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07 September 2013
The Importance of Appearing Earnest #nlpoli
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Once upon a time, not so very long ago, your humble e-scribbler noted the importance the provincial Conservatives placed on the appearance ...
06 September 2013
Libs up. Tories and Dippers steady. #nlpoli
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By now you have all heard about the latest CRA August quarterly marketing poll. Fascinating stuff. Supposedly the Liberals grew at the ...
05 September 2013
The Impact of the Tuition Freeze #nlpoli
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As students head back to Memorial University, you can see the impact the ongoing tuition freeze is having on the university’s budget. You ...
04 September 2013
The Boom and the Un-Boom #nlpoli
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Ask people in the St. John’s business community about the economy and they are likely to have trouble holding back the grin long enough to g...
03 September 2013
Province chops tax breaks for two companies #nlpoli
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On August 1, the provincial cabinet revoked tax breaks granted to two companies in the province under the Economic Development and Growth En...
30 August 2013
Osborne joins the Liberals #nlpoli
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Not surprisingly, long-serving St. John’s South MHA Tom Osborne has joined the Liberals. Forget all the stuff about what party he fits wit...
29 August 2013
The Stunnel Reborn #nlpoli
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There’s a story about Danny Williams before he became the Old Man. It was either in 2001 during the by-elections on the Great Northern Peni...
Stay the Course, Choose Change, and the Liberal Alternative #nlpoli
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Identifying supporters is only part of the challenge in a political campaign. That’s basically what the five candidates in the Liberal lead...
28 August 2013
JM’s assessment of the UARB Decision #nlpoli
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According to the commentator JM, the implementation of the Utility and Review Board conditional approval will mean that “Nova Scotia will re...
27 August 2013
Getting out the Vote #nlpoli
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Older people are more likely to vote. In the 2011 federal election, about 50% of the eligible voters aged 18 to 24 years actually voted. ...
26 August 2013
The Problem Described #nlpoli
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One of the major factors affecting economic development in Newfoundland and Labrador is the literacy level of the population. If you want ...
23 August 2013
The Blue Slide #nlpoli
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Just flip over to labradore for a look at his latest pretty chart. It shows the compilation of poll results from various sources going bac...
22 August 2013
Liberal Party Fact Check: Search and Rescue #nlpoli
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What is it about politicians in Newfoundland and Labrador and search and rescue? Seriously. Newly minted Liberal MHA Lisa Dempster issue...
The Value of Controversy and Colleagues
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Over the past few days, one American political science blog has been at the centre of a pretty hot controversy about a post on the value of...
21 August 2013
Cod, cod everywhere #nlpoli
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John Furlong left some big shoes to fill over at CBC’s Fisheries Broadcast . As it turn out, the Mother Corp’s head shed found a replacem...
20 August 2013
Another job and a business case #nlpoli
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One Conservative Kathy gave Ross Reid a new job recently. Last January , your humble e-scribbler had another job in mind for Reid. Kat...
19 August 2013
Do they get free roller blades? #nlpoli
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Premier Kathy Dunderdale made a few more appointments on Friday to boost her chances of setting a phenomenal record for shifting people aro...
16 August 2013
August is Money Month #nlpoli
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August is polling month for Corporate Research Associates. In the first 15 days of the month, the provincial government announcement mach...
15 August 2013
Time to re-think dam costs #nlpoli #nspoli
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They call it Site C. No, it isn’t a sequel to Jurassic Park or The Lost World . Site C is a 900 megawatt hydroelectric dam project in ...
14 August 2013
Summer Reading List
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A compendium of 100 biases in the way we all think, described in easy-to-understand language, The Art of Thinking Clearly should be require...
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