New Brunswick Politics

Sorry about the lack of updates......have'nt been able to log into my account for some reason.

Anyway,the title pretty much sums up my feelings on the Liberals first budget. I was going to use another analogy involving a bar of soap and a shower, but decided against it.

Anyway, I went through the so called "Charter For Change" and I can't find anywhere where it states middle class New Brunswickers and Small business will take it on the chin in favor of the more well to do folks. Looks like Shawn and his team are everything they accused the former Tory government of being, and more. I'm beginning to think the "L" in Liberal stands for a four letter word that rhymes with "buyer."

Which ever Province Mr.Lord is in this week, i'll bet he's having a bit of a chuckle and saying we got what we deserve. Touche.

Of course, we should all know by now what this budget is really all about. It's about filling up the coffers so in four years when Shawn comes knocking for re-election he can spend all of the extra revenue on us and we'll be ever so happy at all he's "giving us."

This budget simply proves what many have said all along about Mr.Graham. He's a friend of Big Business and the Rich. Screw small business and low and middle New Brunswick.

Somehow I don't see much here to keep bodies in New Brunswick.

And the spinners both in government and the blogosphere can try and spin it all they want. I'm not buying, and I know i'm not alone in that.

Posted by PoliticsNB at 8:48 AM | Permalink | |

There's a certain smell in the air these days........

and no i'm not talking about air pollution.

Via CTV: Tory spending points to coming election: analyst

As the CTV story points out, there has been alot of spending anouncements made in the last few months, and it seems to be ramping up even more the last week or so. Yesterday Harper announced $155.9 Million to Alberta's energy industry "more environmentally friendly."

We've also been hearing Mr.Harper will be announcing money for harbour cleanup. According to MP Greg Thompson "Well, you probably won't be mowing your lawn when it happens, let's put it that way."
I have to admit to some scepticisim considering the ton of "announcements" we've heard on the subject with little to no real action over the last 10 or 15 years on the subject.

Anyway, I'm inclined to agree that couple all these announcements with, the latest Poll Numbers and it's a recipe for an election, likely a spring one, but i'd not discount a fall one either. Think barbeque circuit, with all these announcements to talk about all summer...lol

My money is on the Spring though....strike while the iron is hot they say.

Question is, do Canadians really want to go back to the polls yet again??? I really don't personally.

Then again, it will give lots of fodder for bloggers as per usual.

Anyone willing to bet against a spring election??

Labels: Federal Government, harbour cleanup, spending announcements, spring election

Posted by PoliticsNB at 6:06 AM | Permalink | |

Charles Leblanc is reporting Fredericton MP Andy Scott is leaving politics.

I know my friend Spinks will be glad to see him go. Personally, I, as do most of his constituents like Andy, and am sorry to see him go. Having not seen or heard the news yet "officially" i'm guessing he's decided running back and forth to Ottawa is less of a priority now that he has a young son to raise. Just a hunch on my part at this point.

All The Best Andy in whatever you choose to do from here on out.........I'm betting you'll have no problems finding new work closer to home. :-)

Regards
PNB

Posted by PoliticsNB at 11:59 PM | Permalink | |

Well Duh!!
LOL

By-Election Results

I would have been very surprised at any other outcome given the numbers in the house.

Our resident Liberal Hater is not a happy camper obviously.......

The only comment i'm going to make is to Mr. or Ms. "Shawn Breaks Promises" is, if broken promises bother you so much, where were you while Lord broke them time and again for 7 1/2 years??? LOL

Using words like:
Liberal lackey
Liberal puppet
Moncton yahoos

Nuff Said..........

Posted by PoliticsNB at 11:10 PM | Permalink | |

Answer: 12% to 15% hike in power rates.

What is: The near future as stated by the New Brunswick official opposition.

LOL

Ok so, as you may or may not have seen on CBC New Brunswick today, the opposition, specifically Leader Jeannot Volpé states they have information that the Liberals are going to up the power rates in New Brunswick by 12% to 15%, but are holding off until after the by-election in Moncton.

Wow…..that’s a pretty hefty accusation considering the kind of hot button issue this one usually becomes with the average citizen. I mean, power rates and the bill that arrives at the end of each month is something MOST NB’ers understand.

So if the are wrong, it makes the opposition look pretty bad. If they are right? Graham and his team may be fending off a lynch mob in the capitol.

