Major Muskrat Costs Missing #nlpoli
As of April 4, Nalcor was “still in the process of negotiating and letting some large contracts for the project.” That’s the reply the Telegram got from Nalcor about missing…
Muskrat Falls
Will wonders never cease? #nlpoli
As it turned out, the “robust” oversight of the Muskrat Falls project that everyone was making a big deal about a few weeks ago is – as your humble e-scribbler…
D’oh! Telegram shags up Muskrat Falls access story #nlpoli
According to a major Telegram story on Monday morning, the provincial government won’t be able to release some information about Muskrat Falls because of the provincial access to information laws.…
Nalcor Oversight #nlpoli
The provincial government will be establishing a committee of senior public servants to co-ordinate information on Muskrat Falls for cabinet. VOCM faithfully reported Premier Tom Marshall’s comments to reporters outside…
Silence is the perfect expression of scorn #nlpoli
by JM and EGH The BBC online news magazine carried an article on March 10 that should be of interest to all those following the Muskrat Falls debate. “Do massive…
Nalcor running own show on Muskrat Falls #nlpoli
Nalcor Energy is running the Muskrat Falls project without any independent oversight from the provincial government. In two interviews with the Telegram’s James McLeod natural resources minister Derrick Dalley identified…
Maritime Link delayed almost a year #nlpoli
From the Chronicle Herald: In its letter, the board also points out that parts of the project have been delayed. That includes a 10-month change in the timeline for the…
Chill up spine time #nlpoli
Two separate e-mails plunked the same article in the SRBP inbox on Friday. Both highlighted the same quote from this National Post story on Muskrat Falls financing: “The benefit of…
The Third Line #nlpoli
Most people in Newfoundland and Labrador never think about the electricity into their homes. They don’t know where it comes from and they certainly don’t have any idea how it…
Crises within crises #nlpoli
The action of the Soviet Union, Winston Churchill once said, “is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” Some people in Newfoundland and Labrador likely felt that way…
The SRBP 9th Anniversary #nlpoli
It all started on January 3, 2005 and as of today, the Sir Robert Bond Papers is nine years old. As your humble e-scribbler writes this on Thursday evening, the…
The Hollowmen of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli
Some of you may have been surprised to find out this weekend that Nalcor has a scheme to import cheap electricity into the province. A couple of Nalcor officials could…
Inertia #nlpoli
In a letter last May to his federal counterpart, economic development minister Keith Hutchings described minimum processing requirements as the “only only policy instrument within provincial jurisdiction that ensures fisheries…
Friday Foursome #nlpoli
1. Nova Scotian customers protected; this province not. (Telegram, December 11, 2013) by Ron Penney and David Vardy The UARB has been empowered to protect the interests of consumers against…
Muskrat Falls costs jump by $1.0 billion #nlpoli
Cost estimates for the Muskrat Falls project have apparently jumped by 16% - $1.0 billion – in the past year. That’s based on information released by the provincial government on…
Moments #nlpoli
There’s something perverse about the way politicians these days use a memorial to the dead of two world wars in the last century as a backdrop for their own political…
Feehan dissects Muskrat Falls #nlpoli
According to a new commentary on the Muskrat Falls project by Memorial University economist James Feehan, legislation passed in December 2012 shields Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro from competition, thereby “reducing…
O brother… #nlpoli
There are times when the talk in the province sounds a bit like the soundtrack to a movie, a comedy to be precise. On Monday, finance minister Tom Marshall sounded…
20 Answers to the Telly’s 20 Questions (Part 2) #nlpoli
(Continued from Part 1) On October 19, Russell Wangersky wrote a column for The Telegram entitled "20 questions for the premier." Mr. Wangersky posed questions about the development of the…
20 Answers to the Telly’s 20 Questions (Part 1) #nlpoli
On October 19, Russell Wangersky wrote a column for The Telegram entitled "20 questions for the premier." Mr. Wangersky posed questions about the development of the Muskrat Falls project. On…