ON ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL

G STRINGS
(funds and awards)
George Bernard Shaw: “Government that robs Peter to pay Paul has the support of Paul”

When funding springs
from G –
Who bares the truth? Who
dares critique?
Who pulls the string for
action flawed?
Who allots the
jackpot-awed?
Who probes and prods as
heretic?
Approval in the loud
applaud.

When gongs and accolades
present
To acolytes, the echo
chamber
Flaunts dysfunction with
assent.
Lauds and baubles long
connect
Prancing to the Party
line –
The Honouree a
fund-suspect.
Awards and praises oft
condone,
Censorship through
silence,
And honest sense
forgone.
The hidden self-awards a
cost,
Larcency – Province
stripped –
And ‘prosperity looms’
lost.
Complicit, the literati
erudite
That failed to shine a
light
On venality and unearned
right.
An anxious cry:
‘Gofundme’ next?
– Good luck with that


John Tuach

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?

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