Patrick Butler

Nov 13, 2024 | cbc.ca | Patrick Butler

NL·NewThe Department of Transportation and Infrastructure "could not provide an explanation for the purchase" of a ferry thruster, according to a report from the province’s comptroller general that found "significant procedural deficiencies" regarding procurement and inventory.

Sep 23, 2024 | cbc.ca | says Byrne |Patrick Butler

NL·NewFisheries scientists say the federal government ignored its own guidelines when it hiked cod quotas off the northern and eastern coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador. DFO stands by decision, which critics say had 'no scientific basis'Patrick Butler · Radio-Canada · Posted: Sep 23, 2024 5:30 AM EDT | Last Updated: 22 minutes agoThe federal government lifted the three-decade-old moratorium on the comercial Northern cod fishery in June. (Robert F.

Sep 10, 2024 | cbc.ca | Patrick Butler

NL·NewFederal Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier ignored the advice of staff within her department when she reopened Newfoundland and Labrador’s commercial cod fishery last June. Upping cod quotas projected to be 'politically a victory,' according to briefing note from minister's officePatrick Butler · Radio-Canada · Posted: Sep 10, 2024 5:30 AM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes agoDiane Lebouthillier, the federal minister of fisheries and oceans, during a visit to St. John's last January.

Aug 6, 2024 | cbc.ca | Patrick Butler

Major deepwater drilling underway 500 km off NewfoundlandPatrick Butler | Radio-Canada | Posted: August 6, 2024 5:22 PM | Last Updated: Just nowWater depths at Persephone prospect are 30 times those at HiberniaImage | NL-Deep-Drilling 20240515Caption: The drillship Stena DrillMax is shown at anchor in the harbour at Bay Bulls, N.L., on May 15. ‌ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy are using the vessel to drill an exploratory deepwater oil well about 500 kilometres east of Newfoundland.

Aug 2, 2024 | editorandpublisher.com | Patrick Butler

Posted Friday, August 2, 2024 9:47 am We are grateful for the bipartisan, support of Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Murray and Vice Chair Collins, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Baldwin and Ranking Member Capito for their leadership in ensuring continued federal support for local public television stations’ essential public services in education, public safety and civic leadership.” America’s Public Television Stations applauded the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee for...