tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post8188005595439445492..comments2023-10-25T07:29:40.789-02:30Comments on UNCLE GNARLEY: POLITICAL COVER-UP OR DYSFUNCTIONAL GOVERNMENT?Des Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566013585647491614noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-74769110130329276082014-05-12T12:43:56.261-02:302014-05-12T12:43:56.261-02:30The central question may be whether or not Mr. Col...The central question may be whether or not Mr. Coleman and his family benefited from this decision, but the overriding issue is that it smacks of unmitigated arrogance, incompetence, and secrecy. That a government of NL, in this day and age, continues to act in such a secretive and painfully arrogant manner is beyond the capacity of words to describe. That the Premier….. while evidently believing that his Minister acted in good faith and with good judgement…... continues to support said Minister, is ample proof of his inability to govern this province. Indeed, the actions of this administration, from the start of their mandate, have been a charade and designed to bamboozle us, primarily on the Muskrat Falls project, and their lack of integrity and decency decreases daily. They are, in some ways, to be pitied in their arrogance but will never be forgiven for the callous manner in which they have systematically gone about destroying the opportunity that existed when oil made the province rich(temporarily). Like the drunken sailor or stupid lottery winner, they spent unabatedly in the intervening years and continue on the same path.<br /><br />It is clear that they have no idea of how bad a mess they are leaving the province in…..or do they?? I have to think that they genuinely do not realize their folly…because, if they do, the implications are staggering. To saddle the province with a massive financial debt in order to complete a project that could never be successful is one thing….to do so in a wilful and arrogant manner borders on criminal neglect….and should not go unpunished. That none of them, including those who have crossed the floor of the HOA, has ever questioned the merits of MF, suggests to me that there was, and is, a collective "taking leave of their senses".Cyril Rogersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-17986706602192572492014-05-12T10:07:00.119-02:302014-05-12T10:07:00.119-02:30The central question is whether there was a person...The central question is whether there was a personal benefit obtained by Mr. Coleman or a member of his family. <br /><br />The normal practice for any construction bonding company, is to require a personal guarentee from someone prior to supplying a bond. That way, if they pay out, the "owner" will be required to repay them. If the bond was released it's not the company that benefits as much as the guarentors. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-68412470289509584692014-05-12T08:59:27.040-02:302014-05-12T08:59:27.040-02:30As a general comment I do not think it would be go...As a general comment I do not think it would be good practice for the Government of Newfoundland to put this company out of business. There are however a couple of facts which I am unsure about. 1) Did the minister over-rule the recommendation of his staff? 2) Did the government prior to paying the 60% of the contract value get a list of all the cost incurred by HVP. Did they just only pay for cost of the work done, or did they also pay for a element of profit. They may not call in the bonds, but it would be entirely suspect if there was any profit paid. Was their an audit trail of actual cost. 3) Who the hell is HVP now sold to. How can any company doing work with the province not have it's list of primary shareholders known to the government? Has Danny Williams bought HVP for example? This story stinks, but I think it is more an issue of pure incompetence, rather than corruption. But the Opposition need to help in this evaluation of the 2. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com