Truth and Reconciliation #nlpoli
Long ago, so long ago no one remembers when, they did away with Virtue in Newfoundland politics. To be on the safe side, they slit the throats of her twins,…
Board of Trade
Measuring Thick: business edition #nlpoli
You cannot manage what you cannot measure, says Des Whelan, president of the Board of Trade this year. Des gets a column in the province's largest daily newspaper.Des is right.…
Gimme that Old-Time Religion #nlpoli
Kim Keating is the president of the St. John’s Board of Trade this year. In her Telegram column on Saturday, Keating offered some advice to the provincial government about the…
The Vision Thing #nlpoli
The St. John’s Board of Trade is about the only business advocacy group in the world that doesn’t actually believe in free enterprise. The Board doesn’t believe that government should…
Budget basics: debt #nlpoli
Board of trade president Sharon Horan wrote in her Telegram column last weekend that the unfunded pension liability will make up 85% of the provincial government’s debt not to long…
The Politics of Fashion #nlpoli
As it turns out, Corporate Research Associates president Don Mills had lots to say to the St. John’s Board of Trade besides a few guesses. Newfoundland and Labrador can’t create…
Let’s Vote For Better Schools! BCTF TV Advertising Is Pathetic!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I have watched the BCTF campaign ads over the years. They squander hundreds of thousands of dollars on some really well produced ads and then choke and…