TDIH: "Quebec paper reports Lower Churchill agreement" #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Two decades ago, there was talk of a deal to develop not one, not two, but three dams in Labrador. The story broke in a Quebec newspaper, Le soleil, on…
Lower Churchill
Ego and folly #nlpoli
“When the situation was manageable it was neglected, and now that it is thoroughly out of hand we apply too late the remedies which then might have effected a cure.…
Ball, Coady confirm secret talks with Quebec on Labrador hydro #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Premier Dwight Ball confirmed in the House of Assembly on Wednesday that officials from this province are talking to officials in Quebec about significant development of hydro-electric assets on the…
Grits and Cons play dodge-fact over Labrador hydro talks #nlpoli
"There are no discussions between this government and the Quebec government."That's part of a statement sent out by email to local reporters from natural resources minister Siobhan Coady's office. You…
Jerusalem, Eldorado, and Perdition #nlpoli
Part I: The development of our country_______________________________The Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador website "aims to provide school students and the general public with a wide range of authoritative information on the…
Revelation: Labrador hydro edition #nlpoli #cdnpoli
“I wonder how I would feel if a province or a region in another province prevented Hydro-Québec from building its transmission line. I would feel exactly like the people in…
Gull Island? Dead duck. #nlpoli
From the Financial Post, Tom Adams and Ed Hollett take a look at three issues that will hold up any development of Gull Island: While Gull Island might have a…
Reality check for the Ontarians, please #nlpoli
If nothing else, media coverage about energy talks between Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador shows just how much people don’t know about what is going on in the country. Not…
A legacy of secrecy and bad deals #nlpoli
In response to questioning in the House of Assembly last Tuesday and Wednesday, natural resources Minister Derrick Dalley confirmed that the provincial government is in secret talks with Norwegian oil…
Negotiating from Weakness #nlpoli
Markets in northeastern North America are already awash in cheap electricity, thanks in large part of the discovery of massive amounts of natural gas in the United States. They’ll be…
Williams prepared to wrap arms around Quebec #nlpoli
There’s something just too funny for words about former Premier Danny Williams sometimes. It’s the kind of “too funny” where you don’t know whether he gets the joke and is…
Negotiating with Quebec #nlpoli #nlvotes
Kevin Aylward says that, as Premier, he’d have no problem negotiating with Quebec about developing the Lower Churchill. A New Liberal Government will direct Nalcor to recommence negotiations with Quebec,…
Noticed
My gosh but today's Telegram editorial today has a few very, very familiar elements to it.
New Dawn II
Is nobody curious about this?From a column in today's Telegram by Michael Johansen (emphasis added):The details of the New Dawn pact were finally released and, although they confused many voters…
Innu vote overwhelmingly for something
The Innu of Labrador voted overwhelmingly in favour of something on Thursday. News media are calling it the “New Dawn” agreement and say that the vote approves the Lower Churchill…
Debate post script
For the second night in a row, I didn't watch the Leaders' debate (there was an all-candidates debate in York Centre tonight which featured an equally jarring Tory candidate, but…