It is about judgment, and Premier Graham has very poor judgment. Giving your money to money-losing businesses is stupid. Giving your money to incompetent businessmen is stupid.
Shawn Graham has this mastered. Suppose it is stupidity?
You be the judge.
The CBC Link
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Hide Behind Judges, Steal Your Assets
The ever-popular Justice Minister has decided to find a way to take your assets, without the bother of a conviction.
Want to entrust your assets to two civil servants with guns and a political appointee?
CBC Story
Reason Article
Want to entrust your assets to two civil servants with guns and a political appointee?
CBC Story
Reason Article
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Is the Deal Done?
Quebec Premier Jean Charest is in Fredericton to announce something about NB Power tomorrow morning with Premier Shawn Graham.
Maybe a rent-to-own deal, maybe outright purchase, maybe something else. Nobody outside of the anointed few that crawl through the Centennial Building's second floor knows for sure.
We can be sure, however, that the track record of politicians running NB Power has been second-to-all. Selling NB Power could be a great idea or a bad idea, depends on who is doing the negotiating and who is doing the buying. We know another bloated, inefficient government department is the buyer, so no upside there.
Fighting for the home team we have Shawn Graham, former gym teacher and bartender; Jack Keir, the most conservative member of the Leg, former business GM; Paul Zed, former MP, current lawyer, and Irving in-law; David Hay, President & CEO of NB Power, Lord appointee; Francis Maguire, NB Power Chairman, Shawn Graham supporter, drilling company CEO, man-about-town, schmoozer; some other people, we do not know who.
In that last group of people we do not know, I hope to god there was at least one person who has done a major deal successfully. Not sold his used gym shoes to a kid at school or bilked Business New Brunswick out of taxpayer dollars. A real deal. And hopefully that one person that has done a major deal successfully was the one in charge of our side.
But I doubt it.
If anyone can secure defeat from the jaws of victory, it is Shawn Graham.
Maybe a rent-to-own deal, maybe outright purchase, maybe something else. Nobody outside of the anointed few that crawl through the Centennial Building's second floor knows for sure.
We can be sure, however, that the track record of politicians running NB Power has been second-to-all. Selling NB Power could be a great idea or a bad idea, depends on who is doing the negotiating and who is doing the buying. We know another bloated, inefficient government department is the buyer, so no upside there.
Fighting for the home team we have Shawn Graham, former gym teacher and bartender; Jack Keir, the most conservative member of the Leg, former business GM; Paul Zed, former MP, current lawyer, and Irving in-law; David Hay, President & CEO of NB Power, Lord appointee; Francis Maguire, NB Power Chairman, Shawn Graham supporter, drilling company CEO, man-about-town, schmoozer; some other people, we do not know who.
In that last group of people we do not know, I hope to god there was at least one person who has done a major deal successfully. Not sold his used gym shoes to a kid at school or bilked Business New Brunswick out of taxpayer dollars. A real deal. And hopefully that one person that has done a major deal successfully was the one in charge of our side.
But I doubt it.
If anyone can secure defeat from the jaws of victory, it is Shawn Graham.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Sell NB Power?
So the rumour mill is running at full speed with word the provincial government is going to sell NB Power. No, not to some company, but to the government of Quebec.
Maybe they will assume the debt.
The only thing worse than a non-responsive bureaucracy run by your elected representatives is a non-responsive bureaucracy run by somebody else's elected representatives.
Hope the separatists keep the sex consensual after they win the next election in Quebec, otherwise the screwing could hurt.
Maybe they will assume the debt.
The only thing worse than a non-responsive bureaucracy run by your elected representatives is a non-responsive bureaucracy run by somebody else's elected representatives.
Hope the separatists keep the sex consensual after they win the next election in Quebec, otherwise the screwing could hurt.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Whose Cheque Is It?
How is it possible that the PMO, that runs MPs around like they are mindless pre-schoolers, not in control of what is printed on the big cheques being used to bribe Canadians with their own money?
It is a real pi$$off when the Toronto Star is right.
It is not your money Mr. Keddy, so take that stupid grin off your face.
It is a real pi$$off when the Toronto Star is right.
It is not your money Mr. Keddy, so take that stupid grin off your face.
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