Firm and Unfirm #nlpoli
With the House of Assembly open again, the major topic of Question Period was Muskrat Falls and the second version of the deal to ship power to Nova Scotia. Premier…
Muskrat Falls
Oil and Gas Update: 2013 edition #nlpoli
First, the oil. Regular readers will recall the Article 82 issue that will affect how much money the provincial government collects from oil and gas development outside the 200 mile…
The Gnarley Saga #nlpoli
In case you missed it, flip over to Des Sullivan’s blog Uncle Gnarley and look at the tale Des has put together about why Jerome Kennedy quit politics so abruptly…
So the photo ops were a deception? #nlpoli
Reporters asked the premier on Wednesday about comments by Nova Scotia premier-elect Stephen McNeil about Muskrat Falls. Here’s what CBC reported: "Our contract — our agreement — is with Emera.…
Collins on Muskrat Falls #nlpoli
In Quebec, Jacques Parizeau has turned on the Parti Quebecois’ values charter. It made national news. In Newfoundland and Labrador last week, former Conservative finance minister John Collins took another…
Debt, Demand, and Delusions #nlpoli
The Conservatives running the province got together with their staff and key supporters this weekend to reaffirm their conviction that they alone ought to be running the province. Some people…
JM’s assessment of the UARB Decision #nlpoli
According to the commentator JM, the implementation of the Utility and Review Board conditional approval will mean that “Nova Scotia will receive 60% of the power, for what amounts to…
Another job and a business case #nlpoli
One Conservative Kathy gave Ross Reid a new job recently. Last January, your humble e-scribbler had another job in mind for Reid. Kathy came really close. Right floor. Wrong office.…
Time to re-think dam costs #nlpoli #nspoli
They call it Site C. No, it isn’t a sequel to Jurassic Park or The Lost World. Site C is a 900 megawatt hydroelectric dam project in British Columbia that…
Nalcor’s Complaints to the Regie #nlpoli
Last week, the Quebec Superior Court dismissed a motion to hear an appeal from Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro over decisions taken by the Quebec’s energy regulator in 2010. As NTV…
Don’t tell the Newfoundlanders – Uncle Gnarley version #nlpoli
If you want some really sharp insight into the latest developments in the Muskrat Falls saga, check out the Thursday post at Uncle Gnarley titled “Don’t tell the Newfoundlanders”. Don’t…
Relative Costs #nlpoli
Leave entirely to one side the spectacle of the guy who gets paid as the consumer advocate sitting there on the CBC flailing his arms around explaining Newfoundland and Labrador…
The Cabana Cases #nlpoli
For those who want to read them, here are two decisions related to Brad Cabana’s recent Muskrat Falls case. The first is the decision on his application to have the…
Voids and Spatter #nlpoli
Watch too many crime shows and after a while a few of the ideas start to sing into your skull. Take blood spatter for example. In some kinds of violent…
Yakabuski nails it… again. #nlpoli
Konrad Yakabuski warned in 2006 that Newfoundland and Labrador would probably get a huge financial shock trying to develop the Lower Churchill on its own. Now, the knowledgeable Globe and…
More Gil Bennett nuttiness #nlpoli
Gill Bennett is a smart guy. That’s why he is in charge of a project as large as Muskrat Falls. So when Gil Bennett says something that obviously is not…
Look to Quebec courts, not prov gov for disclosure: Marshall #nlpoli
The people of Newfoundland and Labrador won;t get information on Muskrat falls water management from the provincial government or its energy corporation. They should wait to hear about things in…
Dunder-Dex offside with Emera #nlpoli #nspoli #cdnpoli
Premiers Kathy Dunderdale and Darrell Dexter may be telling everyone that the Maritime Link can;t be stopped but the private sector company involved in the project said in June there…
The price of a dam #nlpoli
If crap was electricity, Nalcor would have the market cornered. Da byes running the Muskrat falls project are very good at spewing words but very bad at saying things that…
Like water for muskrats #nlpoli
Wednesday it was Kathy Dunderdale. Thursday, they sent Tom Marshall to chat with Bill Rowe on Open Line to do damage control in the wake of two huge setbacks for…