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spinreduxit tag:www.cbc.ca,2009-11-20:/nb/blogs/spinreduxit//328 2014-04-07T17:24:51Z Movable Type Enterprise 4.37 April 7: The New Brunswickers Don't Throw Out One-Term Governments Unless They Do Edition tag:www.cbc.ca,2014:/nb/blogs/spinreduxit//328.364098 2014-04-07T17:22:16Z 2014-04-07T17:24:51Z

Spin Reduxit is back! Thanks for sticking with us over the last few months. You can now listen to the The New Brunswickers Don't Throw Out One-Term Governments Unless They Do Edition. Click here. Dan McHardie and Jacques Poitras catch...

Daniel James Mchardie Spin Reduxit is back! Thanks for sticking with us over the last few months. You can now listen to the The New Brunswickers Don't Throw Out One-Term Governments Unless They Do Edition. Click here.

Dan McHardie and Jacques Poitras catch up on all the political news, including MLA pensions, teacher pensions, the sale of the government plane, the forestry announcement and the polling trends six months out from the election.

]]> May 24: The Setting Trudeau Sraight Edition tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/nb/blogs/spinreduxit//328.311472 2013-05-24T12:03:32Z 2013-06-05T12:06:02Z

Dan and Jacques discuss the Trudeau pipeline tempest, the flood of legislation with just weeks to go before the summer break, and the latest round of Ted Flemming vs the Medical Society. Listen to the The Setting Trudeau Straight Edition...

Daniel James Mchardie Dan and Jacques discuss the Trudeau pipeline tempest, the flood of legislation with just weeks to go before the summer break, and the latest round of Ted Flemming vs the Medical Society.

Listen to the The Setting Trudeau Straight Edition

]]> May 6: The Fully, Completely, Official, Formal, Without Conditions Edition tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/nb/blogs/spinreduxit//328.311473 2013-05-06T12:06:16Z 2013-06-05T12:08:01Z

Jacques and Dan discuss the obstruction charge fall-out for Minister Mike Olscamp, the battle between the Medical Society and Ted Flemming, and the EI spat between Bernard Valcourt and David Alward. The Fully, Completely, Official, Formal, Without Conditions Edition...

Daniel James Mchardie Jacques and Dan discuss the obstruction charge fall-out for Minister Mike Olscamp, the battle between the Medical Society and Ted Flemming, and the EI spat between Bernard Valcourt and David Alward.

The Fully, Completely, Official, Formal, Without Conditions Edition

]]> April 22: The You Screwed This Up So Badly Edition tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/nb/blogs/spinreduxit//328.311474 2013-04-22T12:08:14Z 2013-06-05T12:09:10Z

Dan and Jacques ponder pension reform and the Kent by-election results. Listen to The You Screwed This Up So Badly Edition...

Daniel James Mchardie Dan and Jacques ponder pension reform and the Kent by-election results.

Listen to The You Screwed This Up So Badly Edition

]]> April 5: The "Cyprus is Lovely This Time of Year" Edition tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/nb/blogs/spinreduxit//328.311475 2013-04-05T12:09:29Z 2013-06-05T12:10:27Z

Dan and Jacques belatedly look at the budget tax hikes, as well as Ted Flemming's battle with the Medical Society and the latest conflict-of-interest twist in the Kent by-election. Listen to The "Cyprus is Lovely This Time of Year" Edition...

Daniel James Mchardie Dan and Jacques belatedly look at the budget tax hikes, as well as Ted Flemming's battle with the Medical Society and the latest conflict-of-interest twist in the Kent by-election.

Listen to The "Cyprus is Lovely This Time of Year" Edition

]]> Feb. 26: The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Edition tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/nb/blogs/spinreduxit//328.311476 2013-02-26T13:10:40Z 2013-06-05T12:11:51Z

Dan and Jacques discuss the Atcon conflict ruling against Shawn Graham and the resulting by-election. Listen to The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Edition...

Daniel James Mchardie Dan and Jacques discuss the Atcon conflict ruling against Shawn Graham and the resulting by-election.
Listen to The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Edition ]]> Feb. 19: The Ten Billion Stars Edition tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/nb/blogs/spinreduxit//328.311483 2013-02-19T13:12:06Z 2013-06-05T12:29:45Z

Dan and Jacques look at the still-growing deficit, charges of obstruction of justice against a civil servant, Frank McKenna's intervention on shale gas, and the PC-NDP squeeze play. Listen to The Ten Billion Stars Edition...

Daniel James Mchardie Dan and Jacques look at the still-growing deficit, charges of obstruction of justice against a civil servant, Frank McKenna's intervention on shale gas, and the PC-NDP squeeze play.

Listen to The Ten Billion Stars Edition

]]> Feb. 1: The "This Guy Here's Writing Like Crazy" Edition tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/nb/blogs/spinreduxit//328.311487 2013-02-01T13:30:02Z 2013-06-05T12:34:17Z

Dan and Jacques catch up on two busy weeks with discussions of job intiatives, State of the Province, Jeannot Volpe's critique, referenda, and the RHA shuffle. Listen to the This Guy Here's Writing Like Crazy" Edition...

Daniel James Mchardie Dan and Jacques catch up on two busy weeks with discussions of job intiatives, State of the Province, Jeannot Volpe's critique, referenda, and the RHA shuffle.

