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03 September 2011

Traffic Flow: August 29 – September 2, 2011

  1. Robots in dead heat (poll goosing)
  2. NL ratepayers to carry full load for Muskrat falls plus more
  3. The Politics of Cynicism, NDP style
  4. Uniting the Left:  a reminder
  5. Nalcor royalties:  yet more information
  6. Muskrat Falls:  lost opportunity
  7. Court docket now online
  8. Paving the way (political donations by paving companies)
  9. Political Reporting 2011
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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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