Ron Penney

REMEMBERING BILL MARSHALL

Bill left public life shortly after the signing of the Atlantic Accord and became a member of the Court of Appeal until his retirement in 2003. During his time on the court he was involved in a number of successful appeals which overturned wrongful convictions, for which he was recognized by Innocence Canada. Bill had a special place in his heart for the underdog.

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?

THE GUTTING OF THE ATLANTIC ACCORD

Guest Post by Ron PenneyI’ve been following with increasing dismay what has been happening over the past number of years as the Federal Government has, through...

BOOSTER BUMBLING

 Guest Post by Ron PenneyON A WILD GOOSE CHASE - SEARCHING FOR THE ELUSIVE BOOSTER SHOT  Like those of you who are of a certain age, I was...

DANNY WILLIAMS: Bottom Feeders and Naysayers

Guest Post by Ron PenneyOn September 15th, Memorial hosted a conference on the “Economic snd Fiscal Trajectory of Newfoundland”.  I took a miss once I saw the...

THE MUSKRAT FALLS HOUSE OF CARDS – POSTPONING THE DAY OF RECKONING

Guest Post by Ron PenneyI, and some of my fellow naysayers, have been trying to understand the latest scheme for rate mitigation, announced just before...

TERRA NOVA – IS THERE ANOTHER WEAPON IN OUR ARSENAL?

We’ve been told that the drop dead date for the sanctioning of the refit for the Terra Nova FPSO is June 15th and that the decision must be unanimous among the partners. Every indication is that there isn’t unanimity and that the likely result will be that the refit will not go ahead and the field will be decommissioned and abandoned.

Self reliance or Commission of Government? The choice is ours.

Guest Post by Ron Penney  I don’t really think we will have the second Commission of Government, it will likely be some faceless federal bureaucrat in the...