Looks like Carl Davies is walking away from the Telegraph Journal and joining the Shawn Graham government.
"The Trenchcoat" has learned that while no official position has been confirmed it appears as though he will be moving out of his Press Gallery Office at the Legislature and moving up one floor to work out of the Government Member's Office in a political communications role.
Thursday, January 4, 2007
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Energy employees get early Christmas present
The hard working employees of the Department of Energy got a nice present from their new boss - Liberal appointee, Claire LePage.
"The Trenchcoat" has learned that a memo was circulated in the week leading up to Christmas telling them they can either pack their bags for Saint John or start looking for work somewhere else - what a wonderful present for the holidays.
They have until spring to make up their minds on whether they prefer walking along the Harbour Passage to lining up at the unemployment office. Unlike the broken promise to leave more money in taxpayers pockets by eliminating the HST on NB Power bills, the Liberal brain trust thinks this bone-headed campaign promise, which will end up costing taxpayers thousands of dollars in extra office space, moving expenses and recruitment costs, is worth keeping.
"The Trenchcoat" has learned that a memo was circulated in the week leading up to Christmas telling them they can either pack their bags for Saint John or start looking for work somewhere else - what a wonderful present for the holidays.
They have until spring to make up their minds on whether they prefer walking along the Harbour Passage to lining up at the unemployment office. Unlike the broken promise to leave more money in taxpayers pockets by eliminating the HST on NB Power bills, the Liberal brain trust thinks this bone-headed campaign promise, which will end up costing taxpayers thousands of dollars in extra office space, moving expenses and recruitment costs, is worth keeping.
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Liberals to Name Self-Sufficiency Committee
Over the Christmas break New Brunswick's gawky premier told an editorial board in Moncton that he was soon going to announce a committee that is supposed to figure out how to make New Brunswick self-sufficient by 2025.
The need for the committee is someone bizarre given that last August and September this something the Liberals told New Brunswickers they had already figured out...Well it doesn't really matter because it turns out that most of what they told New Brunswickers during the election campaign was written in disappearing ink anyway...moving on.
"The Trenchcoat" has learned that the Liberals have already rented space and work has been underway for quite some time. While the Liberals spending money they say they don't have is no surprise, what is surprising is the people who are heading up the task force. Liberal campaign Co-Chair, Francis McGuire and two retired deputy ministers Paul Aucoin and Julian Walker. Weren't these guys the same people that ended up stewarding the McKenna Miracle that drove unemployment into double-digits?
What exactly they are supposed to be doing and how much they are being paid is still a secret, but if Claudette Bradshaw is any example they will be making a tidy deputy ministers salary plus their pension. In Claudette's case that is $150,000 plus her federal pension of almost $60,000. That is almost $210,000 to be an advocate for the province's disadvantaged...not bad Claudette).
The need for the committee is someone bizarre given that last August and September this something the Liberals told New Brunswickers they had already figured out...Well it doesn't really matter because it turns out that most of what they told New Brunswickers during the election campaign was written in disappearing ink anyway...moving on.
"The Trenchcoat" has learned that the Liberals have already rented space and work has been underway for quite some time. While the Liberals spending money they say they don't have is no surprise, what is surprising is the people who are heading up the task force. Liberal campaign Co-Chair, Francis McGuire and two retired deputy ministers Paul Aucoin and Julian Walker. Weren't these guys the same people that ended up stewarding the McKenna Miracle that drove unemployment into double-digits?
What exactly they are supposed to be doing and how much they are being paid is still a secret, but if Claudette Bradshaw is any example they will be making a tidy deputy ministers salary plus their pension. In Claudette's case that is $150,000 plus her federal pension of almost $60,000. That is almost $210,000 to be an advocate for the province's disadvantaged...not bad Claudette).
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