Nalcor chief financial officer Derrick Sturge told the Muskrat Falls Inquiry the business case to recover costs from the project was “rock solid.” The reality is much more disconcerting as Muskrat Falls promises to saddle the province with growing debt. The vital...
Let there be no doubt that our province is facing a tough fiscal challenge and solutions are hard to come by. Proposals are emerging. Some of them come from think tanks, whose role is to divine public policy options and to chart a course through troubled waters. Some...
David Vardy holds degrees in Economics from Memorial University, the University of Toronto and Princeton University. He was a member of the economics faculty at Queen’s University before returning to Newfoundland and Labrador to serve as a senior public servant for...
David Vardy speech and Q&A at a Frontier Centre for Public Policy Luncheon entitled: A Tale of Two Debacles: Muskrat Falls and Manitoba Hydro's Preferred Development Plan.
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The writ has been dropped and Albertans are off to the polls on May 29. That leaves just four weeks for political leaders and voters to sort out what is arguably the most divisive, yet significant, issue for this election - health care. On Day 2, NDP leader Rachel...
David Vardy is interviewed by Geoff Currier on CJOB regarding his speech given for the Frontier Centre entitled: A Tale of Two Debacles: Muskrat Falls and Manitoba Hydro's Preferred Development Plan.
David Vardy, former Chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Utilities Board, spoke on April 30th, 2014 at a Frontier Centre for Public Policy luncheon concerning the alarming parallels between over-ambitious and risky hydro projects in Manitoba and Newfoundland...
Ron Penney and David Vardy examine the risks associated with the planned Muskrat Falls hydroelectric mega-project in Atlantic Canada.
Ron Penney and David Vardy examine the risks associated with the planned Muskrat Falls hydroelectric mega-project in Atlantic Canada.