Shawn Graham temporarily saved his political career on Wednesday with the new MOU. But will is it a better deal for New Brunswick? Will it save his government?
Let’s look at the facts.
Under MOU II, New Brunswick keeps the NB Power name, the transmission grid (NBSO), the distribution company (Disco), and the fossil-fuel plants. In return, [...]

Co-editor Joseph Masciulli says the number of STU contributions to newest book was due to university environment that focuses on teaching and research.

It’s New Brunswick’s biggest political story in the last three years, and perhaps in my lifetime: the sale of NB Power to Hydro-Quebec. It’s not quite a done deal yet, but the final agreement is likely going to look very much like this memorandum of understanding (MOU; .pdf file). In case you didn’t read a [...]

Last weekend, the New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives had a policy conference in Moncton and came out with few specifics. Not that this is surprising: the fixed provincial election isn’t until next year, and the PCs don’t want to risk coming up with policies that could be lambasted for the next twelve months.
That said, the party [...]

Is The Young and the Restless making you feel old and sleepy? Not enough melodrama in Days of our Lives? Then you should try paying attention to Canadian politics. Except for the sex, alien abductions, and attractive young people, it might as well be a soap opera. Consider the following.
Michael Ignatieff, the suave man-of-the-world, is [...]

Well, we aren’t going to see an election call (this week, at least). The Bloc Quebecois announced Tuesday that it would support the government on Friday’s budget vote, and Wednesday the NDP said that it would support the Conservatives’ changes to EI. And this probably serves everyone well- the Tories, [...]