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= 500,000 tourists to Newfoundland and Labrador every year._____________________________________________________________________________________
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= 1 million tourists to PEI every year.Please ask yourself this - PEI with a fifth of our population and a geography we can all bike across - how is it they double our tourism.
Look at our Tourism potential and ask yourself - what are we doing wrong? Geography second to none from the Big Land to the Island what is it we do not have?
For starters our bureaucracy has chased the Ontario market through a dozen Ministers and not one of them have had the vision to change. We concentrate on our "mints on a stick" pitcherless plant logo for marketing initiatives.
Then of course there is the "Con" federation Bridge which has increased tourism by 300,000 people a year while our Marine Atlantic does everything possible to keep people out.
Then there is the HST 14% on everything in Newfoundland and Labrador versus a combined PST and GST tax of 10% and only 6% on clothing in PEI.
How can that be?
Well our past Liberal Government threw us into the HST scheme with New Brunswick and Nova Scotia while everybody else opted out including PEI. As a result we would have to get permission from NB and NS to reduce our taxes or we have to give them notice that we are leaving the system.
So Minister Hedderson if you think you and your government are successful in Tourism development - think again. Other countries in the world with similar scenery - wildlife - and environment are enjoying tens of millions of tourists.
And while we are at it - understand the bridge has also increased food processing - potato sales - and improved fish exports. Do any of you have a clue - or are you just stuffed with those BBQ hot dogs?
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Sue I truly believe we have had the most INEPT politicians in the
Western Hemisphere right here in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Every other country and province's politicians doubles not only as a politician but a lobbyist.
Such as when Federal Regional Offices or Military Bases, etc. are about to be place somewhere, ever other politician involved in the Ottawa Government have lobbied for whatever was about to be dispensed, but it is quite obvious our politicians didn't do the same. Or else why would they have been content to let the other provinces get all the goodies and they none. I can't believe the inequities that exist with this province, Newfoundland and Labrador as compared to the other provinces. We had to have had politicians sleeping on the job, there can be no other explanation.
Then again we can look at little PEI and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. How many times can the Japanese come to see Anne of Green Gables. It is quite obvious that they are not aware of what the province of Newfoundland and Labrador has to offer. We the beautiful mountains of the Big Land of Labrador and the many other types of varied and beautiful scenery in Labrador and likewise in the Newfoundland portion of the province there are mountains and various vistas of beautiful scenery. All it takes is to put the modes of transportation into place and advertise. Good gracious, I do believe we have all been under a 550 year sleep. We, the electorate, should have been more interested in the well being of the province. We should have been taking notice of what was happening in other parts of Canada and we should have given the politicians who weren't pulling their weight for this province the boot right out of office. It is quite plain to see with the resources that have been given away over the past 58 years and what we have gotten in return, those politicians were not pulling their load for the province and its people.
If PEI can attract 1 million people, this province should be able to attract 5 million.
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