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	Roger Grimes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Grimes, who was facing a pending election that fall, used the Gulf cod decision and perceived federal bias against the province as a catalyst to try to rally citizens around his administration.
		Grimes called for a review of the Act of Union by which the province had become a part of Canada and on July 2, 2003, the findings of the Royal Commission on Renewing and Strengthening Our Place in Canada (which Grimes had created in 2002) were released.
		Grimes was seen as having damaged the provincial-federal Liberal relationship during the Gulf cod confrontation in 2003.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roger_Grimes (714 words)

	Roger Grimes - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Premier Grimes, facing a pending election that fall, used the Gulf cod decision and perceived federal bias against the province as a catalyst to try to rally citizens around his administration.
		Grimes had already damaged the provincial-federal Liberal relationship during the Gulf cod confrontation in 2003, hurting his chances of a patronage appointment from the federal Liberal government.
		On May 30, 2005, Grimes stepped down as the leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, he is quoted as saying that the time is right for him to retire from provincial politics.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Roger_Grimes (845 words)

	Grimes, Roger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Grimes, Roger, premier of Newfoundland and Labrador (b at Grand Falls-Windsor, Nfld 1950).
		Roger Grimes was sworn in as Premier after an extended career as teacher, union leader and cabinet minister.
		The Grimes government has committed itself to an openness and accountability plan, manifested by re-establishing the position of Citizens' Representative (formerly the Ombudsman), televising the House of Assembly, implementing fuel price regulation and establishing a Child Advocate.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&TCE_Version=A&ArticleId=A0009622&mState=1 (529 words)

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		Roger Grimes was first elected as the Member of the House of Assembly for the district of Exploits in the general election of 1989.
		Following the election in 1993, Roger was re-appointed to Cabinet and became the Minister responsible for Tourism, Culture and Recreation in 1994.
		Roger is proud to serve as the member for this district and asks for your support on February 9.
	home.thezone.net /liberals/highlights/bio_grimes.htm (230 words)

	Roger Grimes elected new premier of Newfoundland
		Grimes promised during his campaign to regulate fuel prices, cut gasoline taxes, hire a child advocate for the province and renegotiate the province's equalization formula with Ottawa.
		A long-time cabinet minister, Grimes defeated former fisheries minister John Efford by a slim 14-vote margin on the second ballot after the third candidate, mines minister Paul Dicks, was eliminated in the first round.
		Grimes is a former president of the Newfoundland Teachers' Association.
	www.nupge.ca /news_2001/news_fe01/n04fe01a.htm (404 words)

	SJNSEV12-e (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Roger Grimes: It would be the same as it is today, although the request can be made today by any group of parents on behalf of their students to have specialized locally developed curricula matters dealt with in the school for their children.
		Roger Grimes: I would suggest that it's probably inappropriate and improper for the group to be trying to get something that has to be debated fully and completely in another forum through a different mechanism that is not related, such as a term that deals with our education system.
		Roger Grimes: —because the opponents of it had made it abundantly clear that a vote for “yes” was to do away with your separate Roman Catholic school, a vote for “yes” was to do away with your right to have a separate Pentecostal school.
	www.parl.gc.ca /InfoComDoc/36/1/SJNS/Meetings/Evidence/sjnsev12-e.htm (14161 words)

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		Roger Grimes was sworn in on February 13th, 2001 as the 8th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador by His Honour, the Honourable Dr. A.M. House, Lieutenant-Governor.
		Roger was born in 1950 in Grand Falls-Windsor.
		Roger’s interest in sports has, over the years, led him to coaching minor hockey, baseball and softball and resulted in his induction into the Newfoundland and Labrador Baseball Hall of Fame.
	home.thezone.net /liberals/mha/grimes.htm (269 words)

	CTV.ca - Newfoundland's Grimes resigning from politics- CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
		Newfoundland and Labrador Opposition leader Roger Grimes announced Monday he is stepping down as head of the province's Liberal party after 16 years in politics.
		Grimes took over as leader of the provincial Liberals in 2001 after narrowly defeating John Efford for the post.
		Grimes was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1989.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/1117486918576_112896118?hub=Canada&subhub=PrintStory (478 words)

