THE LOOTERY CABAL?

THE
LOOTERY CABAL? 
(Big
Job Draw*)

Victims
will need to hear and see the names appear –
Of
racketeers – of those who planned to profiteer, 
Dreamt
of public debt, and commandeered a future drear. 
Audacity
to admire, and to condemn with tear.

Name
all of those involved in The Lootery Cabal,
And
sycophants in thrall, that enabled Muskrat Falls:
Director,
shareholder, contractors large and small, 
In
Government, Crown Corp., Union, City Hall, 
Minister,
Deputy, Assistant, lawyer at call – 
Vast
salaries, pensions, big bonuses windfall – 
Can
all to hotter climes, to toast with heist recall.
 

Secretaries,
nurses, labour living day to day 
To
inherit debt – more taxes – Big Job Draw* to pay, 
And
to shoulder brunt of cuts that must come into play. 
The
needs of the needy, expect to hear: “May Day”
 

When
interest rates increase, if price of oil in fall
Then
the ability to borrow, soon to hit the wall, 
When
cash shortfall looms to force a margin call, 
It’s
the poor that’s sure to suffer – misery to befall. 

John
Tuach
December
28, 2017
 

*
Ray Guy: “long may your big job draw”

Churchill Falls Explainer (Coles Notes version)

If CFLCo is required to maximize its profit, then CFLCo should sell its electricity to the highest bidder(s) on the most advantageous terms available.

END OF THE UPPER CHURCHILL POWER CONTRACT: IMPROVING OUR BARGAINING POWER

This is the most important set of negotiations we have engaged in since the Atlantic Accord and Hibernia. Despite being a small jurisdiction we proved to be smart and nimble enough to negotiate good deals on both. They have stood the test of time and have resulted in billions of dollars in royalties and created an industry which represents over a quarter of our economy. Will we prove to be smart and nimble enough to do the same with the Upper Churchill?

AN ETHICAL WALL FOR AND A TÊTE-À-TÊTE WITH PREMIER FUREY

I've been wondering if the whole "ethical wall" business has prevented the Premier of our province from acting where he might and should act?