Calculators #nlpoli
Nalcor’s new marketing website for Muskrat Falls includes a little feature that supposedly shows you what your electricity bill will be with and without Muskrat Falls. Even though you will…
Edward Hollett
The DG 3 Dog and Pony Show #nlpoli
Big Show. Room full of people all there because they have a direct interest in the project. Live streaming by the news media. And all to release the latest cost…
Getting ready for the onslaught #nlpoli
Some things to bear in mind as the provincial government starts its latest information offensive on Muskrat Falls: These aren’t “final” numbers. Whether it’s a government phrase or a media…
The Self-Inflicted Wound #nlpoli
When did the companies involved in the Hebron project sanction it? Anyone? Don’t google it. When did ExxonMobil and all those companies give the project team the green-light to start…
Darin King and the Tory Charm Offensive #nlpoli
A couple of the exceedingly small changes in the recent cabinet shuffle came out of the Bill 29 fiasco. Felix Collins went from the relatively low profile job of justice…
Moebius’ Skipjack
Here are some views of Moebius’ 1/72 scale USS Skipjack held together with green painter’s tape. Skipjack was the first nuclear-powered hunter killer submarine using the teardrop hull design that…
Muskrat Falls Trends #nlpoli
Just for the fun of it, here is a graph of the frequency of searches for the term “Muskrat Falls” in Canada since November 2010. According to Google the numbers…
From wonderment to bereavement #nlpoli
The decline in the quality of public life in our province over the past decade is matched by a decline in other places across Canada and in Ottawa. For those…
The Business Case for Muskrat Falls #nlpoli
All sorts of business people in Newfoundland and Labrador love Muskrat Falls. Funny thing is that they don;t talk about risk, profits, cash flows, return on their investment, and other…
Muskrat Falls – The Importance of Transparency #nlpoli
Nalcor will install new generating capacity at Portland Creek in the mid-2030s despite having about 1200 gigawatt hours of electricity available from Muskrat Falls. In his latest assessment – Muskrat…
Peckford Book Signings #nlpoli
Because some people have asked, here is a list of upcoming book signing opportunities by Brian Peckford for his memoir Some day the sun will shine and have not will…
When engineering becomes imagineering #nlpoli
Nalcor issued a news release on Monday to correct inaccurate statements about the water management agreement between Nalcor and Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation. Sounds good, except that Nalcor didn’t identify…
The Separated at Birth Comparison
Stuart Bloom, the guy who owns the comic book store on everyone’s favourite show. Mark Quinn, the guy who reports the news on CBC. …
Hydro’s Problem Questions #nlpoli
As the Telegram reported on Saturday, the Public Utilities Board has suspended consideration of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro’s 2013 capital works application. The company is having trouble answering a couple…
One fine Friday afternoon, or change versus more of the same #nlpoli
A little over a week ago, Kathy Dunderdale told the provincial Conservative annual meeting that her administration is overspending. Dunderdale acknowledged yet again what she and her predecessor have admitted…
Stephen Harper and Principle #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale, from her unscripted speech at the Tory party annual meeting, via the Telegram’s James McLeod: We didn’t support the Harper government, people of Newfoundland and Labrador didn’t.…
Sally’s Cove, Labrador #nlpoli
During the last federal election two polling stations in the riding of Labrador closed for two hours after an Elections Canada worker drove away with the ballot boxes, according to…
The Dangers of Being a Mythbuster – 50 is the new 70 #nlpoli
Look around and anyone can find a huge amount of information about Muskrat Falls and electricity in Newfoundland and Labrador. For all that, though, there is a great deal of…
The Challenge of Perspective #nlpoli
From Kathy Dunderdale’s unscripted speech to Conservative party delegates at the 2012 annual meeting: Only the people who love us very much will be around when we finish this job…
Loyola Sullivan and conflict of interest #nlpoli
From the report by federal conflict of interest and ethics commission into certain actions by former fisheries ambassador Loyola Sullivan: In June 2011, after consulting with my Office about whether…