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CBC
28-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Federal election result shows urban-rural divide in N.L., says political scientist
After a drawn-out recount in Terra Nova-The Peninsulas, the federal Conservatives now have three parliamentary seats in Newfoundland and Labrador for the first time in nearly 20 years. The previous trend toward Liberal voting in the province was, in part, a result of former premier Danny Williams and his "Anything But Conservative" campaign in 2008, where he encouraged residents not to vote blue in the federal election that year. Williams criticized former prime minister Stephen Harper's Conservatives for adjusting the federal equalization formula, effectively cutting payments to the province. Since then, the province has had mostly Liberal seats in parliament. That is until now. Fabian Manning, a former senator and Conservative MP, held one of three Conservative seats in 2006, before the Williams ABC campaign. "We were dealing with, you know, a very, very toxic situation between the government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the government of Canada at the time," Manning said in an interview with CBC News on Tuesday. "Because of that, we had the ABC campaign." He said that kind of idea doesn't go away overnight. But almost 20 years later, residents came around to the idea of voting Conservative again. 'Time moves on': N.L. has most Conservative MPs since ABC campaign 5 hours ago Duration 1:05 The political landscape was shaken by former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Danny Williams in 2008 with his 'Anything but Conservative' campaign. But following this year's general election, the province has three Conservative MPs. Former senator and Conservative MP Fabian Manning says it could be a sign of the passage of time. Manning thinks many of the province's electors voted with their pocketbooks this year, and the party gained seats in turn. "Time moves on and people … look for new direction," he said. Urban-rural divide Acadia University political scientist Alex Marland says the result of this year's election is evidence of a rural-urban political divide in the province. "People who are socially progressive and anchored in what I would call kind of urban values, are clustered mostly in the St. John's area and maybe to a broader extent the Avalon," he said. Residents in rural areas, Marland continued, are more likely to be frustrated with the pace of change and will vote differently. Marland also says that Atlantic Canadians have "a lot of hesitations" about the kind of free market economics that is promoted by the Conservative Party of Canada. "As a result, they … tend to lean a little bit more towards the Liberals because the Liberals believe in government intervention in the economy," he said. Manning said residents in rural areas of the province are proud, and they have unique issues that other parties don't typically focus on, such as marine infrastructure and transportation. "I think that's the reason, sometimes, why you see a vote like we'd seen in April," he said. Marland added that social media could also be a reason for the change in voting behaviour. "Social media was not a huge thing back in 2006," he said. "[It] creates this stronger sense among people that they need to vote in a certain way." However, residents in urban centres promote different concerns online than those in rural areas, he said, which creates a growing cultural divide and polarization. "A lot of the things that people in urban centres will be talking about, including in St. John's, will be completely disconnected from somebody worried about trying to get their wharf repaired in rural Newfoundland and Labrador," he said. MUN political scientist Kelly Blidook says the increase in Conservative seats won't make a huge difference in parliament, but it does make a difference for the province. "Now what we see, at least on the island, it's half and half," said Blidook. "I think this is actually kind of an interesting thing where Newfoundland and Labrador is now in a competitive state." As for the upcoming provincial election, Blidook says it's possible there could be a similar dynamic rolling into provincial politics.
CBC
27-05-2025
- General
- CBC
‘Time moves on': N.L. has most Conservative MPs since ABC campaign
The political landscape was shaken by former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Danny Williams in 2008 with his 'Anything but Conservative' campaign. But following this year's general election, the province has three Conservative MPs. Former senator and Conservative MP Fabian Manning says it could be a sign of the passage of time.
