Tag: Premier Dwight Ball

BROKEN TREASURY ADDED TO THE LEGEND OF DANNY

Premier Ball’s March 20, 2020 letter to the Prime Minister was clear: Newfoundland and Labrador had "run out of time". No one, except the Government of...

GOVERNING IN THE AGE OF CORONAVIRUS: ADVICE TO PREMIER

Editor's Note: Today, two articles – rather than the usual one – are posted for Uncle Gnarley readers. This one contains a letter written by frequent...

WHEN POLITICIANS ABUSE PATRONAGE

Patronage is all too often a license abused. The rites of political leadership empower politicians to make appointments outside a screening process reserved for the middle...

FINDING AN ENDURING FIX FOR MUSKRAT FALLS

Guest Post by David Vardy Two major events signal the rising tension among the people of this province, fearful of their future. Since 2016 we have had...

$900,000 TO STURGE: NALCOR BOARD AN ECHO OF THE LAST ONE

It isn’t hard to tell that it is public money about which the Nalcor Board of Directors is so cavalier, not their own. The previous...

LeBLANC’S ADVICE TO BALL AND SIX OTHER TAKEAWAYS

 The completion of testimony by Premier Dwight Ball on Friday, June 5th brought Phase II of the Muskrat Falls Inquiry to a close. His comments can...

ATLANTIC ACCORD: DEAL OF A CHARLATAN

One word describes Premier Ball. That word is “charlatan”. Other synonyms offered by Wikipedia include trickster, fraudster and hoaxer. All describe a person who is not...

THE ATLANTIC ACCORD: BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID

It is not a good feeling when government cannot be trusted. Yet, notwithstanding all the partisan nonsense that props up one Party over another, it...