Kathy Dunderdale

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The Honourable
 Kathy Dunderdale
 MHA
10th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 3, 2010
Lieutenant Governor John Crosbie
Preceded by Danny Williams
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Virginia Waters
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 21, 2003
Preceded by Walter Noel
Minister of Natural Resources of Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
July 5, 2006 – December 6, 2010
Preceded by Ed Byrne
Succeeded by Shawn Skinner
Deputy Premier of
Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
October 31, 2008 – December 3, 2010
Preceded by Tom Rideout
Succeeded by TBA
Minister of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development of
Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
November 6, 2003 – July 5, 2006
Preceded by Judy Foote
Succeeded by Trevor Taylor
Personal details
Born February 1952 (age 60)
Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador
Political party Progressive Conservative
Residence St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Website Kathy Dunderdale

Kathleen Mary Margaret "Kathy" Dunderdale MHA (née Warren; born February 1952) is a Canadian politician and the tenth and current Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, having served in this capacity since December 3, 2010.[1] Dunderdale was born and raised in Burin; before entering politics she worked in the fields of community development, communications, fisheries and social work. Her first foray into politics was as a member of the Burin town council, where she served as deputy mayor. She was also a Progressive Conservative Party (PC) candidate in the 1993 general election and served as President of the PC Party.[2]

In the 2003 general election, Dunderdale was elected as Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for Virginia Waters.[3] She served in the cabinets of Danny Williams—at various times holding the portfolios of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development and Natural Resources—where she developed a reputation as one of the most high-profile members of Williams' cabinets.[4][5] Dunderdale became premier upon the resignation of Williams and after becoming the PC leader she led the party to victory in the October 2011 election.[6][7][8] Dunderdale is the first female premier in the province's history and the sixth woman to serve as a premier in the history of Canada.[9]

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[edit] Background

Kathleen Warren was born and raised in Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador by her mother Alice and father Norman, she was one of 11 children. She studied social work at Memorial University of Newfoundland, but never completed her degree. She met her late husband, Captain Peter Dunderdale, in 1972 while she was home from university for the summer. Captain Dunderdale was a British master mariner whose boat was in dry dock undergoing repairs.[10][11] The couple had a son, Tom, and daughter, Sarah, together and Dunderdale was a stay-at-home mom during their formative years, while her husband sailed the world. When her children grew older, she worked away from home in many different volunteer roles.[2]

In the early 1980s, Dunderdale was on an action committee that successfully lobbied Fishery Products International to reverse a decision to shut down its Burin fish plant. The committee was successful and the plant remains in operation. She worked as a social worker with the provincial Department of Social Services, and accepted an offer to be part of an appeals board for inshore fishers after the cod moratorium.[2]

Dunderdale served on the Burin town council and worked with an array of organizations, including the local school board and the Status of Women. She was president of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador and after her husband retired from the sea and her children moved away for university, she became heavily involved in the consulting company her husband had started.[2]

In 1995, she and her husband moved to St. John's, where Dunderdale currently lives within her district of Virginia Waters. Her husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer and died at the age 56.[2][10]

[edit] Politics

Dunderdale was elected to the Burin town council in 1985, and served as deputy mayor from 1989 to 1993. She got involved in the provincial Federation of Municipalities, she served as their first female president and is the organization's only honorary member, Dunderdale was also director of the Canadian Federation of Municipalities.[2][11]

Dunderdale was the Progressive Conservative Candidate in the district of Fortune-Hermitage in the 1993 provincial election.[12] Dunderdale ran against Liberal cabinet minister Oliver Langdon, and while she knew she would not win the election she felt she had to send premier Clyde Wells a message about the way he was treating municipalities.[2][12] In the 1995 Progressive Conservative leadership election Dunderdale served as co-chair of Lynn Verge's successful campaign.[13]

[edit] MHA and minister

Dunderdale was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2003 general election defeating Liberal cabinet minister Walter Noel by 1,835 votes, taking 58 percent of the popular vote.[14] Following the election she was brought into cabinet as Minister of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development, and Minister Responsible for the Rural Secretariat.

In a July 5, 2006, cabinet shuffle Williams appointed Dunderdale as the Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister Responsible for the Forestry and Agrifoods Agency.[15] She was re-elected in the 2007 general election taking 73% of the popular vote against three other candidates.[16] Dunderdale remained as Natural Resources Minister following the 2007 election and on October 31, 2008, Williams appointed her to serve as Deputy Premier and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, while continuing to serve in her previous portfolios.[17][18]

From February 1, 2010, to March 15, 2010, Dunderdale assumed the duties as acting Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, while Williams took a leave of absence to undergo heart surgery in Florida.[19]

[edit] Minister of Natural Resources

During her time as the Minister of Natural Resources she negotiated and signed several multi-billion dollar development deals.