	Error - Columbia Newsblaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Grimes has used the time to unite the Liberals after a bitter leadership race that threatened to blow the party apart.
		Grimes has done everything he said he was going to do, and published his government's record to date.
		Grimes was born in Grand Falls-Windsor May 2, 1950, the tenth of 12 children, the son of a life-long Liberal.
	newsblaster.cs.columbia.edu /archives/2003-10-24-19-20-18/web/NBproxy.cgi?sentence=5 (729 words)

	The Muse Online - Opinion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Grimes Government has demonstrated its commitment to social justice by increasing the salaries of home support workers, invested $82-million in health care spending, provided bonuses for teachers and nurses in isolated communities, introduced multi-year safety for safe drinking water, and increased the minimum wage.
		Roger Grimes has also been highly innovative through re-establishing the Provincial Ombudsmen, and introducing television cameras into the House of Assembly.
		Roger Grimes has had the courage to take on the federal government to reform the equalization program and establish a fairer system that benefits Newfoundland and Labrador.
	www.mun.ca /muse/archive/Volume52/Issue22/opinion/index.php?item=11 (285 words)

	Grimes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Grimes is the name of several places in the United States:
		Grimes Graves, Neolithic flint mining complex in England
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grimes (108 words)

	VOCM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Grimes has announced his resignation as Opposition Leader and the MHA for Exploits.
		Grimes was flanked by his wife Mary Ann, Liberal Party president Tom Lush, and Caucus chairman Oliver Langdon in making the announcement.
		Grimes was given a sustained round of applause when he entered the room for the news conference.
	www.vocm.com /news-info.asp?id=2905 (275 words)

	Encyclopedia: Roger Grimes
		In Canadian politics, a leadership convention is held by a political party when the party needs to choose a leader due to a vacancy or a challenge to the incumbent leader.
		Federalism is the idea of a group or body of members that are bound together (latin: foedus, covenant) with a governing representative head.
		Clyde Wells in 1991 as minister of employment and labour relations and then served as minister of tourism, minister of education, minister of mines and energy and lastly minister of health until he won the 2001 leadership convention to succeed become Liberal party leader beating John Efford by 14 votes in a divisive contest.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Roger-Grimes (1546 words)

	News Release
		Opposition Leader Roger Grimes says the Progressive Conservative government’s failure to deliver on commitments to enhance the viability of the Stephenville paper mill is of great concern.
		Grimes said that if government’s hands off approach to the Harbour Breton situation is any indication, he fears that government will not undertake any initiatives to ensure the long-term future of the mill and hundreds of jobs.
		Grimes was responding to news reports that Abitibi Consolidated is going to review the Stephenville operation and announce cost-saving measures to return the company to appropriate levels of profitability.
	www.liberal.nf.net /news_releases_2005/jan_28_grimes_mill.htm (366 words)

	Daimnation!: Roger Grimes insists he's not
		Roger Grimes insists he's not encouraging Newfoundland fishermen to break the law.
		Grimes won't say what those measures are, but his government will help if fishermen are arrested.
		Grimes reminds me of Zarko the troll, from Zach Cohen's blog, who regularly questions whether the Holocaust happened and accuses Jews of running the US government, but recoils at any suggestion he's anti-Semitic.
	www.damianpenny.com /archived/000079.html (333 words)

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		Roger Grimes is a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland with degrees in Science (B.Sc.) And Education (B.Ed.), as well as a Masters Degree in Education (M.Ed.).
		In the general election of 1989, Roger was elected as the Member of the House of Assembly for Exploits.
		Roger is well known in Newfoundland and Labrador for his athletic prowess having represented the province both provincially and nationally in a number of sporting events.
	www.liberal.nf.net /Caucus/Roger_Grimes.htm (233 words)

	Cabinet sworn in today
		Grimes was elected into the House of Assembly and appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier, a position he held until 1991 when he became Minister of Employment and Labour Relations.
		Grimes was re-appointed to Cabinet and became Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation in 1994.
		Grimes was appointed Minister of Education and in December 1998, he was appointed Minister of Mines and Energy.
	www.attrition.org /mirror/attrition/1999/11/03/www.gov.nf.ca/releases/1999/exec/0215n01.htm (1870 words)

