North Spur sideshow #nlpoli
Jim Gordon, an engineer previously critical about the design of the Muskrat Falls dam has revised his opinion. Gordon had earlier believed that the landmass known as the North Spur…
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Feds offer more help with Muskrat #nlpoli
The federal government delivered a $2.9 billion additional loan guarantee Thursday in time for the Liberal Party convention this weekend in Gander. The added guarantee is less than the provincial…
Muskrat Math #nlpoli
Stan Marshall told the province Tuesday that the people of Newfoundland and Labrador can never get their money back on this pig of a project called Muskrat Falls. On Wednesday,…
The Muskrat Circus rolls back into town #nlpoli
Stan Marshall appeared out of the shadows on Tuesday to do a round of interviews with every media outlet in town. He told NTV what he told everyone else: the…
My Canada Doesn’t Arrest Journalists
My Canada respects citizen and journalist free speech. My Canada respects the role of the media in enhancing democracy. My Canada does not cast a chill on political participation. But…
The Mustafa Principle #nlpoli
Go back to Friday’s post about false choices. That’s where you will find the explanation for the 11 hour marathon meeting. The final agreement is more about the Premier’s need…
Truth and Reconciliation #nlpoli
Long ago, so long ago no one remembers when, they did away with Virtue in Newfoundland politics. To be on the safe side, they slit the throats of her twins,…
The political dynamics of Muskrat Falls #nlpoli #dip-o-crites #cdnpoli
The people of Labrador who have now occupied the work camp at the construction site are exercising the only political influence they have in the only way they have been…
False choices #nlpoli
It’s not often you can see a “half-way” compromise as plainly as the one the provincial government announced on Wednesday about Muskrat Falls. Government’s starting point was to flood the…
The Reverse Midas Touch Rides Again #nlpoli
The crowd running this place these days has an unrivalled ability to look at a problem and find the worst possible response imaginable. On Wednesday, natural resource minister Siobhan Coady…
The War of the Flea Circus #nlpoli
Muskrat Falls has become a three-ring flea circus. In the first ring, we have the political ambulance chasers, a.k.a. Maudie Barlow and the Council of Xenophobes. The Safari Saviours rolled…
Politics as masturbation #nlpoli
“I am warning you. Don’t make me wear my pikachu costume.” Demonstrations at Memorial University and at Nalcor headquarters on Friday show the extent to which Newfoundland politics has become…
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…
Worst possible time for HQ deal #nlpoli
If the rumblings from Labrador are correct, an opinion column in lapresse - "Why Quebec should regain Labrador" - this weekend both fits right in and provides a cautionary tale…
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…
The development of our country #nlpoli
Today, the development of Churchill Falls is popularly perceived as a failure. Newfoundland is portrayed as the victim of a shrewd and untrustworthy lot in Quebec. They hoodwinked Joe Smallwood,…
Supporting and Opposing #nlpoli
If you get any kind of enjoyment at all out of watch people tie themselves in knots, point out to a New Democrat that their party supports Muskrat Falls.Oooo -…
Who does he think he is fooling? #nlpoli
New England states need electricity. They have a preference for green sources of energy,"What we have to offer, both in hydro and in windpower, can be part of solution," Premier…
Who does he think he is fooling? #nlpoli
New England states need electricity. They have a preference for green sources of energy,"What we have to offer, both in hydro and in windpower, can be part of solution," Premier…
The Price of Revanchism #nlpoli
Churchill Falls occupies a unique place in Newfoundland and Labrador's political culture.Most of what people believe about Churchill Falls is just sheer nonsense. Made up. Never true. Completely ludicrous. But…