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| The Liar and the Traitor |
Before I proceed with a short commentary - I would like to take a couple of sentences written by Ms. Taber in the article as I believe it demonstrates the disinterest the upper Canadian media has in - critical issues - for Newfoundland and Labrador and her people.
Mr. Manning, who had only served one term, from 2006 to 2008, was, in part, a victim of former premier Danny Williams's “Any But Conservative” campaign. He was angry with Stephen Harper over equalization issues.
As you can see Ms. Taber first makes Manning a victim of Danny Williams and secondly describes Williams as angry with Harper over equalization issues. In the first instance Manning is a victim of his own choices which absolutely went against the will of the people he supposedly represented and sought to represent again. In the second instance Williams was not "angry" over "equalization issues" - rather he was angry - as were the majority of people in our province - over the FACT that the Prime Minister LIED - he LIED directly to the Premier - he LIED directly one on one to me and he LIED to ALL Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.
The lie was costly - about 10 billion dollars worth - and it will affect many generations of our people. It means the value of our natural non-renewable resources has been diminished to immediate economic benefit versus long-term invested benefit and immediate return. That is the problem with non-renewables - and that is what Harper promised to fix. He promised it as an economist, as a matter of principle, as a matter of good Canadian policy - but in the end he just lied.
If the two gentlemen above are elected again expect the same result for our province. If Fabian gets elected and Harper wins a minority - we can expect both to find ways to diminish our lot to improve the lot of others in Quebec and Ontario. If he wins a majority - there will be nothing left.
3 comments:
Could Manning be Newfoundland and Labrador's modern-day version of a Benedict Arnold ?
Ursula - I think you are being a little hard on Benedict.
Sue could you give us an accounting which comprises the approximate 10 billion dollars worth that we lost because of the Ottawa government. It would be nice for your readers to have some understanding of what was involved.
Thanks for your great posts, you are invaluable to your province.
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