One Week - Double Calamanity

It's not the number of years you are here on Planet Earth.

It's the Lessons you have learned.

Witness the unfolding of this week's two significant policy decisions in this province;
and clearly, the provincial government hasn't learnt a damn t'ing.

First off there is the lesson about

"No more Giveaways!"

Take Muskrat Falls First

There's a strong possibility that this deal will give it away to
just about anyone -  except the taxpayers

The Feds
The Bluenosers
NALCOR - (The Newfoundland & Labrador Centralizing Official Renegade!)
Anyone who wants to buy Emera down the Road
Mining Companies
Big ol Bad Quebec! (bit they are already scheming how to get back at us)

Because you know, 50 years is not just a long time in the future;
it's way out there in space!

Who in their right mind would tie us to a 50-year deal??? 
When technology and energy sourcing is the "Current Currency";  and any savvy person out there is already working on a new energy source that will make the Muskrat Falls look like it fell off the turnip truck, perhaps even 10 years from now.

Not to mention the boogie man in out recent past - the demonic Upper Churchill deal - which tied us to a long-term deal without an escalator clause;  and so, we have lost and lost and lost for years and years and years...

Yes, we gave it away when we should have been smart enough to keep it for our own benefit.


Talking about Giveaways

Let's talk about the OCI Deal  ...

It's unfathomable ...

A 15-year deal that quiets one small town & sells out an entire province  ...

This is a province that has stood proud and strong on the principle for generations.

"You shall not export fish unless it is processed here in NL -  providing of course, you have an exceptional exemption."

As if selling us out weren't bad enough, Government waits until Christmas Day practically-  and slips in a deal that ranks up there with the most anti-NL deal there ever was. Talk about cowardly ...

Didn't the province just noticed that OCI just callously closed out Marystown & Port Union (and paid no penalties!), called in scab labour earlier this year, conducted a seedy PR campaign to win over the public because it just needed to win;  has a Quota holding company that when it expires in less than 4 years will allow them to ship OUR resources  anywhere in the world and they don't have to come to us for permission to ship out! They are Corporate Cuties in Government's eyes, but they only have an eye for profit ...

But that's ok with this Government because they only have an eye for companies, not citizens.


What's the Second Lesson this Government should be learning?

It's a lesser understood esoteric term called KARMA.

Basically, it says whatever you dish out, it eventually either comes back to bite you in the ass or rewards you for your good deed.

The Tories have scoffed and criticised so much at Upper Churchill over the years, the Lord of Karma is already gleeing at a payback

It's called Muskrat Falls.

There is no doubt that this Fall Deal will be a Fall-ure!

They say there are only 29 behaviours to govern human behaviour, so it doesn't take a genius to figure out where the payback will be for the governing-but-corporate-giddy Tories.

One Week - Double Calamity.

And they want us to have a Merry Christmas?

How shallow do they think we are ...?