Oh my - how do I say this politely? What a joke! Wait now let me say it again. What a joke!
Just a few days ago the CBC, and the Telegram ran stories about our award winning journalists. Topping that is Tom Marshall expressing delight that Kathy Dunderdale picked the winning horse in the Federal election - almost at a level of mind-reading genius. (more on that in next post)
With all the talent and genius in this province at the media and political level - perhaps one or all of them could show real interest in the real issues and trouble brewing around us.
Dunderdale is celebrating the potential loan guarantee for a Lower Churchill development that will be the worst resource deal in our history - should it proceed and the media is back slapping each other for the weather turmoil that unfortunately wrecked some communities and lives.
Meanwhile Hydro-Quebec carries on the plunder and the "in your face" disregard for our boundaries or our rivers. The Quebec owned utility has just published it's sustainability report for 2010 - and it demonstrates for all those willing to open their eyes - unplug their partisan ears - and open their PC mouths - that our province is being treated like dirt. We are ignored, ridiculed, and politically abused.
Please go the the following link (HERE) and notice the maps (page 2-3) before you in this 2010 report. Please note the boundaries on this official government document and please note the Romaine River which Quebec is now developing for its own use and profit.
Now try to sit there as a Newfoundlander and Labradorian or an aboriginal person and not ask yourself - are we fools? Where are the so-called award winning journalists and where are the fighting Newfoundland and Labrador politicians?
The media in our province is reporting - not investigating and they are through their own fault or that of assignment editors refusing to cover the absolute destruction of our province and its resources. The Dunderdale government says we must export power so the debate (if any) is whether or not to pump it out through Quebec or Nova Scotia. The debate should have always been about whether to export or not - and then go into the other areas of discussion.
So we are avoiding Quebec - so Kathy says and the media dutifully report - and if it costs us our future - so be it. We will win - Quebec will lose - we are advised. Not only is that not true - it gets worse when you see what Dunderdale and Cabinet are not taking on. We will lose our Labrador borders to Quebec - unless we fight to protect them. We have already conceded the Romaine River, on our way to conceding Old Harry, and the Romaine Caribou Herd. What's next? Oh our children will certainly find out as they realize that yet again inept politicians and either directed or disinterested (journalists) reporters have sold us up and down the river.
By the way where are the intellectual voices of our university professors or historians? Shame on us all!
I thought we understood "squatters rights".
And for those politicians, media, and lazy arses that continue to say - it does not matter - WE know the difference. This sustainability report IS an official government document and is viewed worldwide. It is viewed by large industrial companies and investors. Further it's a little late for the Romaine River right?
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And, of course, Hydro Quebec could ultimately have the last laugh on us all if they made an offer to buy the privately owned Emera and Emera accepted!
But we did it without Quebec!
Shannon you are so right on that aspect that Hydro Quebec could buy privately owed Emera.
Should the Emera route be the one that is taken for this new Hydro development, I do hope that the Contract Lawyers working on behalf of the Newfoundland and Labrador side of any contract drawn up will see to it that an eternal clause is included in that Agreement that states that Emera cannot and will not be sold to Hydro Quebec or anyone else that can turn around and sell the Hydro deal, that we entrusted with Emera, otherwise what is the point in going this expensive route?
The people of Newfoundland and Labrador will be paying dearly for this project with electricity scheduled to double over a few short years. Ridiculous! We should be getting a break on our electricity in our province, given we are the producers, not having to subsidize the shareholders of the holding companies.
I hope the Dunderdale Government doesn't repeat the same mistake of not having a pertinent clause included and accepted, like the 'Escalator' Clause that was left out of the Upper Churchill Hydro Contract, which has already cost us Tens and Tens of Billions of dollars, probably a Hundred Billion when you factor in the indirect benefits to Quebec from having all of our power, 5500 Mega Watts for its use. Last year alone saw Quebec get $2.3 Billion from that mistake, one year out of a 70 year Contract. Incompetent!
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