@ March 30, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Over the past week there’s been much said about the new federal budget and the near violent reaction of some Canadian Premier’s to it, most notably that of Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams.
@ March 28, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier, Danny Williams, launched an ad campaign today in newspapers across Canada. The campaign is intended to depict Prime Minister Stephen Harper as a fraud.
@ March 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
This week Al Qaeda issued a threat over the internet, saying “cutting oil supplies to the United States … would contribute to the ending of the American occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan.” The group also called for attacks on petroleum facilities in Canada, Mexico and Venezuela.
@ March 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
This past week the airport authority at St. John’s international airport in Newfoundland officially announced that Astraeus airlines will be serving the province with regularly scheduled flights to Gatwick England year round. Earlier this year Air Canada cancelled its daily flights between Newfoundland and England in an attempt to appease Halifax bound passengers who were [...]
@ March 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
In a few short months Newfoundlanders and Labradorians will return to the polls in a provincial general election. For political junkies like me, the past few years have been the roller coaster ride of a lifetime.
@ March 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Bonding to one’s captor (abuser) is a recognized victim survival strategy that has been observed in a variety of situations over the years.
@ March 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Ever since the idea of developing the lower Churchill project moved to the front burner I’ve been a strong advocate for a truly home grown project. The province should not only develop the lower Churchill itself but that it should do it in a way that allows the power is used at home and not [...]
@ March 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The following was bought to my attention after being sent to the leadership team of the Newfoundland and Labrador Defense League (nldl.org), a citizen’s coalition dedicated to protecting and encouraging economic, social and political growth in Newfoundland and Labrador.
@ March 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Newfoundland and Labrador government announced this week that it will be scrapping a scheduled 5% provincial ferry rate increase and that it was lowering its rates to bring them in line with the cost of road travel.
@ March 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
According to the most recent Statistics Canada Census, Newfoundland and Labrador’s population is continuing its free fall, a situation that has existed since the collapse of the federally mismanaged cod fishery in the early 1990’s.