Hebron MOU Becomes Political Football
@ August 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
On August 27 VOCM radio’s question of the day on their web site asked, “Do you think government (of Newfoundland and Labrador) should release all the information it has on the Hebron Dealâ€?
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Ship Comes in - Local Media Misses Boat
@ August 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
My disdain of the mainstream media is something that’s grown on me over the past few years. The reason is simple. Most media outlets are lazy in their approach and for whatever reason they have an innate ability to continually bring the public slanted and incomplete stories.
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Newfoundland & Labrador Sets Precedent with Hebron Offshore Deal
@ August 22, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Yesterday reports surfaced that the government of Newfoundland and Labrador had reached an agreement with Chevron Canada and its partners over development of the lucrative Hebron oil project off its shores. Today Premier Danny Williams has confirmed the report and released further details during a press conference held on Confederation Hill in St. John’s.
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Latest Canadian Fatalities - Journalistic Integrity and Democracy
@ August 22, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The mainstream media is nothing more than a lap dog to the political machine.
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Breaking News - Province Signs Deal on Hebron Oil Project
@ August 22, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A press conference is tentatively set for tomorrow morning to officially announce a deal between Newfoundland and Labrador and the oil consortium involved in negotiations over development of the Hebron oil project.
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Newfoundland and Labrador’s Future Past
@ August 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Has anyone ever heard of Frankie, Bri, Tommy, Clydie, Bri (number 2), Bea or Rodge? Likely you haven’t. Maybe you know them better as Newfoundland and Labrador premiers: Moores, Peckford, Rideout, Wells, Tobin, Tulk and Grimes.
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Harper, Bush and Calderon Secretly Plot Future of North America
@ August 16, 2007 # No Comment Yet
In a strongly worded warning to all Canadians, (after Stephen Harper reneged on his promise over resource revenues and circumvented the intent of the Atlantic Accord contract), Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams said, “Be careful, if he can do it to us he can do it to youâ€.
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The Hebron Solution
@ August 15, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Last week premier Danny Williams, left the premier’s conference in New Brunswick citing a fresh round of negotiations over the Hebron oil project as the reason. This was good news for the province, not to mention a golden opportunity for Williams to break away from the infighting and wheel spinning taking place in New Brunswick [...]
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Canada: The Failed Experiment
@ August 10, 2007 # No Comment Yet
At the premier’s conference in New Brunswick this week we were once again given a glimpse into the disjointed and fractured makeup of the Canadian federation. The disparities, differences and dysfunction that Canada embodies speaks volumes about the desperate need to overhaul the entire federal system or perhaps even dissolve it.
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McGuinty: Do as I Say, Not as I Do
@ August 8, 2007 # No Comment Yet
This week Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is once again hitting up the federal government for increased funding in his province.
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