On August 20, 2008, Dunderdale, Premier Williams and a consortium of oil companies led by Chevron Canada signed a deal to develop the Hebron oil field.[20] The Hebron oil field is the second largest oil field off the coast of the province with an estimated 700 million barrels of oil reserves.[21] The province expects to gain at least $20 billion in royalties and up to 3,500 jobs from the project.[22] Less than a year later, on June 16, 2009, the government announced they had negotiated an agreement with oil companies to expand the Hibernia oil field.[23] The province negotiated a 10 percent equity stake in the "Hibernia South" extension and it is projected to add $13 billion to the province's coffers.[24]

On November 18, 2010, Dunderdale and Premier Williams were joined by Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter in announcing a $6.2 billion agreement to develop the first phase of the Lower Churchill Project.[25] Nalcor Energy, a Newfoundland and Labrador Crown corporation, signed a partnership agreement with Emera Inc. of Nova Scotia to develop the 824 megawatts Muskrat Falls.[26] The hydro development would see power from the falls transferred from Labrador to the island of Newfoundland via an underwater transmission link through the Strait of Belle Isle. Another underwater transmission link across the Gulf of St. Lawrence would bring power to Nova Scotia.[27] Newfoundland and Labrador will use 40 percent of the hydro power itself and will be able to shut down the oil-burning Holyrood Thermal Generating Station. Emera Inc. will get 20% of the power for $1.2 billion to sell to customers in Nova Scotia. The remaining 40 percent will be sold by Nalcor Energy to markets in Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States.[28]

[edit] Premier

On December 3, 2010, Dunderdale was sworn in as Newfoundland and Labrador's tenth Premier, taking over for Williams who retired from politics the same day.[29] Dunderdale is the first female Premier in the province's history and only the sixth female in Canada to lead a province or territory.[30] On December 6, 2010, Dunderdale held a minor cabinet shuffle to replace herself as the Minister of Natural Resources. Innovation, Trade and Rural Development Minister Shawn Skinner took over Dunderdale's duties as Minister of Natural Resources and he was replaced by Susan Sullivan.[31][32]

[edit] Party leadership

See also: Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election, 2011

After being sworn in as premier, Dunderdale announced that she would not be seeking the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party and therefore would only serve in the role of premier until a leadership election was held in the spring of 2011.[33] However on December 17, 2010, Dunderdale announced that she was reconsidering running for the leadership of the party and that she would make a final decision after Christmas.[34]

On December 22, 2010, cabinet ministers Jerome Kennedy and Darin King, who were both seen as likely leadership candidates, announced they would not seek the leadership of the party.[35] Both men said they were encouraging Dunderdale to run and that they would endorse her campaign if she entered the race.[35] On December 23, 2010, Dunderdale garnered support from two other cabinet ministers when Finance Minister Tom Marshall and Municipal Affairs Minister Kevin O'Brien opted out of running for the leadership and threw their support behind her entering the race.[36]

Dunderdale announced her candidacy for the PC Party leadership on December 30, 2010, and was endorsed by her entire caucus.[37] While she originally stated she would step down as premier if she decided to run for the leadership after announcing her candidacy Dunderdale said she will only step down if someone challenges her for the leadership.[38] On January 10, 2011, an hour before nominations were set to close in the leadership election Brad Cabana, a blogger and a former mayor in Saskatchewan, filed his nomination papers becoming Dunderdale's only challenger.[39] The next day however the PC Party's credentials committee announced that Cabana was ineligible from entering the race because he was unable to collect the 50 signatures needed by PC party members to be nominated.[40] Cabana appealed the party's decision but it was announced on January 27, 2011, that the rules committee upheld the previous ruling by the credentials committee. With Cabana being ineligible to run Dunderdale was officially named the leader-designate, she was sworn in as leader at the party's convention on April 2, 2011.[7]

[edit] 2011 general election

See also: Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011
A re-election sign for Kathy Dunderdale in her district of Virginia Waters

