Newfoundland and Labrador

 
Government:

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.

• Press releases.  Apart from the junk about sports stuff, C-NOPB reports, and incessant updates from the Petroleum Pricing Commissioner, most of what you need to know is here.  At least until recently.
• Office of the Premier.
• House of Assembly.  An informative and well-maintained site, particularly useful when the House is sitting.  Hansard is usually available a day or two after a sitting of the House.

The Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador.  Of particular note is his "Calendar of Official Engagements", or lack thereof.

Government of Canada. Lots here, but of particular note is

• The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and its Minister, Newfoundland and Labrador's representative in cabinet, the Honourable Gerry Byrne.  Nothing seems to have been happening with the oft-maligned Mr. Byrne since October 2002.

• The House of Commons.  Not much of note goes on here, at least until a new Prime Minister slashes that democratic deficit.   I'm not aware of any Newfoundland and Labrador Members of Parliament having their own web sites, which is not to be lamented.  Apart from this drivel.

• The Senate of Canada.   The only Newfoundland Senator to have a webpage is the Honourable Ethel Cochrane, which means she has at least something to show for her sixteen years of hard work.  Of note is her photo gallery, in which she can be seen in the company of the Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell.  A Kodak moment!  But, to give her credit, she is the only representative of the province to have her own website (Gerry Byrne's aborted attempt notwithstanding).

City of St. John's.  The provincial capital.  A colourful one, at that, with a very colourful Council, frequently featured in the past on CBC Radio's As It Happens. nlpolitics.html

Town of Paradise.  Yawn.  "A Community in Progress" should read "A Community That Sleeps There But Works Elsewhere, and Can't Be Bothered To Update Its Website."  At least the town's democratic deficit has been slayed by the calling of its long-time mayor to higher office.  The current Council's ambitious five-year plan is to destroy every tree that every naturally existed in the place in the name of "Progress."  And, of course, to demonstrate its importance to the province by installing poorly-coordinated traffic lights at every intersection, making driving through the place an altogether frustrating affair.   One of Atlantic Canada's "fastest growing communities", its Council is eager to "pave over Paradise, and put up a parking lot", or at least a four-lane highway going through the place, complete with red traffic lights for every five seconds of driving, as well as allowing for the construction of the most unattractive subdivisions of identikit houses to be found in the Western World.  Apart from those of Mount Pearl, of course.
 

Politics:

Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.  Now that it's in government, this well-maintained site has gone a bit quiet as of late.  All hail King Danny! The New Approach!

Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.  Now that it's no longer in government, this site is a bit more active (and better organized). No triumphalism here.  Justly so.

New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.  Since they'll never be in government, they're likely to only update this site during provincial elections, if we're lucky.
 

Miscellaneous:

Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. If you need a fix for election statistics, this should be your first port of call.

Office of the Citizens' Representative.  On a rainy day, when there is nothing else to do, check out his annual report.   Future generations will wonder why this man was unanimously voted by the House of Assembly to hold this profitable post.

Office of the Auditor General.  Is there any justification for including his photograph in his reports?  And can't he hire a proofreader?

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro.  Some interesting information here on the Crown corporation responsible for most of the province's electrical generation.  It then sells its electricity to Fortis Inc., which uses its profits to build dams in Belize and to buy hotels in Halifax, amongst other things.