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03 September 2011

Traffic Flow: August 29 – September 2, 2011

  1. Robots in dead heat (poll goosing)
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  3. The Politics of Cynicism, NDP style
  4. Uniting the Left:  a reminder
  5. Nalcor royalties:  yet more information
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Politics in Newfoundland and Labrador (2015)

  • 1 - Making the rich richer
  • 2 - One Big Party
  • 3 - The Dysfunctional House of Assembly
  • 4 - Elections and Voting
  • 5 - Government by Committee

Politics, Polls and the News Media

  • Playing the Numbers (2006)
  • The Media and the Message (2006)
  • The Perils of Polling (2006)
  • The Danny Brand (2006)
  • Welcome to the Echo Chamber (2011)
  • Politics, Polls and the News Media (2011)
  • The Polls in the 2011 Election
  • Handling the Undecideds (2011)
  • The Polls and the Local Media (2011)
  • Controversy, Accountability and Disclosure (2011)

The JM Series

  • Analysis of Muskrat Falls (PUB)
  • Upper Churchill - an unexplored alternative
  • Labrador Mining and Muskrat Falls
  • The Simple Litmus Test
  • The Importance of Transparency
  • Demand and Costs
  • The Water Management Agreement
  • Two Variants of the Interconnected Option
  • A Relapse of the Free Market Society
  • Muskrat Falls: delayed dividends plus more equity needed
  • UARB Decision - the potential impact to the Newfoundland ratepayer
  • If Nalcor got the peak load wrong
  • An estimate of electricity prices in Newfoundland and Labrador post-Muskrat Falls

15 ideas (and more) for a stronger Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Introduction
  • Setting the Table (June 14)
  • Building the Fishery of the Future (June 15)
  • Strengthening the Treasury (June 16)
  • Making the Most of Our Energy Resources - Part I: Electricity Reform Potential (June 20)
  • Making the Most of Our Energy Resources - Part II: Oil and Gas in the Future (July 20)
  • Nurturing a democratic revolution (July 21)

The "Outside the Box" Series

  • Experience Counts (January 2005)
  • The Stunnel (February 2005)
  • The Independents (March 2005)
  • The Politics of History (July 2005)
  • Time (October 2005)
  • Up the Harbour and Down the Shore (June 2006)
  • he spoke. And rapidly drank a glass of water. (September 2006)

Kremlinology: The Series

  • Ottawa Kremlinology 01 : Connie Unease
  • Kremlinology 45: Verb Tense
  • Kremlinology 44: Optics 2
  • Kremlinology 44: Optics
  • Kremlinology 43: We love the Leader!
  • Kremlinology 42: Dependency and the Loan Guarantee
  • Kremlinology 41: All politics is personal
  • Kremlinology 40: Word Search
  • Kremlinology 39: What Burke didn't say
  • Kremlinology 38: What they left out
  • Kremlinology 37: United in Differences
  • Kremlinology 36: Thinking with your ass
  • Kremlinology 35: Premier shows strain
  • Kremlinology 34: Enemy of my enemy and other weekend amusements
  • Kremlinology 33: Trouble at t'mill
  • Kremlinology 32: the St. Valentine's Day Massacre
  • Kremlinology 31; Auditor General's report on offshore board mysteriously vanishes
  • Kremlinology 30: The Vanishing 'Stache
  • Kremlinology 29: EasyBake Tories
  • Kremlinology 28: How will he go?
  • Kremlinology 27: Going negative early has its risks
  • Kremlinology 26: Magma Displacement
  • Kremlinology 24: The Whine List
  • Kremlinology 23: a little something for everyone
  • Kremlinology 22: House sitting and bills passed
  • Kremlinology 21: Tells
  • Kremlinology 20: Who will replace Danny?
  • Kremlinology 19: Ass-kissing has its rewards
  • Kremlinology 18: And that was W.A. Mozart with a little tune called Lacrimosa...
  • Kremlinology 17: Woof! Woof!
  • Kremlinology 16: Deep Throat
  • Kremlinology 16 (Update): Deep T'roat
  • Kremlinology 15: as warm and fuzzy as your old blankie
  • Kremlinology 14: Dead Caterpillars
  • Kremlinology 13: The Seat by the Door
  • Kremlinology 12: Dead Caribou Edition
  • Kremlinology 11; Words that start with "p" and "o"
  • Kremlinology 10: Ah, to be a Tory in Gander in October when the dogs are fit to wag
  • Kremlinology 09: By-elections
  • Kremlinology 08: Honestly, We're so f*cking sorry
  • Kremlinology 07: Desperate in the Straits
  • Kremlinology 06: The Curious Last Days of Paul Oram
  • Kremlinology 05: Hard to Swallow That
  • Kremlinology 04: There and Not There
  • Kremlinology 03: Gros Morne
  • Kremlinology 02: Patterns of Behaviour
  • Kremlinology

The Elizabeth Towers Fire Scandal - Soper Inquiry (First Report)

  • Introduction/Commission
  • The Elizabeth Towers Fire and Its Investigation
  • The Release of the Reports of the Investigation
  • The Question of Justification
  • Recommendations

Change and Challenge: the Strategic Economic Plan (1992)

  • Introduction
  • 1. The Changes
  • 2. The Challenges
  • 3. Charting the course
  • 4. Creating a competitive edge (Part 1)
  • 4. Creating a competitive edge (Part 2)
  • 4. Creating a competitive edge (Part 3)
  • 4. Creating a competitive edge (Part 4)
  • 5. New opportunities for growth
  • 6. Enhancing our resource industries
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