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03 September 2011

Traffic Flow: August 29 – September 2, 2011

  1. Robots in dead heat (poll goosing)
  2. NL ratepayers to carry full load for Muskrat falls plus more
  3. The Politics of Cynicism, NDP style
  4. Uniting the Left:  a reminder
  5. Nalcor royalties:  yet more information
  6. Muskrat Falls:  lost opportunity
  7. Court docket now online
  8. Paving the way (political donations by paving companies)
  9. Political Reporting 2011
  10. About SRBP

 

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The JM Series

  • Analysis of Muskrat Falls (PUB)
  • Upper Churchill - an unexplored alternative
  • Labrador Mining and Muskrat Falls
  • The Simple Litmus Test
  • The Importance of Transparency
  • Demand and Costs
  • The Water Management Agreement
  • Two Variants of the Interconnected Option
  • A Relapse of the Free Market Society
  • Muskrat Falls: delayed dividends plus more equity needed

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