THE BARD THINKS ABOUT COVID SPREAD

 The Waiting Room

She coughs and sneezes – virus strews,
Says got it from the jab for flu?
As patients patiently wait
For doctor- or procedure-date.

Her story’s but a tale of woe,
She catches all that’s on the go,
Waiting room’s a second home
For her and family-ills to moan.

Interrogates the crowd that’s sot,
Where they’re from, what they got,
Who lives with who, who’s apart?
“We’re distant cousins!!?” Who’s depart?

If weren’t ill when they came in,
Chances are they’ll proclaim:
“Caught it in the waiting room,”
As missus shared the virus plume.

You’d think ‘The Powers,’ to prove some wit, 

Would push us through as fast as fit – 
To keep contagions from the crowd 
That in the waiting rooms are cowed. 


The cold or covid could dispose!
How diagnosed?
How came she in the door?
To cause unease on clinic floor.

John Tuach
November 18, 2020

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?