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Showing posts with label three amigos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label three amigos. Show all posts

Sunday, May 05, 2013

Rural Broadband Initiative expanded - how about the bundles?

The people of St. John's Metro and larger regional centres are inundated with bundles.

How does one get a bundle if they use one company for telephone and then need another for highspeed?

What about those who want the Aliant connection as they have always had for their telephone - however Aliant only has dialup in the area?

Rural initiatives? Forced choice? Surely it is not equal access right?

Danny, Dean, and Brian Flip this Utility.

Still is a "Solid Gold" idea - right?

Make it expensive, make it confusing, make it political, make the system unstable.

Somebody is getting rich and you are paying the tab.


Sunday, June 17, 2012

Training for 2015 Polympics has Begun - Dean/Danny/Brian

*Please note these are my PREDICTIONS - not statements of fact.

I believe the fix is in.

The circular Brian Danny Dean aka "the Three Amigos" rule is just about complete.

With this of course goes the development of major resources worth billions of dollars.

It's all about the Lower Churchill - in my opinion - it always has been.

Now there are little perks in between such as fibre-optic, land, and minerals - but the big daddy is the Lower Churchill development.

In my opinion the amigo's who all have vested strategic investments, board positions, and of course political connections (each other) are three Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who will enjoy the great reward from natural resource development.

Now that Kathy is nearing the end of her usefulness to the boys - the change is beginning.

Dean is out condemning everything Kathy does except of course - Muskrat Falls. Danny is keeping his nose out of everything - except of course - Muskrat Falls and Brian - well he has not weighed into the fray of what? - Muskrat Falls.

So they have begun - Kathy must still deliver on Muskrat Falls; however it will be a political life altering event which will see the population turn on her - while Dean praises the project.

The Liberals will put forth a farce of a convention - making sure that Dean gets a "fight" for the leadership - and upon his victory - Liberals will unite.

The current sitting members will carry on in the Dean/Danny/Brian government along with a few sitting PC's.

1. Although Ross Wiseman is very willing to cross the floor to advance himself - I think he's lining up for an appointment after he decides he's not running again. Maybe back to health care - hey Ross?

2. Tom Osborne is an interesting situation - he's genetically PC - not ideologically - but he's supposed to be Tory so he is. Well Kathy might put him back in Cabinet as he usually is a guaranteed seat - and in this way try and prevent the crossover - which I don't think he could make his legs do if he tried. I'm still waiting for him to nationalize the parks the Liberals privatized. In either case many things probably go against his grain and further he has been mistreated since the PC's took government - but he just doesn't have the courage. Some may call it loyalty - but nah - he is a social democrat and a fiscal liberal.

3. The "ladies" Charlene, Joan, and Susan are just plain gone. The Liberals even under Dean/Danny won't want them. They will go down with the already hole infested d(under)dale ship. They will not be re-elected and probably will be too fearful to run.

4. The people to look to for crossing are; David Brazil, Sandy Collins, Ray Hunter, Clyde Granter, Paul Lane, Tracey Perry, Jerome Kennedy, Derrick Dalley, John Dinn, Keith Russell, and Wade Verge.

5. Of those potential floor-crossers Darin King and Jerome Kennedy may first challenge for the PC leadership after the premature downfall of Dunderdale. They will be joined in the leadership circus by Kevin O'Brien, Steve Kent and Charlene Johnson. This will be a messy affair with King probably winning out. I think he has the most work done on the run-up.

6. Kevin O'Brien and Charlene Johnson will not run again for the Tories upon the loss and Jerome Kennedy - who could either quit in a huff - or find some useful engagement under the leadership of Dean MacDonald.

7. Darin King, Steve Kent, Tom Osborne, Keith Hutchings, Kevin Parsons, and Terry French will be the Tories who will run again under the PC banner and IF elected become the rat pack for the Tory Opposition.

8. I believe Paul Davis, Clayton Forsey, Glen Little, Glenn Littlejohn, Tom Marshall, Felix Collins, Eli Cross, Dan Crummell, Nick McGrath, Calvin Peach, Ray Hunter (if he does not cross), Tony Cornect, Kevin Pollard, Tom Hedderson, and Ross Wiseman will all choose to bow out of politics or lose their seat.