On September 19, 2011, Dunderdale met with Lieutenant Governor John Crosbie and requested a dissolution of the 46th General Assembly with an election to follow on October 11, 2011.[41] With an overwhelming lead in public opinion polls, for both Dunderdale and her party, and with roughly $1,000,000 in the bank, pundits considered the election hers to lose.[42] Dunderdale released her party's platform in Grand Falls-Windsor on September 22, 2011. While Dunderdale stressed the need for fiscal restraint, the platform included $135,000,000 in new spending a year. The platform included continuing the freeze on post-secondary education and eventually eliminating loans in favour of needs-based grants, phasing out the payroll tax over six years, investing a third of any surplus into unfunded public pension funds, reviewing the province's income tax rates to ensure they are progressive and competitive, continuing to make payments on the province’s direct debt, creating a population growth strategy, moving forward with the Muskrat Falls hydro development, and improving health care wait times.[43][44][45]

On election night the Progressive Conservatives won 37 of the province's 48 seats, six less seats then the party held before the election. The Liberal Party won six seats, while the NDP were elected in five.[46] With this win Dunderdale became only the third female in Canadian history to lead a party to victory in a general election, after Catherine Callbeck in Prince Edward Island and Pat Duncan in the Yukon.[8]

On October 28, 2011, Dunderdale's new cabinet was sworn in at Government House.[47] Through the elimination and restructuring of government departments she reduced her cabinet to 16 members, including herself, down from 19.[48] Dunderdale created the Department of Advanced Education and Skills, which takes on the majority of the responsibilities of the now defunct Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment. She eliminated the Department of Business and merged it with the Department of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development to create the Department of Innovation, Business and Rural Development. She also restructured the former departments of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Affairs to create the Department of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs.[49][50]

[edit] Labour disputes

Upon entering the premier's chair Dunderdale was faced with an ongoing dispute between the province's doctors and government over contract negotiations.[51] In November, 14 doctors announced their resignations over the government's latest offer of a 31 percent wage increase that they felt was not enough.[52] At her swearing in as premier Dunderdale stated that earlier that week she had asked Health Minister Jerome Kennedy and Finance Minister Tom Marshall to meet with the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association (NLMA) later that day to work out a resolution to the dispute.[53] After the meeting Dunderdale announced she hoped to have a deal signed with the province's doctors before Christmas.[54]

Dunderdale also announced soon after being sworn in that she wanted to end a year long strike on the Burin Peninsula that involved 15 home care workers.[55] The government had been called on to settle the dispute but had refused to get involved seeing the workers are not direct employees of provincial government.[56] Within 5 days of taking office Dunderdale's government reached an agreement with the workers which they unanimously accepted ending the 377-day strike.[57]

On December 15, 2010, Dunderdale along with Ministers Kennedy and Marshall joined the NLMA president to announce that a tentative agreement between the provincial government and doctors had been reached.[58] The offer included 100 percent Atlantic Canadian parity within the first two years of the agreement, pay equity for salaried specialists, and retention bonuses for fee-for-service rural physicians. As a result of the new deal, the 13 of the 14 doctors who tendered their resignations en masse in November rescinded their resignations.[59]

[edit] Energy and environmental policy

One of the major focuses of Dunderdale's premiership has been the development of the first phase of the Lower Churchill Project—Muskrat Falls. Several weeks before becoming premier, Dunderdale along with Williams and Premier Dexter of Nova Scotia, signed a partnership agreement to develop the multi-billion dollar hydro development. During her first official meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper on February 1, 2011, Dunderdale asked for his government's support with a loan guarantee for Muskrat Falls. The loan guarantee would reduce the cost of the project by millions, resulting in lower electricity rates for consumers.[60] Dunderdale's first throne speech as premier was read out by Lieutenant Governor Crosbie on March 21, 2011, and there was significant focus placed on the Lower Churchill development.[61] During a campaign stop in St. John's during the 2011 federal election Dunderdale endorsed Harper and his Conservative Party while Harper committed to the loan guarantee.[62] On August 19, 2011, Canada's Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver announced a Memorandum of Agreement for the loan guarantee and said that the final agreement would be in place by November 30, 2011.[63]

