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14 December 2006
So long Rona. We hardly knew ye.
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If media reports hold true and the Prime Minister shuffles his cabinet, Rona Ambrose is for the high jump. Too bad. She gamely tried to tack...
No substitute for proper senate reform
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Supporters of senate reform found out that Stephen Harper's promise of an elected senate was utterly meaningless. All the Prime Ministe...
13 December 2006
War of the Pee
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Some time ago, Bond Papers forecast a war among the provinces over equalization. As it turned out the clash was fought behind closed doors...
Loyola tells fibs
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If the opposition parties are wrong in their understanding that the House of Assembly would not be closing on December 12th, why then did th...
The "nation" speaks
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A new Decima poll has the Liberals slightly ahead of the Conservatives nationally and significantly ahead of the Conservatives in Quebec. S...
The unaccountable government
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From the Auditor General's most recent comments on the auditted financial statements for Fiscal Year 2005: Transparency and Accountabil...
The unbearable lightness of Loyola
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Government House leader and finance minister Loyola Sullivan is apparently pleased that in one of the shortest legislative sessions in Newf...
Rest well, big guy
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Actor Peter Boyle died Tuesday in New York, aged 71. Most recently, Boyle was known as the crotchety father on the television comedy series...
Dishonesty in small details reveals truth
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Rarely does one see a cabinet self-destruct in as eloquent a manner as Kathy Dunderdale has done. Over the past two weeks, Dunderdale first ...
12 December 2006
Danny Williams: mudslinger
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[revised: see note below] So Premier Danny Williams is threatening to fling mud at the opposition Liberals who are criticizing some of his ...
Breaking: Dan on the run
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Premier Danny Williams' administration is shutting down the House of Assembly two days early. In light of this release today from Kathy...
11 December 2006
Today in history: December 11
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1997: Kyoto agreement on climate change opened for signature. 1994: Russia invaded Chechnya. 1948: Official signing of the Terms of Unio...
Persona inks $30 million deal with MTS Allstream
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Reported in The Star . So why didn't MTS and Persona pony up the cash to expand infrastructure in Newfoundland and Labrador without prov...
Tom Hann asks
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What residents of St. John's would cut to avoid the tax hike he and his fellow councillors voted to stick to the residents of the city o...
AG misses half, ignores mandate, chases wine and paintings instead
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[Revised] Between Fiscal Years (FY) 1998 and 2005, the House of Assembly budget for allowances and assistance was overspent by a total of mo...
08 December 2006
Mine is not as small as yours.
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VOCM radio listeners were treated a little while ago to a cabinet minister with nothing better to do than compare his political shortcomings...
Is it just me...
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or is there something appropriate in the actor - (Kevin Noble, right , not exactly as illustrated) - who made a career impersonating Joe ...
Williams government announces investment in public cynicism
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While Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro should be a revenue generator for the province, the provincial government will be pumping money into ...
07 December 2006
Cleary sacked
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Less than two weeks after defending Bull Arm Corporation boss Joan Cleary over allegations a contract had been improperly let , natural reso...
I'm with Dick
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If gay's okay with Cheney , it should be okay with Norm Doyle too.
Rain Man drippy
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I'm a strong believer that every cent of money that was received inappropriately should be paid back. It's taxpayers' money. Tha...
Remember...
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the talking point drafted by the premier's publicity department and circulated widely among cabinet ministers, government members and th...
Payback is a mother
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[Originally posted 06 Dec 06.] Ok. So if Auditor General John "Baubles" Noseworthy thinks that everyone he has accused should auto...
Did the terrorists think of this explosive?
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Snakes on a plane ? Try Farts on a Plane . h/t to Bridget , who is sickie-poo in Taiwan.
Out in the cold
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A few years ago, I used to slave in the coalmines of Confederation Building. One of my tasks was dealing with requests for people to hold p...
06 December 2006
Scandal checklist
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Scroll down the right-hand column and you will find a set of links to previous posts on the House of Assembly spending scandal. When the sto...
Auditor General missed about a million in recent overspending?
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While everyone may have been on holidays when this one broke, here's a Bond Paper from August that notes the House of Assembly overspen...
NL government breaking medicare principles
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600 MS patients cannot access medically-necessary drug treatments due to lack of government support December 6, 2006, St. John's, NL --...
05 December 2006
Another N.B. Premier for Danny to fight
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Enter Shawn Graham and the Conference of Atlantic Premiers' meeting in St. John's on December 6. Will Danny respect a premier stan...
Any day now
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Corporate Research Associates released results of its Prince Edward Island quarterly political polling on Tuesday. If past patterns hold, N...
Noseworthy order-in-council [dated 19 July 2006]
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Revised: 11:30 AM 05 Dec 06 Following is the text of the order-in-council directing the Auditor General to conduct certain reviews of House...
04 December 2006
Latest AG report on Tuesday
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Provincial auditor general John "Baubles" Noseworthy will release his latest report on spending in the House of Assembly on Tuesd...
Kilbride Tories have a battle
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Well, at least among themselves for the nomination. Former teacher and St. John's city councilor John Dinn already declared. Today, the ...
So what is Potsie doing these days?
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Celebrity life is cruel. One day your saying or gesture or hairstyle is making magazine covers across the globe. Next day, you are doing din...
03 December 2006
Congratulations, John Dinn
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He'll be the new member of the House of Assembly for Kilbride. According to the Telegram , the 62 year old retired teacher, former St. J...
02 December 2006
Dion!
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For those of us who supported Stephane Dion from the outset, among a field of great candidates, today is very good day indeed. Dion will l...
01 December 2006
Lower Churchill not really any closer
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While the Lower Churchill project has been registered for environmental assessment with both the federal and provincial governments, the pro...
Great horny toads!
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Premier Danny Williams [Left: not exactly as illustrated.] doesn't like any critical comment, as Bernard Lord has learned. Even the inn...
How quickly we forget
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As we look forward to another report from Auditor General John "Baubles" Noseworthy on spending in the House of Assembly and the f...
Fibre fact-checker needed
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CBC Newfoundland and Labrador is carrying a story on the provincial government's conemtplation of expanding broadband access to Labrado...
Thank you CBC
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With one single hire, CBC has crippled the ego-fest known as Out of the Fog . Officially a light entertainment show, it pretended to cover s...
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