One of the commentators on the life of Louis J. Robichaud this week commented that without the former Premier’s reforms we would have been an ‘Alabama North’. Elizabeth Weir was famous for saying that Frank McKenna was turning New Brunswick…
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It now seems clear that Louis J. Robichaud will most likely go down in history as the most successful Premier in New Brunswick’s history. I have heard this intonation from a half dozen experts in the past 24 hours. Why?…
Continue ReadingMcKenna is the right guy for Washington
After the news broke yesterday that Frank McKenna has been offered the post of Ambassador to Washington, a colleague of mine remarked “why would Frank want to become a diplomat, that’s not his passion”. After pondering on that awhile, I…
Continue ReadingFarewell, Ms. Weir
2005 marks the end of an era. Elizabeth Weir, the leader of the provincial NDP for well over a decade, is stepping down. I can tell you from personal experience that she was a formidable opponent for the government –…
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