[edit] Fiscal policy

In her first budget as premier the province recorded a $598 million surplus.[64] Although her government had been warned by the province's Auditor General, John Noseworthy, that spending must be controlled program expenses increased by 4.9 percent.[65][66] Spending was focused on infrastructure, health care, social programs, Nalcor Energy as well as other areas. The budget included tax credits for child care, volunteer fire fighters as well as an 8 percent Residential Energy Rebate on home heating fuel, which is equal to the provincial portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). The budget raised the threshold on the payroll tax exemption from $1 million to $1.2 million. Although the province recorded nearly a half billion dollar surplus the province's net debt was expected to increase from $8.2 billion to $8.67 billion due to unfunded liabilities.[66][67] A $59 million surplus was projected for the 2011-2012 fiscal year in the in the April budget, but in August Finance Minister Tom Marshall announced that due to higher than expected oil production the province's revenues were expected to increase by $600 million. Marshall stated that the unexpected revenue would be used to pay down the province's debt.[68] On November 16, 2011, Dunderdale's government released their Fall economic update and announced that the surplus for the 2011-2012, fiscal year was now projected to be $755.8 million. The added surplus would be paid directly to the province's debt, reducing the debt to $7.7 billion.[69]

At a luncheon with the St. John's Board of Trade in February 2012, Dunderdale delivered a speech which laid a more fiscally conservative course. She stated that the days of big spending were over and that it was time to rein in public spending. Dunderdale said that there would be virtually no new spending in the upcoming provincial budget, that government departments were told to find savings and that she has ordered an audit of all government programs. She also said that her goal in the next decade is to radically decrease Newfoundland and Labrador's debt load and to achieve the same per capita debt as the Canadian average.[70][71]

[edit] Fishery policy

In February 2011, Dunderdale's government rejected a report prepared by an independent committee that called for a massive downsizing of the fishing industry. The report by the Steering Committee for Fishing Industry Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was released by the province, and called for $450 million to be spent to achieve substantial cuts in the industry. Fisheries Minister Clyde Jackman dismissed the report almost immediately after it was released and said the $450 million price tag was to expensive.[72] Opposition parties and union leaders were highly critical of the government for dismissing the report, with NDP leader Lorraine Michael calling for Jackman to resign as minister.[73] During the October 2011, provincial election, Dunderdale said "We've got too many people chasing too few fish, and these plants are going to collapse and fail because they're not on sound economic models". She said there was overcapacity in the fishing industry and that fish processing plants would need to close.[74] Jackman, who represents a district that relies heavily on the fishing industry, continued to face much criticism for his performance in the fisheries portfolio and was only re-elected by 40 votes.[75][76]

The day after winning a majority government, Dunderdale stated in an interview that tough decisions were looming in the industry. She again stated there was overcapacity and structural problems in the fishery and that her government was ready to make the tough decisions that were long overdue.[77] Dunderdale swore in her new cabinet weeks after the election and shuffled Jackman to the Department to Education, Darin King succeeded him as the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture.[78]

In November 2011, provincial government-appointed auditors backed up claims by Ocean Choice International (OCI) that they were losing millions of dollars each year operating the Marystown fish plant.[79] On December 2, 2011, the company announced that they would permanently close their Marystown and Port Union fish processing plants and invest money into other plants throughout the province.[80]

[edit] Personal security

On February 7, 2011, the premier’s office announced that due to several incidents since Dunderdale became premier in December that police bodyguards were protecting her. After her office contacted the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) to report the incidents the RNC felt it was necessary to take precaution and assign security to the premier.[81] Dunderdale spoke on the issue the following day, she said that due to privacy reasons she was partially reluctant to take on a bodyguard but respects the RNC’s decision.[82] Dunderdale also said that the police had asked her not to comment on the issue and therefore she would stay mum about what led to the need for security.[82]

[edit] Public opinion

During the first several months of her tenure as premier public opinion polls showed that Dunderdale and her Progressive Conservative Party were able to maintain the high level of support the party experienced under Williams. Between February and March 2011, three opinion polls were released. A NTV/Telelink poll showed that 53 percent of those surveyed would vote for the Progressive Conservative, 17 percent chose the Liberals, 5 percent chose the New Democrats, and 24 percent were undecided. The poll also found that even with 18 percent of those surveyed undecided 65 percent felt Dunderdale was the best choice for premier.[83] An Angus Reid Public Opinion (Angus Reid) poll which was released two weeks later, showing the approval ratings of Canada's premiers, listed Dunderdale as the second most popular premier in Canada with a 55 percent approval rating. 10 percent of respondents disapproved of her performance while 35 percent were not sure if they approved or disapproved of her performance.[84] A Corporate Research Associates (CRA) poll released in March also showed that 73 percent of those surveyed would vote for the Progressive Conservatives, down 2 percent from November 2010. This compared to 18 percent for the Liberal Party and 8 percent for the NDP. 64 percent of those surveyed felt Dunderdale was the best person to be premier of the province; this result was 12 percent lower than what Williams had received in November.[85][86]

