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Friday, 24 January 2020
What Should Follow Snowmageddon 2020
Monday, 13 January 2020
“OUT OF THE LOOP” STURGE: ENTITLEMENTS REVEALED
Friday, 10 January 2020
JOHN C. CROSBIE, R.I.P.
One of Newfoundland and Labrador's most able politicians, John C. Crosbie, passed away today. He has already been missed from the political stage for a few years; now we justifiably mourn his passing. This Blog wrote two Posts on the man whose biography was perfectly titled "No Holds Barred". One, called "Where Have You been John C. Crosbie?", welcomed his putting Danny Williams in his place in 2014 for meddling in the P.C. Leadership Campaign of that year. Another, a 2013 post called "Crosbie Can't Be Serious" contained a facetious chastising for what respectfully of the octogenarian, I had deemed must really have been a 'tongue in cheek' condemnation of Muskrat; it being completely out of character for him to give a nod to such a crazy idea.
Both pieces, however, speak to the contributions he has made to the Province, his sharp wit and sharper mind, and especially his ability to speak his mind and not be fettered by political correctness. I still regard both pieces a tribute to the man and the place he carved out out in the hearts and minds of many people and surely in the annals of Newfoundland and Labrador history. Here is Where Have You Been John C. Crosbie?
Monday, 6 January 2020
MUSKRAT'S "DOOZY" OF A PROBLEM
Guest Post by James L. Gordon
What else can go wrong
– this one is a doozy!
There
are 3 synchronous condensers (SD) at the Soldiers Pond substation on the Avalon
Peninsula, the down-power end of the DC transmission line.
Thursday, 2 January 2020
TOP TEN POSTS OF 2019 AND OTHER SNIDE REMARKS
It is time to list the top ten posts of 2019 and to thank
those who contributed to the work. But, first, a quick word about the year that
was. Most notably, the province's fiscal position continued to slide, lacking
as it does essential political leadership to deal with the problem. The Ball
Government remains stuck in a prescient mindset, one preoccupied solely with
the Liberal Party's re-election.
The annual cash
deficit of the Government remains at the $2 billion level. The Governing
Liberals and the Opposition Parties — PC and NDP — have the same agenda: keep
the public placated, maintain the illusion that there is no crisis, and otherwise
keep public expectations of them low.
As to other sectors of Newfoundland and Labrador society, including
business and unions, short-term self-interest prevails. For all of them,
serendipity (translated as “offshore oil”) will provide a “fix” for gross mismanagement
in a Province boasting the second largest per capita revenues of any Canadian
Province.
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