Tag: Premier Dwight Ball

POLL CLEAR AS MUD BUT LIKELY CANCELS SPRING ELECTION

Is anyone surprised that the latest MQO Poll places both the Liberals (44%) and the Tories (42%) in (possibly) a statistical tie? While neophyte PC Party...

PREMIER’S CLAIM TO HUGE GDP GROWTH AMOUNTS TO FAKE NEWS

The Premier’s annual address to Rotary had all the content one would expect from a politician seeking re-election. It is no surprise, therefore, that Dwight Ball...

THE SUPREME COURT AND THE LOSER

“Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser.”                                       – Vince Lombardi The message from the hall-of-fame coach to his Green Bay Packers was unmistakable:...

BAY DU NORD: TURNING GOOD NEWS INTO DISBELIEF

Guest Post by Agent 13 The decision by Equinor (formerly Statoil of Norway) and Husky Oil to further assess the feasibility of developing the Bay du...

PREMIER’S STATEMENTS FALL SHORT SAYS COALITION

The Muskrat Falls Concerned Citizens’ Coalition, headed by David Vardy, Ron Penney and Des Sullivan (the latter also hosts this Blog) wrote the Premier...

BULLYING IN HIGH PLACES: THE CASE OF CATHY BENNETT AND PREMIER DWIGHT BALL

A former Cabinet Minister suggested recently that when partisan politics comes in contact with any issue, it becomes distorted. I thought of the comment’s applicability to...

NOT JUST EDDIE JOYCE; KIRBY AND THE PREMIER SHOULD GO, TOO

On Saturday the Tories elected a new Party leader. That’s nice. But will he lead? There has been no effective Opposition for at least a...

NAPE DEAL IGNORES THE POINT OF NO RETURN

Pick any public service — education, health care, or the general services — and statistics show that this province employs a far higher number of employees...