Russell Wangersky
The Telegram
St. John's, NL, Canada
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EDITORIAL: Airline passenger bill of rights cleared for takeoff
It’s a funny kind of business model: a company can sell you a product that it doesn’t even have available, and then when you show up to get what you paid for, it can tell you, “too bad.” It can set all kinds of stringent rules for when you absolutely have to arrive to avail of their services (including saying that if you’re five minutes late, they won’t serve you), but face no penalties… → Read More
RUSSELL WANGERSKY: Should politics look to business for its heroes?
Why would anyone pick a businessperson — especially a successful businessperson — to run a country or a province? → Read More
RUSSELL WANGERSKY: PM fails another optics test
The saddest part about it is that it’s just plain dumb — oh, and also that, supposedly, it’s a smart guy who’s being this dumb. → Read More
RUSSELL WANGERSKY: Eating by the numbers won't make a difference
It could be effective — once. The very first time you read it. → Read More
Russell Wangersky: The short, short united front of provinces
So are we pawns, or are we players? → Read More
Russell Wangersky: Teasing out the truth
Admit it: when the news reports came out that said a scientific study showed flossing was of little value, you were secretly delighted. → Read More
After the fact is simply too late
If it’s a trend, it’s a bad one. Monday, Nova Scotia’s provincial government approved the installation of two subsea tidal turbines for the Bay of Fundy. → Read More
Naming, blaming, shaming
If the Jian Ghomeshi trial has done anything, it’s once again focused attention on the way we handle sexual offences in Canada’s courts. → Read More
Pay as you go
If you want to go into a bar where the band is playing, you have to pay the cover charge — even if you’re just passing through. → Read More
The fine print
So, CF-18s are still flying combat missions in the war against ISIS, and the federal Liberal government isn’t managing to bring in Syrian refugees at the rate it promised. Federal deficit targets now seem unlikely, and in Alberta, the new provincial NDP government is cautioning that some of its promises will have to be delayed because of the downturn in oil revenues. → Read More
Under pressure
Tough times are exactly that — tough.And in the newspaper business, things are clearly tough. → Read More