News.com.au
13-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Apprentice jockey Dale Cole's inspiring return to the saddle
Trainer Danny Williams admits to shedding a tear or two after his apprentice jockey Dale Cole punched home a winning double at Goulburn last Thursday. And for a mighty good reason. While on this occasion there were tears of joy flowing it was a vastly different story at the same venue 20 months earlier, when Cole was involved in a trackwork mishap that left the then 23-year-old with horrific injuries. 'We had a couple of clients attend the stables that wanted to see their young horses work so Dale and I took two of them out for a trot and canter,' Williams reflected. 'Things were going well and the horse Dale was on was as quiet as a mouse but she resented having another horse beside her and bucked. 'The second time she bucked the saddle shifted and Dale came over the front and she dragged him at three-quarter pace for around 300m until his leg finally came out of the irons. 'With the way it happened she galloped on him a couple of times as well.' Such was the magnitude of Cole's injuries, which included five broken ribs, a punctured lung, snapped femur and broken pelvis, medical experts had to relieve the pressure from his lungs on site before he could be flown to hospital. 'His broken leg was pulled right out of the socket … it's still hard to talk about now,' Williams said. 'When we first called the ambulance they said it could be 60-90 minutes but thankfully a few things happened and they were there within about 20 minutes. 'The whole experience, just feeling so helpless and not being able to do more for him at the time was very traumatic, still is now. 'He's a great kid from a terrific family and very resilient. When he first came to me he hadn't been on the back of a horse. I sent him away to get some basic training and have helped him along from there. 'I'm extremely proud of what he's achieved in such a short amount of time. But he's not the finished product and he knows that.' After spending three weeks in hospital where he underwent a number of surgeries, Cole was sent home to continue his rehabilitation and put himself back together, both mentally and physically. For those around him a return to the saddle seemed forlorn but not for Cole who had a steely resolve from the outset. 'The plan was to always find my way back,' Cole said. 'I couldn't walk for the first four months and then had to get around with a walking stick for about another six months after that. 'With everything that happened I was pretty incapacitated for a while but I've really tried to put that behind me now and just focus on what's next, not what's been. 'I've had to tick a lot of boxes with the doctors along the way. It's been a long road and there were days where I got a bit down about it all but never really had the thought of giving up.' For Cole, that hard work and resilience paid off in the most memorable fashion last Thursday when in front of friends and family he steered home Let's Go Brandon for Goulburn trainer Wayne Hudd and Chemtrail to victory for his master, Danny Williams. 'It was a bit overwhelming to be honest – pretty emotional,' Cole said. 'Danny has been so good for me and to be able to win for him after everything, yeh it was pretty special. 'Before the accident I had a lot of goals but for now I'm just taking it all in my stride and worrying about working hard and the next ride.' For Cole, that's expected to be at Albury on Friday, where he'll be back in the saddle looking to make up for more lost time.
Sydney Morning Herald
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Ex-Queensland mare out to end frustrating streak in Goulburn
It's a 1500km change of scenery, but the view might look ideal for an ex-Queensland mare having her first start in NSW at Monday's Goulburn meeting. Everlasting Stars, a five-year-old who hasn't raced since an unplaced effort at Rockhampton in northern Queensland last October, steps out for the first time in the new Danny Williams stable at Goulburn. Formerly with Liam Birchley over the border, Everlasting Stars had been a galloper of immense frustration for owners ever since landing her only win in a moderate maiden at the Sunshine Coast more than two years ago. Despite often starting well in the markets across city, provincial and country venues, she was nothing but inconsistent despite reaching Saturday metropolitan company. But fast forward to 2025, and a long trip south to one of country NSW's leading yards, and Everlasting Stars is set to put endless months of frustration behind her. On a track likely to settle around Soft 6 range, she opened up around $4.80 in early betting for a Class 1 Hcp over 1000m. Bred to fire on rain-affected ground, Everlasting Stars is expected to come to hand early fresh despite not having publicly trialled. Her biggest test will likely come from the Warwick farm-based David Pfieffer stable. While early favourite Explosive Torpido is very unlikely to start after resuming in a deeper BM 72 Midway at Randwick on Saturday, stablemate mare Skiesthelimit is set to run a big race fresh behind two improving trials.
The Age
27-04-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Ex-Queensland mare out to end frustrating streak in Goulburn
It's a 1500km change of scenery, but the view might look ideal for an ex-Queensland mare having her first start in NSW at Monday's Goulburn meeting. Everlasting Stars, a five-year-old who hasn't raced since an unplaced effort at Rockhampton in northern Queensland last October, steps out for the first time in the new Danny Williams stable at Goulburn. Formerly with Liam Birchley over the border, Everlasting Stars had been a galloper of immense frustration for owners ever since landing her only win in a moderate maiden at the Sunshine Coast more than two years ago. Despite often starting well in the markets across city, provincial and country venues, she was nothing but inconsistent despite reaching Saturday metropolitan company. But fast forward to 2025, and a long trip south to one of country NSW's leading yards, and Everlasting Stars is set to put endless months of frustration behind her. On a track likely to settle around Soft 6 range, she opened up around $4.80 in early betting for a Class 1 Hcp over 1000m. Bred to fire on rain-affected ground, Everlasting Stars is expected to come to hand early fresh despite not having publicly trialled. Her biggest test will likely come from the Warwick farm-based David Pfieffer stable. While early favourite Explosive Torpido is very unlikely to start after resuming in a deeper BM 72 Midway at Randwick on Saturday, stablemate mare Skiesthelimit is set to run a big race fresh behind two improving trials.
