Sue's Blog

Friday, February 11, 2011

Lifting the Cone of Silence - Let the debate begin!

I assume everybody remembers the "we got it we got it" performance of Premier Danny Williams at the St. John's Airport right? Picture below property of CBC

Okay - let's give the Premier that credit. He did what the previous Liberal provincial governments did not have the guts to do.

That was 2 billion dollars right?

Were there restrictions placed on what the money could be used for?

Was that payment directed by Ottawa to be used for debt repayment of one sort or another?
 
Did we use that money to partially fund - unfunded pension liabilities?

When that 2 billion dollars was used on refunding pensions (invested) did we lose a chunk of it when the markets collapsed? If so how much did we lose?

If the money were used for NALCOR - then we would be able to finance our project on the Lower Churchill right?

Are we now going cap in hand to Ottawa to get a guarantee? Why?

After receiving the 2 billion from Paul Martin did we then proceed to lose 10 billion from Stephen Harper?

Premier Danny then proclaimed the ABC campaign to punish Harper right?

What was the ultimate punishment?

Where is Loyola Hearn now? What job is he holding? Do you feel he has been punished?

Where is Fabian Manning now? Do you think he has been punished?

Who is the Federal Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador? Have we been punished?

 Did Danny accomplish anything from Stephen Harper? Did Danny finish the job?

 Each of these questions will have answers one by one - here on Sue's Blog.

Now the biggest questions for Danny Williams - why did you attempt to give away the Lower Churchill - then leave? Why was Kathy Dunderdale chosen by you to replace you? Did you dissuade any individual either directly or indirectly from running for the leadership? Are you or anybody on behalf of you still advising Kathy Dunderdale?

Answers coming one by one.

Why is this province under a cone of silence? Why is our media focused on Brad Cabana, carnage, and the courts? Why are critical questions not being asked  by our media?

What about the tobacco suit?

What about any past staffers? Where are they?

What about the fibre optic fiasco?

Answers coming one by one.

Who has major shares in Emera? Who is driving the Muskrat Falls deal? Why is the public not involved? Why will our rates go up? Why are we shipping power out? Why do the PC MHA's not believe we will need the power?

Answers coming one by one.

Make no mistake - this is for the record - for in the off chance this project proceeds the children of tomorrow will know - who is responsible for the deeds of today. 

Solid Gold piece of work.

7 comments:

Brad Cabana said...

Did you listen to the PM's comments today?

Sue Kelland-Dyer said...

What did he say?

Unknown said...

Dunderdale is all smiles ,Harper is talking about this project making the region "STRONGER".

Harper is not "electioneering",
he quips .

I smell a rat or is that a Muskrat .

Sue Kelland-Dyer said...

Sounds like it went right to script as Sue's Blog predicted.

Unknown said...

Some of the variables in this situation that may have an impact on the project are .

(1) Spring election (Fed).

(2) Climbing interest rates .

(3) Native land claims .

(4) Drastic decrease in production or price of oil .

Brad Cabana said...

Sue, What he said was: he needs to see the financials. He also needs to be comfortable with the environmental impact. The question I ask myself is: Does a PM usually question a Premier and Gov't on whether they are competant enough to know what makes economic sense? Isn't that an undiplomatic way of saying: I don't believe you know what you're talking about? Expect the Feds not to endorse this project and further expect the Int'l financial market to laugh it all the way back to Confederation Bldg. If the PM gives it the thumbs down does anyone honestly think the financial markets will look past that? Food for thought.

Unknown said...

Brad , interesting interpretation of Harper's comments . He is an economist by profession ,but,above all else I think a politician .

If the pundits are correct , the province is floating a deficit of 11 billion dollars . The country itself is in the red for 53 billion .

Harper doesn't appear to be loosing sleep over the "Financials"of this country .Doesn't Harper espouse the "free market " philosophies of Milton Friedman ?

I think the real fear is that the Int'l Financial markets will go along with this .

The biggest danger I think we face in all of this as a province is the "APATHY" shown by our people .