yesterday from one of three people I expected to hear...
01 November 2005
Nothing can justify secession in Canada
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At the risk of making yet another lengthy post, I thought I'd post this recent column by Stephane Dion that appeared in the Toronto Star...
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