Nobody is asking about quotas for communities

Loyola you and I both know that people want you to assign quotas to communities. The nonsense you related on "summer breeze", is nothing more than ducking or worse. I was reading a few statements by your communications guy Steve Outhouse when you were in opposition and he was responding on behalf of the Liberal Minister. Same messages from a Liberal and Tory Minister with the same communications guy. Go figure! Who's in charge?
Anyway we will carry on over the weekend dealing with your statements on the program.

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MHA Percy Barrett has

MR. RIDEOUT: Mr. Speaker, again, I cannot control the flights of fantasy that the Leader of the Opposition might engage in, but the fact of the matter is, he knows, everybody in Newfoundland knows, the people in Harbour Breton know, the people in Fortune know, the people in Marystown know, the people in other communities around know, that those quotas are assigned to a company. They are not assigned to a community.

Now, should there be community quotas? Maybe, but the fact of the matter is, the reality of the matter is, right now the quotas that used to be assigned to National Sea, we were able to purchase and have them repatriated to Arnold’s Cove. I think that is good public policy. When we speculate on doing that, in terms of the FPI operation, the Leader of the Opposition comes down on us like a ton of bricks.

Mr. Speaker, you cannot have it both ways. You are either for that as a public policy option or you are not. So, yes, that is one option and there are many others that we are exploring.

MHA Judy Foote has