Makkovik Fact Check #nlpoli
Simple truth: fourteen year old boys are not supposed to freeze to death, alone, on the ice. Other simple truth: in their grief and despair in such a situation, people…
Edward Hollett
Busting the boom in central #nlpoli
Headline: “Grand Falls-Windsor growing without mill”. Sounds marvellous. Then you read the story. Turns out that the central Newfoundland town is doing well without its major private sector employer because…
PUB concerned about Nalcor capex and electricity rates #nlpoli #cdnpoli
The province’s public utilities board is concerned about the impact Nalcor’s capital works programs will have on consumer rates even without taking Muskrat Falls into account or considering any increase…
Strengthening Search and Rescue, revisited #nlpoli
A couple of years ago, in the aftermath of Cougar 491, SRBP made some suggestions about how to improve search and rescue services on the east coast of Canada. The…
Does he believe anything he says? #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Now that he’s safely latched on the public tit in Ottawa, Noob Bloc-NDP MP Ryan Cleary says that everything he ever wrote was just to stir debate. Well, that’s what…
Makkovik SAR Questions #nlpoli
Ground search and rescue is a police responsibility. Police forces in Newfoundland and Labrador report to the provincial justice minister. According to the Fire and Emergency Services website: Emergency Air…
Response and Irresponsibility #nlpoli #cdnpoli
The premier whose government was responsible for directing the search effort for a young boy in Makkovik is now calling for an investigation into the actions of the people who…
Good news #nlpoli
In all the hullaballoo the past week or son you may have missed a couple of fine examples of local reporting. For starters, check out Curtis Rumboldt’s profile of a…
Best interests #nlpoli
Fisheries minister Darin King rejected Ocean Choice International’s proposal for exporting and processing fishery. He held a news conference on Thursday. King claimed the decision is in the best interest…
Conservatives and knowing stuff #nlpoli #cdnpoli
What is it about some political Conservatives and ignorance? There really isn’t another word for it except ignorance. In the most recent example, Rick Santorum proves it isn’t just a…
No kittens were harmed… yet #nlpoli #cdnpoli
It is wonderful to be proven right. Sometimes being wrong is nicer. In this case, wrong would be the prediction from this corner that the Great VO Muskrat Falls debate…
Jumpin’ Jack Flash #nlpoli
It’s-uh gas, gas, gasAn 824 megawatt combined cycle gas turbine electricity generator plant would cost roughly CDN$950 million. The gas to power the plant is readily available from the local…
Response and Responsibility #nlpoli #cdnpoli
“How satisfied are you with what they had to say?” And with those words, CBC Here and Now’s Jonathan Crowe asked the man whose officials were responsible for directing the…
Perspective, and the lack thereof #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Take an elementary level classroom in small town school on the northern coast of Newfoundland. Add a bunch of 10 year olds. Toss in some smoked capelin one of them…
It just smacks you between the eyes #nlpoli
Digging back through some old posts on Monday evening, your humble e-scribbler came across one titled “Abuse and power”. This sort of thing happens every now and then when you…
Thriller it ain’t #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Transcon’s Michael Johansen on the latest twist in the Lower Churchill saga: Creak, creak, creak … rattle, rattle, rattle … snap! Screeeeeeech … kerplunk! Hear that? That’s the sound of…
Literacy plan still MIA #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Newfoundland and Labrador has one of the highest illiteracy rates in the country. There’s a huge demand for skilled labour in the province and that illiteracy level doesn’t help. The…
Duty of care defined
18. also owed plaintiff … a duty of care not to drink under age, or to file bottle rockets out of his anus. This seems like one of those things…
Ridiculous is all the rage #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Fresh from her triumphant speech about co-operation and consultation as the way to develop the north, the potential for developing uranium in Labrador and – of course – the glories…
Here kitty, kitty #nlpoli
Apparently natural resources minister Jerome Kennedy, Liberal leader Dwight Ball and NDP leader Loraine Michael will debate Muskrat Falls on VOCM this week. Okay, leave aside for a second the…