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Thursday, May 03, 2012

Kennedy and Martin make Dangerous Assumptions

So there's nothing to worry about?

Minister Jerome Kennedy has been assured by Ed Martin that all is okay on the SNC-Lavalin front as it relates to Muskrat Falls contracts. 

This according to a story by CBC of April 30th. 

It's one thing to promote your own intellectual superiority to the people under "normal" circumstances however this statement by Kennedy and through Kennedy by Ed Martin is reckless and stupid. 

The Quebec Engineering Firm is the engineering, procurement and construction manager contractor for Nalcor Energy and is taking applications from companies to prequalify for things like building dams and a powerhouse. 

What are the allegations against SNC-Lavalin former employees?

How about corrupting a public official, fraud and money laundering?
The shareholders are very worried.

According to a Canadian Press story: Its share price has plummeted by 34 per cent, wiping out $3.3-billion worth SNC-Lavalin’s market value as events claimed the employment of three senior executives, including its former CEO.

Meanwhile back here in Newfoundland and Labrador Minister Kennedy and Nalcor CEO Ed Martin have it all under control – no need to worry here!

I do not take any comfort from those hollow words of reassurance. They have no more control over this mess than anybody else. It smells like Enron, it tastes like the Mortgage scam, and looks like a duck.

And by the way – what does SNC mean when they say they are the engineering, procurement and construction manager for Nalcor? Do they mean just Muskrat Falls – because the wording suggests otherwise. 

What an absolute mess the Dunderdale government and Nalcor executives have us in. Just say no to them before it is too late.

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