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UNCLE GNARLEY: May 2015
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Opinions On Newfoundland Politics That Bite. Thursday, 28 May 2015. LEGEND OF THE BLACKBIRD: BIRTH OF THE " DOME". Ed Martin sent Gilbert Bennett to Paddy Daly’s VOCM Open Line Show, this week, to blame the Dome fiasco squarely on Astaldi. But there was a time when all was la Dolce Vita between Nalcor and Astaldi. As Nalcor VP Gil Bennett tells it, it seems none of the other international contractors had any original ideas for building Muskrat Falls in a Labrador winter. Then came along Astaldi. The pict...
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UNCLE GNARLEY: CHANGE FERRY NAME FROM ‘APOLLO’ TO ‘APPALLING’
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Opinions On Newfoundland Politics That Bite. Thursday, 16 July 2015. CHANGE FERRY NAME FROM ‘APOLLO’ TO ‘APPALLING’. Apollo reserves a place, in both Greek and Roman mythology, as the god of music, art, beauty, light, and knowledge. But there is nothing artful, pleasant, or beautiful about the Apollo, the aged and ill-kept ferry so named, plying the Straits of Belle Isle several times a day between St. Barbe and Blanc Sablon. A time warp had been entered. No such confusion endured in the men’s bath...
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UNCLE GNARLEY: June 2015
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Opinions On Newfoundland Politics That Bite. Tuesday, 30 June 2015. THE POLITICS OF BLIND OPTIMISM (PART IV). Guest post written by JM. When it comes to recognizing the fiscal imbalance, the political leadership of the province are whistling pass the graveyard. But government inaction is not limited purely to the deficit. They are failing to make concrete actions on many of the larger issues facing the province today. . Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Links to this post. Thursday, 25 June 2015. 8220;For two da...
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UNCLE GNARLEY: NALCOR'S GILBERT BENNETT AS JUDGE AND JURY
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Opinions On Newfoundland Politics That Bite. Wednesday, 22 July 2015. NALCOR'S GILBERT BENNETT AS JUDGE AND JURY. Guest Post written by Cabot Martin. On VOCM BackTalk with Pete Soucy yesterday, Nalcor VP Gill Bennett, the regulator, examined Gill Bennett the regulated and pronounced – risk of a North Spur Collapse during construction? And repeated that assertion at the end of his call supposedly to really clinch the argument. So go back to sleep people – no problem here. There cannot be “No Risk...
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UNCLE GNARLEY: RIGHTSIZING EXPENDITURES (CONTINUED): A BUDGET COLLOQUY
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Opinions On Newfoundland Politics That Bite. Thursday, 6 August 2015. RIGHTSIZING EXPENDITURES (CONTINUED): A BUDGET COLLOQUY. Guest Post Written by JM. Rightsizing Expenditures – Where the Real Work Is Needed (Installment II of Part V). The annual “Estimates”, produced with each budget document, contains an informative exhibit which describes “Where the Money Goes”. The following is the excerpt from the 2015 Budget. A similar discussion can be had regarding road and bridge upkeep. The province’...
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UNCLE GNARLEY: April 2015
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Opinions On Newfoundland Politics That Bite. Monday, 27 April 2015. DOUG LETTO BOOK A WARNING ABOUT WEAK LEADERSHIP. 8220;Newfoundland’s Last Prime Minister:. Frederick Alderice and the Death of a Nation” authored by former journalist, Doug Letto, chronicles the final stages of economic crises, which ultimately led to the loss of responsible government in Newfoundland. Monday, April 27, 2015. Links to this post. The Last Prime Minister by Doug Letto. Thursday, 23 April 2015. Says we are not in a “p...
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UNCLE GNARLEY: SERIOUS FLAWS REVEALED IN CRUMMELL'S LETTER ON NORTH SPUR
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Opinions On Newfoundland Politics That Bite. Monday, 10 August 2015. SERIOUS FLAWS REVEALED IN CRUMMELL'S LETTER ON NORTH SPUR. Guest Post Written by Cabot Martin:. LETTER FROM MINISTER CRUMMELL REVEALS SERIOUS FLAWS IN NORTH SPUR DAM BREAK STUDY. The North Spur stability issue is the single greatest Risk to the Muskrat Falls Project. Nalcor’s handling of this Risk has been neither sufficient nor timely. On July 2, 2015, I wrote the Minister responsible for Dam Safety. Dated June 26,2015 on its website.
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The Sir Robert Bond Papers: Second refinery costed, deemed feasible
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The Sir Robert Bond Papers. Afflicting the comfortable since 2005. Book Ed to Speak. Updated. Muskrat Falls. Second refinery costed, deemed feasible. Newfoundland and Labrador Refining's proposed Placentia Bay refinery will cost CDN$4.6 billion, according to a news release. The story made headlines in the United Kingdom over the weekend, including The Sunday Times. If built, the proposed heavy oil refinery will process. 300,000 barrels per day initially with a 15% rate of return. In addition to appointing.