Liberal MLA Jack Keir (the only real blogging MLA in New Brunswick by the way. :-) ) has said Nope, uh uh, ain’t happening………that’s good Jack………cause there is a bunch of us bloggers in NB that will be watching to make sure you keep your word.

And to Jeannot, surely you are not simply playing politics just to get a sound bite on Friday before a Monday By-election right?? Granted that was a favorite of the Lord team....so yeah I guess it could happen....I guess we’ll all know in a couple of weeks....

Oh and there's also the possibility that the Liberals intentionally "leaked" bogus information to make the Conservatives look really bad......

Tick Tock, Tick Tock, who’s gonna get a verbal Bitch Slap in the blogs (this one at least) in a few weeks...

hehe

Posted by PoliticsNB at 8:56 PM | Permalink | |

This one is long over due on my part......

If you are intrested in some great observation and commentary make sure to check out jAjAkooM

This guy is one of my daily stops on my blog reads.

Keep at it bro! Great blog, well worth a read.........one of the better blogs NB has to offer in my opinion. Make sure to check him and some of the others on the side-bar on the right........you'll be glad you did!

PNB

Posted by PoliticsNB at 8:15 PM | Permalink | |

Via CTV: Tories back away from income splitting: report

I can think of one fellow blogger who won’t be overly happy with this one. My friend Spinks has been a big advocate of income splitting in the past.

Quote From the CTV Story:


Don Drummond, chief economist for Toronto-Dominion Bank said he expects the Tories will try to deliver on broader income splitting in future budgets.
"It's not a matter of principle. It's a matter of cost," he said. "Its day will come, but it will have to come at a time when they have a larger amount of fiscal resources," he told The Globe.

In other words don’t hold your breath…..lol
Going to be difficult to keep cutting taxes, yet eventually have “more fiscal resources” IMO.
Of course, I guess it would be possible, if say, they were to make more cuts to social programs for instance..... Naw, they wouldn’t do that if they win a majority next time around......would they??

Posted by PoliticsNB at 9:54 PM | Permalink | |

Via CBC: Justin Trudeau will run in Papineau

I’ll come right out now and say I personally like this guy.

There, now that that is out of the way......

It’s inevitable, that Justin Trudeau will invoke comparison with his famous Father. Lord knows the Trudeau name is perhaps not an easy one to live up to or even with in some cases.

Some Canadians say that famous name with pride, and perhaps still a bit of a sense of awe. Others, derision, and yes, truth be told, in some cases hatred. Me, put me down for a bit of column A and a bit of column B, although, hatred would be far to strong in my case. But it’s not my mission to debate Pierre’s legacy here. I have a sneaking suspicion that Pierre Trudeau may make a postumous visit to Spinks' 101 List..... Just a hunch on my part. :-)

I'm honestly hoping Canadians, and more importantly in this case, the people of Papineau will be able to give Justin the chance to sink or swim on his own. If you must dislike, or deride him, at least let it be on his own ideas, and not simply because of the ideas of his famous father.

While it’s inevitable there will be some parallels in ideas between father and son, there will no doubt be some stark differences as well. Don’t forget, Justin has grown up in a country, as have many of us, where his father has had a huge part in shaping it’s current identity. He has the benefit of seeing the good, as well as picking out the bad. You know what they say about hindsight.

I personally look forward to seeing Justin in action. I have a suspicion this guy may be harboring some tools even Pierre didn’t possess.

All that aside, let s face it; this kid is a “Star Candidate” if ever there was one. Any party would jump at the chance given the current state of minority affairs to enlist Justin Trudeau.

Also, he’s not running for PM folks, so lets remember that. He’s vying to be an MP, representing a single riding......

Will it lead to more than that eventually?? Who Knows.

That’s one many of us will be watching.

Labels: election, federal, Justin Trudeau, MP, Papineau

Posted by PoliticsNB at 7:09 PM | Permalink | |

In case you didn't see it, CBC reporter Robert Jones did a two part story on the Provincial Liberals called "Broken Promises." I know my friend Spinks is no fan of Mr.Jones and in the past has accused him of having a Liberal bias. Seems like an odd choice for a story from someone with a supposed Liberal bias......lol

Anyway, make sure to check it out. As with all CBC media, it requires the dreaded Realplayer to watch.

Broken Promises By Robert Jones:

Part 1

Part 2

PNB

Labels: Broken Promises, CBC, Liberals, Robert Jones

Posted by PoliticsNB at 5:23 AM | Permalink | |