Are you willing to read a paragraph to protect your children and grandchildren?
As Tory MHA's current and past line up to run for the Party leadership remember this: They were all part of the Muskrat fiasco.
Please read an excerpt from an article in the Business Excellence Magazine written late last year.
The most recent project to be completed was the $5 billion Eastmain
1A-Sarcelle-Rupert project, in the James Bay area. It was launched in
2007 with approval to build the Eastmain-1-A and Sarcelle powerhouses
and divert part of the Rupert River's flow. The diversion began in 2009,
two of the three generating units at Eastmain-1-A powerhouse were
commissioned in 2011, the third in January 2012. The first generating
unit at Sarcelle powerhouse was commissioned in April 2013 and the two
other units have now come on line. “From an environmental and logistic
standpoint it was the most challenging project in the history of
Hydro-Québec,” he says. “It covers an area the size of some European
countries but we were able to bring it in on time and a little under
budget so we are very proud of that result.”
We need an investigation to determine what caused the unacceptable overruns in the Muskrat Falls project. We need the senior management of Nalcor to resign. We need to hold this government accountable now.
Ed Martin steps to a mic - declares an 800 million overrun - therefore we the people will pay more - then walks back to his very lucrative job.
Fire Ed Martin and the senior management involved in this project.We don't pay them millions a year to be wrong.
Fire the Tories - insist that they call an election now.
Find out how the external expertise we used to confirm the bad numbers - are themselves in a mess with overruns.
Don't turn away from this robbing of the public purse. Look it square in the eyes. Tell Tom Marshall, John Ottenheimer, Paul Davis, and Steve Kent that we no longer wish to be bamboozled. Show them the door and then see if there is a reason for them to lose their pensionable benefits.
2 comments:
I heard both Ed and Cabot Martin speak on this. I agree with Cabot that Ed Martin does not have the experience to back up his claim of having managed many a project of this nature. I have 30+ yrs in engineering and construction (not Muskrat Falls scope, but hands on) What he is failing to tell us is that the bulk of the extra costs on projects occur after work starts. Mostly due to design errors. In this case; will we paying SNC to correct their own mistakes as has been the case in past projects. I started out as a supporter of a green; renewable project. The further this goes along; it seems the less I know or can find out.
What really puzzles me about this whole project is that the then premier made a big splash about the signing and then practically disappeared. The second thing is that; why are we developing this project which; as far as I can tell, will mostly benefit someone else? (NS) I listened to your conversation with Pete Soucy; and, I agree with you....far too many hidden details for my liking.
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