BEST NEW YEAR – COMPLIMENTS OF THE BARD (AND ALL OF US)

BEST
NEW YEAR
To
all in NL spellbound stand:
Lang
may yer big lum reek.*
Long
life and warmth to hand,
Good
health, and joy at peak.
We’re
better blest than all the rest:
We’ve
freedom and fresh air –
We’ve
space, and room to quest.
Of
those, make greatest care.
Not
oppressed, perhaps ass-prest,
Bullets,
we seldom fear –
We’re
Royalty, it’s manifest,
So
have the best New Year.
John
Tuach
December
28, 2017

*   “long may your chimney smoke” – an old
Scottish New Year greeting given with the symbolic gift of a lump of coal. With
the gift of a birch junk, the greeting could become popular in NL.

Why There Must Be a Referendum on Churchill Falls MOU‑2

We must not allow our politicians to rush us into another bad deal on Churchill Falls. That is precisely why a referendum is necessary. Think about it.

NL to Receive $1 Value Out of Every $100 for Churchill Falls Water

Dr. May estimates that, in 2027, the water is worth around $2.46 billion. However, under the new MOU (DCIA) between Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec, the Newfoundland and Labrador Treasury will receive roughly $28 million—only about $1 out of every hundred dollars. Remember this is not phantom money! This is resource revenue that represents support for public services such as schools, hospitals, and infrastructure.

In MOU2 Carney is Aiding NL’s Capitulation to Quebec’s Long‑Standing East‑West Energy Monopoly

What’s unfolding in the Quebec-NL MOU2 is not cooperation, not partnership, not “nation‑building,” and certainly not the energy vision that Prime Minister Mark Carney...

3 COMMENTS

  1. All the very Best to the entire Uncle Gnarley crowd in 2018, (contributors and readers).

    Our collective thoughts and actions have contributed significantly to saving our province from (truly) evil forces of corruption, greed and deceit. It's far from over but we ARE well on the path to obtaining some justice and to correcting the path of economic ruin.

    Let's fight "dam" hard in the coming days & weeks for a REAL Inquiry and a deep and probing Audit. If we can achieve this we can reclaim some of the power over major decisions and rid our governance of much corruption, "apparent" thievery, and some (horribly) misguided policies.

    … "miles to go before we sleep".

    Cheers to all and here's to a productive (and effective) 2018.