The Sir Robert Bond Papers
The real political division in society is between authoritarians and libertarians.
Pages
(Move to ...)
About Ed Hollett
About Sir Robert
Churchill Falls and Muskrat Falls - Background
▼
12 June 2007
Don't blame me!
›
I didn't vote for 'em. In fact, Bond Papers raised some fairly consistent questions about the Harperites and some of the claims on...
Public policy on the fly
›
Does anyone else wonder if Kathy Dunderdale and her colleagues are making this stuff up as they go along? One of things likely contained...
A meaningless gesture
›
And an entirely pointless debate. Under amendments to the FPI Act passed last year - in just a single day - the power to break up the once-p...
Where's John?
›
The Atlantic Accord negotiating team photo. That's the real Atlantic Accord signed in 1985. Where's John Crosbie? Draw the obvious ...
Harper team fragmenting
›
Loyola Hearn is clearly out of touch. Now on top of that ctv.ca is reporting that Jim Flaherty's infamous weekend letter was originally...
11 June 2007
Housing trends, St. John's 1992-2007
›
Courtesy of the Dominion statistician, a chart showing average house prices and new house starts in St. John's, from 1992 to 2007. Housi...
Take it to the bank!
›
Danny Williams , from 2003 : Our voice in Ottawa must be strong and passionate, however it must also be rational and levelheaded. Only then ...
Pat Carney joins the fray
›
From the Chronicle Herald , a letter from Senator Pat Carney. It seems that Bond Papers isn't the only one questioning John Crosbie'...
A dispute that divides familes
›
Gerald Keddy , Harper Conservative member of parliament, married to... Judy Streatch , one of Rodney MacDonald's cabinet ministers. Now ...
Harper to Rodney and Danny: Bite me!
›
Now this could get really interesting if the Stephen Harper administration actually refers the current Equalization spat to the courts for ...
Harper's impact on Connie support
›
To get a sense of how deep the federal Conservative slide has been in the past three months take a look at the chart. It tracks Progressive ...
10 June 2007
A lamentable trend
›
God bless his heart, but on Friday Bill Rowe - unabashed cheerleader for a series of provincial governments of a certain approach - question...
Crown Liability Act?
›
So why exactly has the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador introduced a specific piece of legislation that will prevent any legal action...
09 June 2007
The Pitcher Plants are in full bloom
›
labradore makes some observations on comments found at vocm.com. Yes, it's spring (almost summer), in an election year, and suddenly the...
Shooting one's own foot off
›
Telegram columnist Brian Jones does a fine job of shooting his own argument out of the water in a column today. Offal News tears it apart ...
Jim Flaherty: myth monger
›
Federal finance leprechaun Jim Flaherty is just as much a myth monger on the Altantic Accord (1985) and even the 2005 side deal as his prede...
08 June 2007
The disingenuous Mr. Crosbie
›
John Crosbie has waded into the current budget and Equalization row with the federal government. He builds his claim on the contention tha...
Latest shocker: Connies poll numbers drop
›
Another poll from Corporate Research Associates shows the the federal Tories have dropped nine percent in voter support across the Atlantic...
The case against Mr. Harper
›
"A little neglect may breed great mischief" The Harper administration's move to alter fundamentally two bilateral agreements ...
07 June 2007
Local case influences SCC decision on Alberta case
›
The Supreme Court of Canada today overturned the conviction of an Alberta man in a case where the trial judge issued his written decision 1...
The Green Report
›
You can find Chief Justice Derek Green's report at the provincial government website . Bond Papers will tackle the report in detail ove...
06 June 2007
Will Ron recover his credibility?
›
Offal News ' Simon Lono takes a look at a controversy swirling around newbie councillor Ron Ellsworth and his different stories about wh...
Stelco sells stake in Wabush to Consolidated Thompson
›
From the Globe and Mail : Stelco Inc., which slapped a "For Sale" on its door last week, is selling its stake in the Wabush iron ...
I am Big Oil
›
The small-minded will no doubt take the headline as an admission of the scurrilous crap they have been circulating about your humble e-scrib...
The Globe on bridge building
›
Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are surely agog with the attention paid by the Globe and Mail to the province's offshore oil and gas ...
05 June 2007
Apropos of a diversion
›
When a government delegation travels abroad, it will surely spend money. But when an opposition party raises a question on travel spending, ...
Apropos of nothing in particular
›
According to Healy Willan, there are three kinds of limericks: - Limericks for women and children; - Limericks for the clergy; and, ...
Has anyone seen Rossy Barbour?
›
If the Cal-cu-tron over at labradore is right, Danny Williams' Progressive Conservatives will take all but three seats in the fall gene...
NOIA conference: building a strong, competitive industry
›
NOIA's 2007 annual conference is titled East coast Canada oil and gas: building a strong, competitive industry . Look at the speaker li...
Energy plan as political plan
›
Looking at the Globe and Mail story on the Newfoundland and Labrador energy plan, it gets easy to see just how out of touch the Globe is w...
Provinces lining up against senate reform package
›
The Globe and Mail is following up on a story reported on the weekend by Canadian Press that the provincial premiers are raising objection...
Carter lands book deal
›
From Breakwater, the news release (issued May 28) announcing a book deal for NTV's Glen Carter: Breakwater to publish first book from NT...
04 June 2007
Jamieson to seek father's old seat
›
Roger Jamieson , son of former deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister Don Jamieson will be seeking the Liberal nomination in th...
PAL to train at Goose Bay
›
Provincial Aerospace will conduct training at Goose Bay for crews providing ocean surveillance to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The p...
Wow! Green delivers whopper.
›
Forget anything said or heard before at Bond Papers on Chief Justice Derek Green's report on legislative indemnities. The thing runs 13...
03 June 2007
New Hydro Corp; same problem
›
While legislation creating a new Crown-owned energy corporation and a new version of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro were announced last we...
Being Cassandra
›
Professor Michael Enachescu has taken some considerable umbrage at the post " Pollyanna Dunderdale 2 ", specifically for the rem...
Your drain on bugs
›
For the third time in the past four weeks police have uncovered marijuana grow-ops and their associated production labs. The second one turn...
Quote of the week: Loyola Hearn
›
At the tail end of an interview with The Independent : "I will not get down into the gutter, but it is getting to the point where if pe...
02 June 2007
Premiers push back on senate reform
›
Ontario and Quebec are entering the debate on senate reform, saying the Prime Minister must obtain the consent of the provinces to reform th...
NL behind NS in space race
›
With 120 hectares of Crown land to build on, an American company has put Nova Scotia decisively ahead of Newfoundland and Labrador in the r...
MHA/MNA/MLA pay
›
Here's are two pay reviews completed for provincial legislatures in the past year: 1. British Columbia : Tabled on April 30, 2007. Ap...
01 June 2007
The longest quick report in history
›
The delays have been longer than the report is likely to be but Chief Justice Derek Green finally has his work finished. What work you ask?...
FPI: One Nova Scotian's View
›
Jim Meek's column in the Chronicle Herald : Demone says that consolidation is coming – belatedly – to the fishing industry. FPI’s assets...
‹
›
Home
View web version