UNCLE GNARLEY

Opinions On Newfoundland Politics That Bite

Monday, 31 December 2012

REFLECTIONS ON A DEBATABLE YEAR

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It did not come as any great shock that Muskrat Falls had not ranked, either first or fifth, among the top news stories of 2012, according t...
Thursday, 27 December 2012

ADVICE THE PREMIER DIDN'T TAKE

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On February 16, 2012, The Telegram printed an article I had submitted entitled, MUSKRAT FALLS: SOME ADVICE TO THE PREMIER.  Though I had bee...
Monday, 24 December 2012

A LITTLE NAUGHTY. A LITTLE NICE.

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I was still snoring it off, this morning, when a loud bang on the front door, demanded immediate response. What would anyone want at five am...
Thursday, 20 December 2012

FILIBUSTER NOT NEW OR EFFECTIVE, BUT NECESSARY

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Filibuster is a parliamentary procedure which permits a minority to obstruct the passage of a Bill in the parliament, using bluster, to de...
Tuesday, 18 December 2012

DUNDERDALE'S BIG SANCTION CHARADE

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Given all the pomp and ceremony yesterday evening, you might have been left with the impression that Muskrat Falls was sanctioned. I have ...
Monday, 17 December 2012

A Cautionary Note to EMERA On Muskrat Falls

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If Emera sanctions the Muskrat Falls (MF) Project, its ‘sweet heart’ $600 million deal on the Labrador Island Link (LIL) will not just be pl...
Friday, 14 December 2012

Finance Minister Does Not Understand Risk

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The Budget Update, delivered yesterday, December 13, 2012, by the Finance Minister, acknowledges the mulitude of risks attacking the decli...
Wednesday, 12 December 2012

The Harper Paradox

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It was not abnormal for my old friend Uncle Gnarley to pay a visit.   But it was certainly abnormal for him to call in advance.    It was at...
Monday, 10 December 2012

Still Time to Play the Muskrat 'Hedge'

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We all like to avoid risk.   Whether purchasing insurance, making an investment or constructing an RRSP, we employ strategies to reduce risk...
Wednesday, 5 December 2012

LOAN GUARANTEE SELLS US DOWN THE RIVER

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The only thing you can do with a Project as nonsensical as Muskrat Falls: follow the money.   B ankers understand that.   The public should,...
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Des Sullivan
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Uncle Gnarley is written by Des Sullivan, of St. John's. He is a businessman engaged in real estate, retail and development companies. A Director of Sullivan Capital Corporation, he is a former Executive Assistant to Premier's Frank D. Moores (1975-1979)and Brian Peckford (1979-1985). He also served as a Part-Time Board Member on the Canada-Newfoundland Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB). Uncle Gnarley permitted the use of his highly regarded name provided he could have full access to state his own rather unequivocable opinions. (A more detailed Profile of Uncle Gnarley is described in the very first Post entitled "Uncle Gnarley is alive and well" found on this site. Sullivan is a firm advocate of sound fiscal management by the provincial government and intends to use this Site as a forum for commentary on the major issues of the day. Says Sullivan, "Newfoundland and Labrador inspires debate on a variety of issues, a veritable Muskrat Falls of opinion". Readers are invited to leave their opinions, too. Uncle Gnarley will post every Monday, and more often as events warrant.
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