Now we know why it took the provincial government so long to release the “review” of the provincial electrical system that former Premier Kathy Dunderdale made up off the top of her head when people were trying to take her head off over Nalcor’s giant blackout in January.
The “review” is going to involve nothing more than a description of the existing electrical system and other systems across Canada.
There’s nothing in the request for proposals – not a commission of inquiry (!!!) – that people in the provincial government either don’t know already or should know.
And since this will be just another consultant’s report, the consultant has no legal ability to obtain detailed information the way the public utilities board or a public inquiry could.
There also doesn’t appear to be any provision for a discussion of the regressive, monopoly system the provincial government created in 2012 because Muskrat Falls isn’t the cheapest way to provide electricity for provincial demand.
What’s the point of examining the province’s electricity policy if you don;t actually look critically at the policy and propose alternatives?
Yes, folks, it is a waste of time. And you know it’s a waste of time because they released word of the request for proposals after normal working hours on Monday. It’s a new version of “take out the trash”.
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