9. Of those who may look to cross Dean/Danny/Brian will dismiss Sandy Collins, Paul Lane, Tracey Perry, Wade Verge and Dave Brazil (if he doesn't cross within 1 year).

10. Let the games begin - not to worry though - anything that the amigos might be up to will be protected by Bill 29 - which they will continue to protect if they achieve government.

Training for the 2015 Polympics has begun.


Thursday, January 05, 2012

Keep the Train Running Choo Choo - Brian - Danny - Dean

Let's see if we can follow a path.

I really appreciate these routes from here to there.

Today comes the announcement that former Premier Danny Williams has accepted an appointment as Special Advisor to the Chairman of Alderon Iron Ore Corporation.

In this case he follows his Former Clerk of the Executive Council and Secretary to the Cabinet - Gary Norris who announced his retirement when? Well that was announced on November 30th 2010 and took effect December 3rd of 2010.

He had been appointed to the position by Danny on May 30th 2007.

Danny's Retirement Announced on November 25th of 2010 effective December 3rd of 2010.

Well just so happens that Gary Norris had also landed at Alderon - yes he in fact is the Executive VP - Government and Community Affairs - Alderon.

Now Gary Norris held the position of Deputy Clerk - under Brian Tobin - then as Clerk under Beaton Tulk then was moved out of the office by Roger Grimes when he became Premier.

Now Alderon also has another familiar name - Brian Dalton - he is on the Board of Alderon - and of course is the President and CEO of Altius Minerals. Then of course:

Altius entered into an agreement with respect to its Kamistiatusset ("Kami") iron ore project in November 2009 as part of its merchant-banking like approach to co-found a new public company to explore the project and western Labrador region. The agreement resulted in the restructuring and financing of Alderon Resources Corp. (ADV:TSX-V) who in December 2010 fulfilled its option agreement terms with Altius to earn 100% interest in the Kamistiatusset iron ore project (“Kami”) by issuing Altius 32,285,006 payment shares of Alderon (representing approximately 37% of the issued Alderon common shares). Altius also retains a 3% gross sales royalty relating to any potential future mining operations.

Now Brian Dalton did this: The royalty was created in June 2005 following 2 years of successful exploration in the CMB when Altius and its partner, Fronteer Development Group, restructured their exploration alliance as part of a longer-term business strategy to create a new pure uranium company - Aurora Energy Resources Inc. (TSX:AXU).   The agreement structure and launch of Aurora effectively converted Altius property ownership into an equity stake in the new uranium company and an underlying royalty covering Aurora's Labrador properties.  By October 2007 Altius had sold its entire equity stake in Aurora for gross proceeds in excess of $200 million, while still retaining its royalty position over the properties.

Now Aurora then appointed Dean MacDonald to it's Board of Directors - problem was Dean was also the Chair of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro. The appointment lasted 48 hours. Dean resigned - funny that.

Meanwhile back at the ranch there was a fellow called Todd Burlingame - who up until 2011 was sitting as the Manager of Environment and Aboriginal Affairs for Nalcor including during the Joint Review Panel. Well guess what? Mr. Burlingame is also now on the payroll of Alderon and was appointed the same day as Gary Norris.

Mark J. Morabito Executive Chairman Board of Alderon - described Burlingame and Norris this way: “Our Executive VP of Environmental and Aboriginal Affairs is Todd Burlingame,” Morabito adds. "His last big permitting project was the Lower Churchill hydro project, 3,000 megawatts and right in the same area with all the same stakeholders. Gary Norris was the former head of the Newfoundland civil service; he’s our VP of Government and Community Affairs."

Next of course we will follow then the path of Canadian Imperial Venture Corporation, Brian Tobin, Consolidated Thompson, Dean MacDonald, Persona, Cable Atlantic - and all the Labrador projects you can suffer.

Also we have to see what all were up to when in November of 2011 Province to Participate in Asian Conference in Support of Mineral Exploration and Investment Opportunities

Participating companies include Alderon Iron Corporation, Altius Minerals Corporation, Century Iron Mines, Grand River Ironsands, Labrador Iron Mines, and New Millennium Iron Corporation.

By the way is Dean going to run for the leader of the Liberal Party or will he try and influence from another position within the party? Gotta keep the train going. Brian Choo Choo - Danny Choo Choo - and Dean Choo Choo. What kind of train do you think they might be operating?