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Myles Higgins

Myles Higgins is freelance columnist and writes for Web Talk - Newfoundland and Labrador

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The Demise of Newfoundland & Labrador - Manufactured Right Here

Newfoundland & Labrador - Manufactured Right HereWhat do hand soap and bathroom tissue have in common? Both can be found in the bathroom. They are both considered basic necessities and, as far as I can tell, every scrap of either one used in Newfoundland and Labrador is imported from someplace else.
- Friday, June 5, 2009

Walking a Mile in Someone Else’s Shoes

After months listening to Ontario politicians and the national media crying a river about how Ontario has had to stoop to collecting equalization payments, I believe I’ve finally figured out what all the fuss is about.
- Tuesday, May 26, 2009

EU Bans Seals, Ottawa Sits on Fence

imageIn the wake of a vote in the European Parliament the government of Canada has once again proven itself a champion at political doublespeak and dereliction of its duty to Canadian citizens. This morning the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of a ban on seal products, a move that has branded Canada internationally as being inhumane to the animals, will see many fishermen suffer financial hardship and may ultimately lead to the further decline or all out extinction of already threatened fish stocks in the region.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it

imageNote: In the following “Newfoundland and Labrador” is sometimes referenced as simply “Newfoundland” or “the island”. This is due to the fact that some sections of text are derived from historical documents and/or publications that predate Confederation and, unfortunately, ignore Labrador’s importance.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Message to EU - Stop the Slaughter of Baby Animals Now

imageDay after day, week after week, month after month and year after year millions upon millions of innocent lambs like the one pictured here are mercilessly slaughtered around the European Union and elsewhere in the world.
- Wednesday, April 15, 2009

NL’s Access to Hydro Quebec Grid Raising Questions

Nearly two weeks ago Newfoundland and Labrador premier, Danny Williams, stood in the House of Assembly and made an announcement touted by papers across Canada as a turning point for his province.
- Tuesday, April 14, 2009

NB Premier Demands Profit from NL Resources

On March 31, 2009 – the 60th anniversary of Newfoundland and Labrador’s confederation within Canada – New Brunswick premier, Shawn Graham, fired a shot across Newfoundland and Labrador’s bow by saying that his province might well do to Newfoundland and Labrador’s Lower Churchill hydro project what Quebec did to with its Upper Churchill project decades earlier.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2009

40 of 100 Endangered Caribou Shot, No End to Hunt in Sight

Over the past several days approximately 45 Quebec Innu hunters have been in Labrador hunting caribou from the endangered Joir River herd. Before the hunt began the herd was estimated at a mere 100 remaining animals. Since entering the area wildlife officials estimate the hunters have killed 40 of those animals and are continuing in their hunt.
- Tuesday, March 31, 2009


One Man’s Traitor is Another’s Patriot

Recently I've been pondering the words of American writer, George William Curtis, who said, "A man's country is not an area of land, mountains, rivers, and woods, but a principle. Patriotism is loyalty to that principle."
- Sunday, March 22, 2009

Tradgedy at Sea Raises Rescue Services Concerns

Once again this week the people of Newfoundland and Labrador find themselves facing a tradgedy at sea. This time the toll is 17 lives with one survivor in critical but stable condition.
- Saturday, March 14, 2009

The Butcher, Baker and Candlestick Maker

Much has been made of Senator George Baker’s recent comments identifying a growing discontent in Newfoundland and Labrador and the potential for a new “bloc” style federal party to emerge in the province.
- Monday, March 9, 2009

Liberal Senator Promotes Concept of NL Bloc Party

When Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Senator, George Baker, phoned into one of VOCM radio's call in talk shows earlier this week, he stirred up a fire storm in Ottawa and raised the spirits of many nationalists in his home province.
- Thursday, March 5, 2009



Is Ottawa Party to a Maritime Cover Up?

imageOver the past few days several individuals and news agencies have been questioning the validity of a conspiracy theory making the rounds. The theory speculates that perhaps someone onboard may have intentionally scuttled (sank) the Spanish Trawler, Monte Galineiro, which went down near the Flemish Cap off Newfoundland earlier this week.
- Wednesday, February 25, 2009

NL Premier Withdraws Support on Canada / EU Trade Talks

A press release was issued by Newfoundland and Labrador premier, Danny Williams, on Friday outlining his province’s concerns with plans for a new Canadian / EU Free Trade Agreement and withdrawing his province’s support for upcoming negotiations by Ottawa.
- Monday, February 23, 2009

Through the Looking Glass - A Constitutional Crisis in the Making

Much has been discussed in Newfoundland and Labrador in the past day or two about a potentially flammable situation developing between Quebec, Newfoundland & Labrador and the federal government over claims by Quebec that a large portion of Labrador rests inside its provincial border.
- Thursday, February 12, 2009


Ignatieff Puts Ambition Ahead of National Unity

The federal budget, which was intentionally designed to single out Newfoundland and Labrador in retaliation for not electing any Conservatives in the last election, will be passed in the Commons this evening with the support of the Liberal Party.
- Tuesday, February 3, 2009

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