	The Sir Robert Bond Papers: 03/13/2005 - 03/19/2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		People who have known Grimes for a long time are struck by his ability to grasp an issue and dissect it, by the ease with which he can relate to CEOs or EI recipients on their own terms.
		As I finish this off, Roger Grimes is on Open Line making strong points and demonstrating that he has a firm grasp on the details of the issue around Abitibi and its mills in the province.
		Roger Grimes and the Liberals can be really good at producing pixels and bunches of pixels (specific issues and details) especially when the House is open, but when you step back, the picture doesn't have a coherent definition.
	bondpapers.blogspot.com /2005_03_13_bondpapers_archive.html (7840 words)

	VOCM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Grimes attended the federal Liberal convention In Toronto this weekend where a resolution was passed in favour of supporting the proposed change to the definition of marriage.
		Grimes says he just wouldn't be able to go against the people who cast their ballot for him.
		Grimes says resolutions on custodial management and foreign overfishing passed with ease, but a resolution related to the financing of the offshore was turned down.
	www.vocm.com /print.asp?ID=818 (114 words)

	Official Website of The Town of Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Premier Roger Grimes did the honour of cutting the ribbon for the plastic lumber division of Nova Recycling on May 29.
		Premier Roger Grimes cut the ribbon at Nova Recycling in Stephenville for the opening of a plastic lumber operation last Thursday.
		Premier Grimes reported on what the government did in their first 100 days in office since he became Premier.
	www.town.stephenville.nf.ca /june5-01.html (445 words)

	CBC - Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2003
		Liberal Roger Grimes: Roger was born in 1950 in Grand Falls-Windsor.
		Grimes was sworn in as premier on Feb.13, 2001.
		In 1989, Liberal Roger Grimes, who had been defeated in 1979 in Grand Falls, ran in the district of Exploits and defeated PC Paul Cooper by 49 votes.
	www.cbc.ca /nlvotes2003/riding/013 (576 words)

	Roger M. Grimes
		Roger M. Grimes has been associated with Value Selling for over 10 years.
		Roger`s effectiveness in presenting Major Account Management, Sales and Sales Management Skills, relies heavily on his experiences as a salesman, senior account manager, vice president of sales and marketing.
		Roger has worked successfully with companies that sell both tangibles and intangibles and has developed a unique insight into the factors that motivate people into action.
	www.valueselling.net /html/roger_m__grimes.html (231 words)

	Meet Premier Roger Grimes - Newfoundland and Labrador Elections - CBC Archives
		Grimes later appointed Dicks to the board of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro.
		• During the leadership campaign Roger Grimes spoke with CBC Television about allegations that he is boring and bland.
		• Roger Grimes was sworn in as Newfoundland and Labrador's eighth premier on Feb. 13, 2001.
	archives.cbc.ca /400d.asp?id=1-73-928-5479 (399 words)

	SNN Monthly Edition - February 2001 -Premier
		Roger Grimes became the 8th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador.
		The day's activities included Premier-designate Grimes being sworn is as well as the swearing in of a new government cabinet.
		Although Mr Grimes had first stated that he had plans to have a smaller cabinet, if he was elected, this turned out to not be the case.
	www.snn-rdr.ca /snn/feb01issue/premier.html (747 words)

	Official site of Canadian Idol - CTV's search for Canada's best.
		Premier Roger Grimes has called a provincial election in Newfoundland and Labrador for Oct. 21.
		Grimes is also promising to lower taxes and tuition to boost the economy and generate jobs.
		Grimes took over in February 2001, but refused to call a snap election.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/idol/CTVNews/1064847352526_60256552 (532 words)

	The Christian Science Monitor \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		DUNBAR, N.C. In one possible future, Roger Grimes is a successful family farmer, nurturing mums in his greenhouse, selling peanut hulls to cat-litter makers, and tending a herd of goats.
		Roger Grimes and his father, Johnny, answer that most small farms still in business are already headed down this path.
		Roger's wife, Nell, converted her den into an office two years ago and uses a PC to track the farm's expenses and earnings.
	www.csmonitor.com /durable/1997/10/27/us/us.2.html (895 words)

	ScienceDaily: Roger grimes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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	Monster Shack: Squirm (1976)
		Roger Grimes (R.A. Dow): Geri's neighbor, and worm farmer, Roger is the quintessential "local yokel".
		Roger now forces a kiss on Geri (I really didn't need to see that), but is quickly thrown down to the floor of the boat by the enraged red-head.
		Roger is somehow infected or infested or something with the worms and is out of his head.
	www.monstershack.net /reviews/full/squirm.htm (6434 words)

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