Listen to the This Guy Here's Writing Like Crazy" Edition

]]> Jan. 22: The From McGivney to Escuminac Edition tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/nb/blogs/spinreduxit//328.311488 2013-01-22T13:34:32Z 2013-06-05T12:36:33Z

Dan and Jacques explore the proposed new electoral riding map for New Brunswick. Listen to The From McGivney to Escuminac Edition...

Daniel James Mchardie Dan and Jacques explore the proposed new electoral riding map for New Brunswick.

Listen to The From McGivney to Escuminac Edition

]]> Clip of the Year voting tag:www.cbc.ca,2012:/nb/blogs/spinreduxit//328.266897 2012-12-17T14:03:27Z 2012-12-17T14:13:30Z

It is that time of year again, when we gather around our computers and vote for the Spin Reduxit clip of the year. You can listen to all of the clips on our latest podcast. And please take a moment...

Daniel James Mchardie It is that time of year again, when we gather around our computers and vote for the Spin Reduxit clip of the year.

You can listen to all of the clips on our latest podcast.
And please take a moment to vote on our poll. The deadline is Thursday at 5 p.m. and we will record our year-end podcast on Friday.

]]> The Annual Christmas Book List Edition tag:www.cbc.ca,2012:/nb/blogs/spinreduxit//328.263948 2012-11-26T17:26:06Z 2012-12-03T17:29:44Z

Here is the annual book list for political enthusiasts podcast. Listen here Jacques Poitras A Passage to Power by Robert Caro In Search of R.B. Bennett by P.B. Waite The Last Act by Ron Graham The Oath by Jeffrey Toobin...

Daniel James Mchardie Here is the annual book list for political enthusiasts podcast.
Listen here

Jacques Poitras
A Passage to Power by Robert Caro
In Search of R.B. Bennett by P.B. Waite
The Last Act by Ron Graham
The Oath by Jeffrey Toobin
The Lobster Coast by Colin Woodard

Dan McHardie
Public Enemies by Bernard-Henri Lvy and Michel Houellebecq
Offensive Internet edited by Saul Levmore and Martha C. Nussbaum
Net Delusion by Evgeny Morozov
The Signal and the Noise by Nate Silver.

]]> Nov. 5: The Downward Spiral Edition tag:www.cbc.ca,2012:/nb/blogs/spinreduxit//328.257138 2012-11-05T17:45:43Z 2012-11-05T18:10:59Z

Dan and Jacques discuss gloomy unemployment and deficit figures for New Brunswick, the first week on the job for the new Liberal leader, and the new information about the Atcon deal. Listen here The economy dominated the first topic of...

Daniel James Mchardie Dan and Jacques discuss gloomy unemployment and deficit figures for New Brunswick, the first week on the job for the new Liberal leader, and the new information about the Atcon deal.
Listen here

The economy dominated the first topic of the podcast.
Here are some helpful links:
New Brunswick's deficit nearly doubles to $356M
Higgs calls ballooning budget deficit a 'wake-up call'
Liberals say corporate tax hikes should be considered
First quarter financial report was withheld, Higgs says
Here is an interactive chart that shows historic debt and deficit trends
Here is an interactive chart that shows unemployment trends since 1996
The chart I mentioned on job losses since the economic downturn is found in Chart 6.

The second topic examined Liberal Leader Brian Gallant's first week.
L'Acadie Nouvelle has a paywall around the Liberal Party office layoffs, so we can't link to that story.
Tories to step aside for Gallant if byelection
An interactive chart showing Gallant's victory

Our final topic revolved around Atcon's $50-million in loan guarantees.
Civil servants advised against Atcon loan guarantees

]]> Oct. 27: The Shoulder to Shoulder Edition tag:www.cbc.ca,2012:/nb/blogs/spinreduxit//328.257132 2012-10-27T16:41:48Z 2012-11-05T17:45:22Z

Jacques and Dan recorded The Shoulder to Shoulder Edition from the New Brunswick Casino in Moncton shortly after the Liberal leadership convention. Listen here Brian Gallant won the Liberal leadership We talked about some of the speeches from the convention...

Daniel James Mchardie Jacques and Dan recorded The Shoulder to Shoulder Edition from the New Brunswick Casino in Moncton shortly after the Liberal leadership convention.
Listen here
Brian Gallant won the Liberal leadership
We talked about some of the speeches from the convention
Shawn Graham's speech from Friday also made news.]]> Oct. 22: The Boomtown Edition tag:www.cbc.ca,2012:/nb/blogs/spinreduxit//328.257128 2012-10-22T16:36:16Z 2012-11-05T17:41:30Z

Jacques and Dan bring you the latest podcast, The Boomtown Edition. Listen here Louis LaPierre's shale gas report Dr. Eilish Cleary's shale gas report Education cuts Municipal salaries...

Daniel James Mchardie Jacques and Dan bring you the latest podcast, The Boomtown Edition.
Listen here

Louis LaPierre's shale gas report
Dr. Eilish Cleary's shale gas report
Education cuts
Municipal salaries

]]> Oct. 1: The Shuffle Demon Special Edition tag:www.cbc.ca,2012:/nb/blogs/spinreduxit//328.253328 2012-10-01T13:30:17Z 2012-10-18T13:35:01Z

Dan and Jacques discuss the recent cabinet shuffle in the Shuffle Demon Special Edition. Listen here...

Daniel James Mchardie Dan and Jacques discuss the recent cabinet shuffle in the Shuffle Demon Special Edition.

Listen here

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