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Friday, June 11th, 2010 Posted in Humour, Politics | 3 Comments »
It’s summer (finally!) and the sound of carnival barkers reverberates across the land, where Dr. Graham’s Transformational Road Show promises a candy-cotton cure for whatever ails you as Dr. Alward’s ... Read more..Friday, June 11th, 2010 Posted in Humour, Politics | No Comments »
Declaring that New Brunswickers are wary of all political parties in the run-up to the fall election season is a little like saying we’d grab the honeycomb if it weren’t ... Read more..Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 Posted in Politics | No Comments »
Not so very long ago, permitting Auditor-General Sheila Fraser a peek at Parliament’s member accounts seemed merely sensible. Now, it seems urgently necessary. Some intrepid reporting by the Halifax Chronicle Herald ... Read more..Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 Posted in Politics | No Comments »
There are times in the history of a nation when incipient rage against the order of things gets itself organized and finds itself a name. This is one of those ... Read more..Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 Posted in Economy, Environment | No Comments »
The studiously crafted furrows etched into BP CEO Tony Hayward’s brow – an effect achieved by filming the man’s face in full Louisiana sunshine – are meant to convey deep ... Read more..Friday, June 4th, 2010 Posted in Politics | 1 Comment »
The personal tragedy of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is the irrevocable harm he has done to his reputation – something that, once upon a time, meant the world to ... Read more..Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 Posted in Humour, Politics | No Comments »
Who is Dimitri Soudas, and why does he like his job so much? Of all the professions from which to choose (assuming, of course, one has a choice), I can think ... Read more..Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 Posted in Economy, Environment | No Comments »
One of the less publicized criticisms of the late and largely unlamented deal to sell much of NB Power to Hydro-Quebec related to the strikingly short timeframe in which it ... Read more..Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 Posted in Economy, Environment | No Comments »
It’s been 40 years since the Liberian tanker, Arrow, ran aground on Cerebus Rock in Chedabucto Bay, but heavy crude still fouls the beach stones on some parts of the ... Read more..