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Happy Halloween from Canada’s Official House of Horrors

@ October 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Halloween is upon us again. This year, if you’re in the neighbourhood, you might want to pay a visit to Canada’s official House of Political Horrors, or as it’s sometimes pronounced in the often quaint dialect of Newfoundland and Labrador, the “House of Whores”.

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Russian Bombers Challenge Canada’s Air Defences

@ October 25, 2007 # No Comment Yet

For years the people of Newfoundland and Labrador have been calling on the federal government to make the military base at 5 Wing Goose Bay a fully operational and integral part of Canada’s defence.

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Vive le Free Trade.

@ October 23, 2007 # No Comment Yet

What a great country we live in. Today we can all see how Canada’s wonderful free trade agreement works for everyone except the average consumer and hard working taxpayer.

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Fledgling Political Party Steps Into Ottawa - NL Dispute

@ October 17, 2007 # No Comment Yet

There has been a new turn of events in the ongoing dispute between Newfoundland and Labrador and Ottawa.

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Democracy or Dictatorship? - Canada’s “New” Government

@ October 15, 2007 # No Comment Yet

One of the most important actions of any successful dictatorship is to control the masses.

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Tidal Wave Rolls Over Newfoundland and Labrador

@ October 15, 2007 # No Comment Yet

It may not have been a tsunami, but the big blue wave that swept over Newfoundland and Labrador on Tuesday will certainly be felt for years to come.

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Newfoundland & Labrador, De-Confederation?

@ October 15, 2007 # No Comment Yet

In what might be termed as a twist of fate, a quirk of history, or perhaps more accurately, as a major political shift, the two most popular leaders in the history of Newfoundland and Labrador appeared on the scene nearly six decades apart and represent completely opposite ends of the political spectrum.

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Harper’s Big Election Gamble

@ October 11, 2007 # No Comment Yet

With Wednesday’s announcement of a compromise deal over the Atlantic Accord, Stephen Harper sent another clear signal he plans to force an election in the coming weeks. The question is whether the gamble to shore up support in Atlantic Canada will actually help him or cost him in the long run.

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Harper Cons N.S. into New Accord Deal

@ October 10, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Stephen Harper announced today that he has reach deal with Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald over offshore revenues. In doing so he claims to have successfully ended an ongoing dispute by guaranteeing the province it will not lose revenue from its Atlantic Accord contract due to changes in the equalization formula brought into effect [...]

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Conservative Smoke and Mirrors

@ October 4, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Does Stephen Harper really think he has anyone fooled?

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