Thursday, 27 April 2017

DRAGGING THE REPORT ON THE FORMWORKS COLLAPSE OUT OF NALCOR

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Nalcor V-P Gil Bennett One worker was taken to hospital and seven others received first aid on May 29, 2016 when a major section of th...
Monday, 24 April 2017

A CASE OF THE FINANCE MINISTER BUSY BEING BUSY

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Just before Easter, the Minister of Finance and her officials laid out 65 pages of cuts to government expenditures. This was the result...
Thursday, 20 April 2017

DON'T EXPECT NEW OVERSIGHT MEMBERS TO BE WALLFLOWERS

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The Ball Administration recently made four new appointments to the Muskrat Falls Oversight Committee. Two — professional engineer Jason...
Monday, 17 April 2017

LANDSLIDE'S AMAZING PICTURES STILL WON'T SPUR NALCOR

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How did   2.2 million m ³ of sand and clay that lay atop the section of the lower Churchill Valley shown in the photo below disappear? Th...
Thursday, 13 April 2017

MUSKRAT: WHY A REVIEW BOARD IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE NORTH SPUR

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Guest Post by James L. Gordon, P. Eng. (Ret'd ) I have mentioned several times that a review board is essential for the North Spu...
Monday, 10 April 2017

WHAT THE JERRY EARLES OF THE WORLD HAVE FIGURED OUT

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The Jerry Earles of the world seem to be applauding their good fortune that the Ball Administration wimped out on the task of resolving ...
Wednesday, 5 April 2017

EQUILIZATION - DEFINING WHAT IS FAIR AND EQUITABLE

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Editor's Note:  As the Liberal Government readies for their second budget, I would like to remind regular readers of the eight-part ...
Monday, 3 April 2017

HEALTH CARE: WHO WILL FIX WHAT'S BROKEN?

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When the Ball government announced a cut of 93 positions in the health care system last week, for savings of $7.6 million, budget watch...
Thursday, 30 March 2017

THE DISPARATE RAMBLINGS OF AN INCOHERENT GOVERNMENT

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Cartoon Credit: Anthony Rockel Don’t waste your time reading the Liberal Government’s Speech f rom the Throne. It contains the rambling...
Monday, 27 March 2017

DR. PARFREY'S REFRESHING FRANKNESS

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Dr. Pat Parfrey The number of people who turned out to hear well-known nephrologist (kidney specialist) and rugby coach, Dr. Pat Parfre...