This would be a classic case of Denial - The Latest from Clement's Office

Conservatives annoyed at impatient Canadians "We will do what we promise, given the opportunity."

As the readers to this blog know - the Conservatives let the navy run out of money as for sovereignty patrols in the North Atlantic - and that upset many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians (other than our politicians).

Minister Clement's office wrote a response to that post and I replied in kind.

Now on the heels of this exchange the Minister's senior staffer wrote back again - this time to complain about annoying Canadians who are berating his bosses.

What's interesting is there the new twist on Custodial Control of the Nose and Tail of the Grand Banks and the Flemish Cap. If we are to listen to this Conservative supporter we might get false hope that this Hearn promise is going to happen - just give us a bit more time.

Just as a reminder here is the response Loyola Hearn gave to the St. John's Board of Trade during the last federal election campaign - re Foreign Overfishing

Foreign Overfishing

Our Party initiated the idea of custodial management. We had a resolution to that effect passed in Parliament. In our policy statements we commit to taking custodial management if we become Government.

Now here is the latest correspondence from Clement's office:

Dear Ms. Kelland-Dyer,

I find it distressing when citizens berate the Conservative government which has been in power for one year only, for not solving all the problems caused by the Liberal government over the previous 13 years. If Canadians had been even close to this diligent with the Liberals, perhaps this government would not have to try to fix everything while wielding only a minority in the House. Regarding what you refer to as Minister Hearn's "broken promise", I disagree with you. I did not read anything in the documentation you provided me that had a short time limit on it. Again, we cannot accomplish everything at one time especially when we are constantly being hampered by the Liberal opposition, in passing legislation. We have accomplished more in 1 year than the previous governments did in 13 years. Yes, they promised much much more than we did, but they were hollow and empty promises. Give us a break and allow us the same parameters you allowed the Liberals for 13 years. The difference will be easily seen at the end. We will do what we promise, given the opportunity.

Sincerely,


David J. Lowe
Chief Parliamentary Assistant to
Tony Clement, P.C., M.P.