Deadmonton Dispatches

I can see Cleary now the sane is gone

Ryan Cleary’s problem isn’t that he has no political principles. It’s that he’s principled to the point of pathology.

November 4, 2015

# PCNL

To Each Their Own

Everything is on the table — except common sense

Governing-by-panic is bad public policy

March 16, 2015

CETA: Cheated Enough Time (and) Again

Why would former Premier Kathy Dunderdale announce that there was an agreement if it was not a done deal? And how on earth does the…

December 13, 2014

To Each Their Own

Fracking review panel: independent of what, exactly?

Five men—some with ties to big oil—have been appointed by a government that is heavily dependent on the fossil fuel industry and previously denied the…

November 19, 2014

Power and Dissent

Nothing to see here

Why we’ve got the Nick McGrath-Humber Valley Paving scandal all wrong

October 2, 2014

Why should every vote count?

On Sept. 13, a group of fewer than 700 people chose our premier. Last week, New Brunswickers chose theirs. The difference here is important, and…

September 29, 2014

Politics by Numbers

Does Paul Davis represent a change for the Tories? A comparison of the language used by the provincial government with that of Davis during his…

September 20, 2014

Power and Dissent

Give me direct democracy or give me window-dressing

The NL Open Government Initiative does not mean what it says

April 18, 2014

The View from Left Field

When little means a lot

Tom Marshall’s first and last speech from the throne is as remarkable for what it does not say as for what it does

March 15, 2014

To Each Their Own

Dunderdale joins Liberals, red tsunami continues to grow

Former premier joins party she feels best reflects her values

February 5, 2014

A Measured Opinion

4 simple ways #PCNL can save face

The Progressive Conservatives have only one year left in power. Here is how they can avoid spending the next decade in the political wilderness.

January 28, 2014