First person royal?
"Last year this time, we were taking down the flags."
- Premier Danny Williams, in his CBC Here and Now year-end interview.
"We can't allow things that are inaccurate to stand." — The Word of Our Dan, February 19, 2008.
"Last year this time, we were taking down the flags."
"The Transparency and Accountability Act will greatly enhance openness and accountability in government, but a comprehensive and effective Freedom of Information Act is the best safeguard against the tendency of governments to descend into official secrecy and elitism," said Danny Williams during the 2003 election campaign. "A Progressive Conservative government will: Proclaim new Freedom of Information legislation which will include amendments that will clearly identify information that should be in the public domain, including cabinet documents, and will require full and prompt disclosure of the information to the public."
A year ago today, Danny Williams took a young man aside and told him, "we are going to do something for Labrador. Good things for Labrador."
Inkless has been getting exercised, and rightfully so, about the apparent innumeracy of Toronto’s National Newspaper.
“Which Party has the most momentum towards a federal election?”What is “momentum”? Would you know how to answer the question? Would anyone? Even hacks?
The use of the word "additional", as in "an additional $50 million over five years", would imply the pre-existence of other $million.
First question: Why did the entire governing Progressive Conservative caucus — at least the ones who were present for this vote — vote against their own leader's 2003 election campaign promises and recent HappyTalk™ in Happy Valley?
Stephen Harper is upset that marine forecasting was moved from Gander to "Halifax, 1,150 km away, and aviation forecasting to Montreal, 2,220 km away".