The public
is constantly bombarded with political "spin" as governments,
institutions, politicians, and those who profit in one way or another by
supporting those views, attempt to win the hearts and minds of the
ill-informed.
But enormous
sums are being wasted at Nalcor, and "spin" can't mask a project that
has doubled in cost. That has been confirmed by a multitude of engineers.
The bevy of
emails that arrive in my Inbox — from professional engineers — describe the
problems in detail.
For me,
having followed years of blather from the likes of Ed Martin, Gil Bennett, and
politicians too, those engineers counter their "BS" in its many
forms.
Mismanagement
rankles the best engineers; they don't want an unsuccessful project appearing
on their resumes. Besides, they resent being a part of something that is
causing the province financial ruin when they know that bad politics,
misinformation and contrived assumptions were merely precursors to a mismanaged
project.
And while
poorly-written contracts, ill-chosen managers, incompetence, and inexperience
all take their toll, no problem is as offensive as conflicts of interest. Many
professional engineers believe the crown corporation is rife with them.