After initially maintaining most of the record high support that Williams received during the majority of his tenure as premier, Dunderdale and the PC Party saw a substantial drop in support following the Spring sitting of the House of Assembly. A CRA poll released in June showed support for the party had fallen to 57 percent, down from 73 percent in three months. Dunderdale’s own popularity also took a hit, however 51 percent of those surveyed still felt she was the best choice for premier.[87] Support for Dunderdale and her party stabilized in the months following. A CRA poll released less than two weeks before the dropping of the writ for the election showed that 54 percent of those surveyed would vote for the PC Party. This was 30 percentage points ahead of the NDP who had jumped to second place with 24 percent. Dunderdale was still considered the best choice for premier by 50% of those surveyed.[88] An Angus Reid poll conducted in August showed that Dunderdale was again the second most popular premier in the country. 55 percent of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians surveyed approved of her performance as premier, which was 12 percentage points higher than Angus Reid's last poll which was conducted in May.[89] Throughout the course of the provincial election campaign opinion polls showed that support for the Progressive Conservatives ranged from 53 percent to 59 percent and that Dunderdale remained the preferred choice for premier.[90][91][92][93]

[edit] Electoral record

Virginia Waters - Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Kathy Dunderdale 3,370 60.03% -13.01
     NDP Dave Sullivan 1,708 30.42% +17.59
     Liberal Sheila Miller 536 9.55% +1.8
Virginia Waters - Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007[94]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Kathy Dunderdale 4043 73.04% +14.94%
     NDP David Sullivan 710 12.83% +3.6%
     Liberal Drew Brown 429 7.75% -24.92%
     Independent Fred Wilcox 353 6.38% +6.38%
Virginia Waters - Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003[95]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Kathy Dunderdale 4193 58.10% +21.77%
     Liberal Walter Noel 2358 32.67% -14.76%
     NDP David Sullivan 666 9.23% -4.92%

