"JM"

EQUILIZATION – DEFINING WHAT IS FAIR AND EQUITABLE

Editor's Note: As the Liberal Government readies for their second budget, I would like to remind regular readers of the eight-part "Budget Colloquy”  posted by JM back...

EMERA – SILENTLY BUILDING THEIR OWN NL ENERGY WAREHOUSE

Guest Post by “JM” “If you are ignorant of both your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril”          ...

STABLE RATES: THE ELEVENTH MYTH OF MUSKRAT (Part II)

Guest Post written by JM Early in the Muskrat Falls debate, an old friend of mine, who worked at Newfoundland Hydro unequivocally stated: “the upfront costs...

TOP TEN MUSKRAT MYTHS: PART I

Guest Post Written by "JM" The arguments for Muskrat Falls were always more qualitative than quantitative; they appealed to the common sense aspect of peoples' decision-making and...

A DECADE OF SQUANDERED OPPORTUNITY by JM

JM’s Budget Colloquy comprises a series of Posts which ran during the summer, 2015. The Colloquy traces the origins of the Province’s current fiscal crisis...

THE BUDGET COLLOQUY: THE FINAL CHAPTER?

Guest Post written by "JM" The final post intended to conclude the Budget Colloquy on the Uncle Gnarley Blog did not appear during the Summer, as intended. ...

ED MARTIN – THE JIG IS UP

Guest Post Written by "JM" The release of the Government’s most recent oversight report exposes the extent to which the Muskrat Falls project is in trouble.    With every...

RIGHTSIZING EXPENDITURES (CONTINUED): A BUDGET COLLOQUY

Guest Post Written by JM Rightsizing Expenditures – Where the Real Work Is Needed (Installment II of Part V) In the first part of “Rightsizing Expenditures”, I presented...