UNCLE GNARLEY

Opinions On Newfoundland Politics That Bite

Monday, 26 January 2015

WHY WE SHOULD DISMANTLE NALCOR (PART I)

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Nalcor is engaging in lay-offs at the Muskrat Falls construction site.  Undoubtedly, it will say this is a normal and recurring process, ex...
Thursday, 22 January 2015

"MINI-BUDGET” NEEDED; TIME TO DISMANTLE NALCOR

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The Province needs a “Mini-Budget”.  The Government should commit to dismantling Nalcor, too. Presently, the House of Assembly is engag...
Monday, 19 January 2015

DEMOCRACY WHACKED WITH A NIGHTSTICK

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The Premier’s decision to redraw electoral districts and reduce the House of Assembly from 48 to 38 seats has little to do with saving mone...
Monday, 12 January 2015

LORRAINE MICHAEL AND THE NDP’s LEGACY OF UNREQUITED LOVE

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It is trite to say Lorraine Michael loved being leader of the New Democratic Party. It was as if her years as a social activist had prepare...
Monday, 5 January 2015

DARKNL: HASHTAG #ED MARTIN HAS TO GO

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As the 1st anniversary of DARKNL approaches, we still suffer Ed Martin as Head of the Province's energy agency. We need to ask: why? ...
Monday, 29 December 2014

THE POPE AND PAUL DAVIS

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2014 could be rightly named the year of missed opportunity.  It didn’t begin with Paul Davis at the helm, but it ends that way. Already hin...
Monday, 22 December 2014

THE 'ADVISORS', 'BOOSTERS', AND 'SHILLS'

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Last week the Minister of Finance confirmed what everyone knew: lower oil prices are a wrecking ball for the 2014-15 provincial budget. Whi...
Monday, 15 December 2014

CETA: RETURN OF THE KEYSTONE COPS

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The Keystone Cops were fictional incompetent policemen, featured in silent film comedies. In Confederation Building these days, it seems a ...
Monday, 8 December 2014

NALCOR: THE 'BULLSHIT' STILL THRIVES

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There was a time when an appearance by public servants, in front of the media without the presence of their Minister, was a rare sight.  An...
Monday, 1 December 2014

WHAT IS PREMIER DAVIS TO DO?

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Following the P.C. Party’s defeat in last Tuesday’s two by-elections, one might have had some sympathy for Premier Davis if he had not been...
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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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