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  48. ^ "'Streamlined' cabinet to reflect new priorities". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 October 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/10/28/nl-cabinet-dunderdale-1028.html. Retrieved 1 November 2011. 
  49. ^ "Premier Dunderdale Appoints New Cabinet, Announces Departmental Restructuring". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. 28 October 2011. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2011/exec/1028n01.htm. Retrieved 1 November 2011. 
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  51. ^ "Doctors not expecting a deal Friday". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2010-12-02. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/12/02/nl-doctor-expectations-1202.html. Retrieved 2011-02-06. 
  52. ^ "Resigning doctors vow to leave N.L.". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2010-11-03. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/11/05/nl-thirteen-doctors-1105.html. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  53. ^ "NLMA says change in gov't leadership provides 'window of opportunity' to settle contract". The Telegram. 2010-12-04. http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2010-12-04/article-2017309/NLMA-says-change-in-govt-leadership-provides-window-of-opportunity-to-settle-contract/1. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
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  55. ^ "Dunderdale calls for new approach on labour". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2010-12-07. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/12/07/dunderdale-labour-approach-127.html. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  56. ^ "Burin strike about 'pennies,' NAPE says". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2010-12-02. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/12/02/burin-strike-surplus-122.html. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  57. ^ "Burin strikers unanimously take deal". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2010-12-09. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/12/09/burin-strikers-accept-deal-129.html#socialcomments. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  58. ^ "Doctors reach tentative N.L. \contract deal.". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2010-12-16. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/12/16/nl-doctors-deal-1216.html. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  59. ^ "NLMA board recommending acceptance of new offer from government". The Telegram. 2010-12-16. http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2010-12-16/article-2048073/NLMA-board-recommending-acceptance-of-new-offer-from-government/1. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  60. ^ "PM meeting 'good first step': Dunderdale". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2011-02-02. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/02/02/nfld-dunderdale-harper.html. Retrieved 2011-02-08. 
  61. ^ "Throne speech focuses on Lower Churchill, families". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2011-03-21. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/03/21/nl-threnespeech-321.html. Retrieved 2011-03-22. 
  62. ^ "Lower Churchill deserves support: Harper". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 31 March 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/03/31/harper-stjohns-exln-331.html. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
  63. ^ "Feds step up for Lower Churchill megaproject". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 August 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/08/19/nl-feds-lower-churchill-muskrat-falls-819.html. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
  64. ^ "Provincial government releases 2010-11 audited financial statements". The Telegram. 6 January 2012. http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2012-01-06/article-2856480/Provincial-government-releases-2010-11-audited-financial-statements/1. Retrieved 7 January 2012. 
  65. ^ "N.L. too dependent on oil: audit". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2011-01-21. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/01/21/auditor-oil-debt-12.html. Retrieved 2011-05-23. 
  66. ^ a b "'Sizzling' economy powers N.L. budget surplus". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2011-04-19. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/04/19/nl-budget-2011-main-surplus-419.html. Retrieved 2011-05-23. 
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  68. ^ "Windfall looming with boosted oil production". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 August 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/08/17/nl-oil-production-increase-windfall-817.html. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
  69. ^ "Fall Update 2011-2012". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. 16 November 2011. http://www.fin.gov.nl.ca/fin/publications/fallupdate2011-12.pdf. Retrieved 16 November 2011. 
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  71. ^ "Belt-tightening time, says Dunderdale". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 31 January 2012. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2012/01/31/nl-dunderdale-speech-131.html. Retrieved 18 February 2012. 
  72. ^ "N.L. fishery report recommends massive cuts". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 February 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/02/25/nl-report-cuts-.html. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  73. ^ "NDP calling for N.L. fisheries minister to resign". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2011-02-28. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/02/28/nl-ndp-jackman-228.html. Retrieved 2011-12-02. 
  74. ^ McLeod, James (24 September 2011). "'What about that fish plant, b’y?’". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-09-24/article-2759146/%26lsquo%3BWhat-about-that-fish-plant,-b%26rsquo%3By%3F%26rsquo%3B/1. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  75. ^ "Protesters greet Dunderdale in Burin". The Telegram. 1 October 2011. http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-10-01/article-2764750/Protesters-greet-Dunderdale-in-Burin/1. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  76. ^ Macvicar, George (13 October 2011). "Jackman pulls out a squeaker for third term". The Southern Gazette. http://www.southerngazette.ca/News/2011-10-13/article-2774300/Jackman-pulls-out-a-squeaker-for-third-term/1. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  77. ^ "Tough decisions looming on fisheries". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 October 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/10/12/nl-fishery-dunderdale-1012.html. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  78. ^ Herridge, Paul (8 November 2011). "King ready to face challenges in the fishing industry". The Southern Gazette. http://www.southerngazette.ca/News/2011-11-08/article-2797963/King-ready-to-face-challenges-in-the-fishing-industry/1. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  79. ^ "Marystown plant money-losing operation: external audit". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 November 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/11/25/nl-oci-audit-1125.html. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  80. ^ "Marystown, Port Union plants closed permanently". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 December 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/12/02/nl-oci-plants-future-1202.html. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  81. ^ "Bodyguards protecting Dunderdale". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2011-02-07. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/02/07/nl-duderdale-security-207.html. Retrieved 2011-02-09. 
  82. ^ a b "Dunderdale mum on police security". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2011-02-09. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/02/09/dunderdale-security-police-209.html. Retrieved 2011-02-09. 
  83. ^ "Provincial Tories Still Have Big Lead: Poll". NTV News. 2011-02-16. http://ntv.ca/video/?p=11323. Retrieved 2011-02-17. 
  84. ^ "Saskatchewan’s Wall Becomes Most Popular Premier in Canada". Vision Critial/Angus Reid. 2011-03-02. http://www.visioncritical.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/2011.03.02_Premiers_CAN.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-02. 
  85. ^ "Support for the Progressive Conservative Party Remains High". Corporate Research Associates. 2011-03-07. http://cra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/11-1-NL-Press-Release.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-08. 
  86. ^ "PCs, Dunderdale Still Dominate: Poll". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2011-03-07. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/03/07/nl-poll-tories-dunderdale-307.html. Retrieved 2011-03-08. 
  87. ^ "Tories drop, NDP surge in new poll". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2011-06-07. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/06/07/nl-poll-pcs-liberals-ndp-607.html. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
  88. ^ "NL PCs Lead by a Wide Margin Going Into Election". Corporate Research Associates. 6 September 2011. http://cra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/11-3-CRA-NL-Press-Release.pdf. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
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  91. ^ "Newfoundland Liberals distant third, Tories leading over NDP in Environics poll". The Telegram. 5 October 2011. http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-10-05/article-2767570/Newfoundland-Liberals-distant-third-Tories-leading-over-NDP-in-Environics-poll/1. Retrieved 29 October 2011. 
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