Monthly Archives: July 2009
Follow-Up on yesterday
At least one party doesn’t seem to be accepting Tuesday’s apology from the Telegraph-Journal: the Liberal Party. Former Liberal strategist Warren Kinsella thinks the paper made a “big, big mistake” by apologizingand blog BigCityLib Strikes Back reports a rumour that … Continue reading
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On Tuesday’s Telegraph-Journal business
This post is about the surprising front page apology on the front of the Telegraph-Journal, New Brunswick’s provincial newspaper. The paper was apologizing for this story, on July 8, which accused Prime Minister Stephen Harper for pocketing a communion wafer … Continue reading
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On post-secondary education in New Brunswick
and the changes made to it by Shawn Graham’s Liberal government. I wouldn’t be writing about this if it weren’t for this column written by Britt Dysart in the Telegraph-Journal praising the government’s improvements to the system. Not coincidentally, Mr. … Continue reading
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NB School Support cuts reversed,
According to the Rogers radio stations. This was inevitable, as the loss of the support workers would have lead to chaos in the classrooms this September. Besides, these were the cuts Roland Hache was brought in to reverse. The Graham … Continue reading
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Around the House (Live and direct[ed] from Tehran edition)
I know I’ve been going ad nauseum about the NB doctors’ dispute of late, but I heard something interesting on the 5:30 CBC news about it. Bobbi Jean MacKinnon was reporting on the claim filed by the Medical Society, which … Continue reading
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Doctors suing for government malpractice
Umm… remember when I was babbling on here how the doctors were considering legal action against the province over the wage freeze? Well, Thursday they filed suit against the province over just that, and good on them for doing so. … Continue reading
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Happy Canada Day
142 years ago today, the British North America Act was signed by Queen Victoria, consummating the shotgun marriage of the provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. Since then, the Country of Canada has grown by leaps and bounds … Continue reading
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Cabinet Shuffles, Part the Third
The Political Animal has been forced to time-share his laptop with the Official Sister the last couple of days, but I’m back with the long-delayed, over-budget third (and final) part of the series looking at last week’s provincial cabinet shuffle. … Continue reading
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