The Council of the Atlantic Premiers - established in 2000 under Brian Tobin for Newfoundland and Labrador - has a mandate to promote the interests of the Atlantic Region.
I have some grave concerns that this institution like most other Canadian entities puts Newfoundland and Labrador at the back of the line.
Firstly the Council has an office with 14 full-time employees - it is located in Halifax.
There are many associated organizations involved in some way or another with the Council and it is more than passing strange that all of them are located everywhere but Newfoundland and Labrador.
Atlantic Canada Online:
Location -
P.O. Box 204
Halifax, NS
B3J 2M4
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Head Office Location -
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
PO Box 5500
922 Main
Moncton, N.B. E1C 8W6
Atlantic Police Academy
Location -
Prince Edward Island
Atlantic Veterinary College
Location -
Prince Edward Island
Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission
Location -
Fredricton New Brunswick
The Independent Organizations Listed on the Council of the Atlantic Premiers website are:
ACOA Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Head Office Location -
Moncton New Brunswick
Atlantic Provinces Chambers of Commerce
Location -
Moncton New Brunswick
Atlantic Provinces Economic Council
Location -
Halifax Nova Scotia
Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority
Location - Head Office
Halifax Nova Scotia
Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association
Location -
Dieppe New Brunswick
So Newfoundland and Labrador is where in this equation?
4 comments:
There is a move afoot to create combine the 4 Atlantic Provinces into 1 with New Brunswick taking the lead. In areas of education and healthcare there have been some interesting activity over the last few years, quietly undermining NL's position and business while protecting and expanding services from NS & NB...all seemingly with Premier Williams knowledge. This may take 5-15 years but it is coming!
Yes - this super Atlantica would be a real gain for us no doubt - NB NS and PEI would all like to partake in the sucking of our resources as their friends in Ontario and Quebec have been doing for years.
All CAP-related organizations are not located in Newfoundland joined what was the Council of Maritime Premiers (which still exists) very late in the day -- in Wells' time as premier.
Actually Brian Tobin's name is on the agreement to form the Council of the Atlantic Premiers - having said that the Coucil of the Maritime Premiers did exist as you said - before and still exists - that does not excuse no presence and does not justify the CAP offices not for instance being located here.
The fact that we have none of the head offices of the associated organizations or the independent organizations located here - is typical Canada and typical us...
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