INQUIRY NEEDS ENGINEERING CAPABILITY TO UNCLOAK "BIG SCHEME COMPRISING MANY SMALLER SCHEMES"

Guest Post by Cabot Martin

My recent Uncle Gnarley posts have dealt with Emera and Civil Deceit (May 15)

SNC Lavalin and Criminal Deceit ( September 14)

and the risk of catastrophic failure of the hillside above the North Spur (September 28)

They are all connected; all part of the grand scheme.

That September 28th post more or less described the time bomb that Nalcor has constructed at the North Spur.

Today I’d like to go back to look at some of the design steps that got them there.

For background, the keeners amongst you can check out a long but well illustrated powerpoint on the North Spur issue on my muskratinfowebsite – 

Please restrain yourself until you are through reading this present much shorter Uncle Gnarley piece. 

NALCOR MEDDLING A THREAT TO MUSKRAT INQUIRY

If this were a different time, we would wonder why the Premier chose a Liberal Party fundraiser to announce that he will now call a Judicial Inquiry into the Muskrat Falls project - the very people the $12.7 billion "boondoggle" will least affect.

If this were a different time, we would wonder why he chose to disclose one of the most important initiatives of his Administration to this group of peddlers, contractors and compradors that hung on Danny Williams’ coattails. 

If this were a different time, we might ask the Premier to share his moment of conversion and what inspired him to do an about face.  

However, while those things niggle at our sensibilities, none constitutes the real issue. The larger object of our focus, now, must be getting the right inquiry.