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> Try as you might, you can’t budgit
By: Brandon Pardy | May 11, 2012
So budget day came and went, and very few had much to say about it. I mean what could you say? There weren’t any big, new measures or cuts (especially since t... Read More
> You need to respect others in order to secede
By: Brandon Pardy | April 26, 2012
They say you can’t please all the people all the time, so to balance it out, I might as well peeve all the people some of the time – or something like that.... Read More
> No signal. No safety.
By: Brandon Pardy | April 13, 2012
I'd like to ask you a quick, uncomplicated question. What would you do if you were driving down the highway and something happened to you? Let's say you get a f... Read More
> Power hungry
By: Brandon Pardy | March 29, 2012
So the Public Utilities Board report on Muskrat Falls is due in a couple of days, so of course I will not have a chance to review it prior to publication of thi... Read More
> Long term caring
By: Brandon Pardy | March 15, 2012
One of my all time favourite quotes - "A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members" - is said to have been uttered by Mahatma Gandhi, ... Read More
> (economic)Hell or High Water
By: Brandon Pardy | March 1, 2012
I like the news. I like to keep informed on what’s happening on the ground at home and around the province. Labrador is such a geographically, economica... Read More
> Systemic failure
By: Brandon Pardy | February 16, 2012
There is no worse pain than losing a child. I watched, read, followed the events of January 29th to February 1st with hope, then sad understanding, and a brie... Read More
> Improving access to education for all
By: Brandon Pardy | February 2, 2012
So you might have noticed on the news last night, and in the (social)media today that the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) across the country and across ou... Read More
> A Balancing Act (is coming)
By: Brandon Pardy | January 19, 2012
In my fortnightly column I want to have a little yarn about the recent Senate appointments. Actually, I want to have a little rant about the Senate as a whole. ... Read More
> Of Bullying and Bloggers
By: Brandon Pardy | January 5, 2012
HAPPY NEW YEAR! This year, one of my resolutions is to hone a pre-existing resolve of mine: fight bullies. I’ve always hated bullies, probably because I was t... Read More
> Tiny Tim needed more than turkey
By: Brandon Pardy | December 15, 2011
So it’s the holiday season:Christmas for most of you I guess; solstice for the hippies and heathens (like me!). For many of you I’m sure you’ve hastily... Read More
> Where have all the gardens gone?
By: Brandon Pardy | December 1, 2011
When I was growing up in Cartwright, some people still had gardens. While my parents had a small one with mostly root vegetables, some cabbage and so on, mostly... Read More
> The Labrador and Newfoundland naming fiasco (part 3)
By: Brandon Pardy | November 17, 2011
I, much like my fellow columnist Bruce Bourque (here and here), have never liked the phrase “I am a Newfoundlander and Labradorian”. I especially never like... Read More
> A time for change
By: Brandon Pardy | November 3, 2011
I believe it is time for change. And no, I’m not talking about politics, election issues, the closing of the House of Assembly or any of that stuff. In just a... Read More
> We do not have the right to remain silent
By: Brandon Pardy | October 20, 2011
So another election is behind us, with few surprises coming out of the campaign or the results. I was however, intrigued and dismayed that Aboriginal issues wer... Read More
> Lower(ed) Churchill expectations
By: Brandon Pardy | October 6, 2011
So just about everyone has had their say on the Lower Churchill/Grand River/Mista-Shipu subject, and I’m pretty sure many of you have decided one way or the o... Read More
> It’s called electioneering – not auctioneering
By: Brandon Pardy | September 28, 2011
Well, another provincial election and the same corruption of democracy is flowing in the streets again. We all know it, we all see it. We all read the Party ... Read More
