So Loyola Sullivan has thrown his hat in the ring again. The MMSB must be abuzz with all the recycling we are doing with our politicians.
So who is Loyola? Well Loyola and I used to work together. I was Chief of Policy for the PC Opposition for about a year when Loyola was the leader.
So here goes the story. I was hired by Loyola and caucus and things were going relatively well until "Charlie" happened. You see - while I was Chief of Policy - I could continue to call open-line and participate in policy debate and continue to have direct contact with the people of Newfoundland and Labrador. This was part of the deal - well - until "Charlie". You see here's how this works - if you are a politician or worker from a particular party federal or provincial - then you agree to defend against all absurdity from any politician of the same party. Oh Oh here comes "Charlie".
So I still called the Open Line Show with Bill Rowe - until "Charlie".
Do you remember when Charlie Power was recycling himself to go from Provincial to Federal politics. Remember the promise he made - like Norm Doyle - to give his provincial pension to charity and "survive" only on his federal pay. Next thing we all knew was that "Charlie" did a recalculation on his finances and determined he could not live up to his promise.
So Bill being Bill wanted to know what everybody thought of this - and I knew the question was coming to me. I think the reader can guess what my position was - so to avoid this little embarrassment to a fellow colleague - Loyola quietly called me to his office and asked me to refrain from the Open Line Program.
I tendered my resignation that same day - and yes I have a copy. I was not fired by the Tories - quite to the contrary - the other MHA's asked me to stay. So the deal is - when something was obviously wrong very wrong - and the person responsible for it happens to be your buddy - the instructions are to staff - shut-up.
I expect therefore - if Loyola Sullivan is elected - we will not hear the real situation in Ottawa - even if it is opposed to Newfoundland and Labrador. Loyola will nod his head and say okay Mr. Prime Minister - I understand what has to be done. That might of been obvious already when Loyola the "champion" of equalization changes turned his back on Williams and joined the ranks of the liar - Harper.
Yes there is no doubt Loyola is going to find his courage the same way he has found the ground stocks as the ambassador for fish.
Are Manning and Sullivan running because they want to - or are they running for Stephen Harper.
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Loyola " on a go foward basis " Sullivan would like to forget all of that Sue. Mr. " that was then and this is now " would like us all to forget things that make him uncomfortable. Harpers shafting of the Province with the complete support of another Loyola ( buddy ? ) and Norm ( buddy ?) and Fabulous Fabian ( Buddy boy ? ).
Good Lord how this group makes me urge. Yet, there are those amongst us quite willing to " go forward " . Hedderson, French and a whole lot of other Buddies!
No wonder we will always be a pimple on the backside of Ottawa. With the likes of that gang it's no wonder we are laughed at ad nauseum.
The time is long overdue, say by 40 years ago, at the end of Joey's reign about the time we became aware of how corrupt our politicians were to have started throwing them out of power. Are we out of our minds to be putting up with the antics that we have been putting up with, especially over the past 10 years. I don't forget what Lloyola Sullivan did when he accepted the Fisheries' Ambassador position from Stephen Harper our province's archenemy. We, the electorate of Newfoundland and Labrador were slapped in the face while he, Sullivan profitted, no doubt, greatly with that move. That was a feather in HARPER'S hat and we were shafted. We also probably lost the chance of ever getting control over our coveted and valuable fish resource that Ottawa took on for maintenance, but later found a way to use that coveted resource as the enabbler for International Trade for Central Canada. We have no idea what was cooked up there. After all we were promised shared custodial management rights by Harper when he was vying for the PM position.
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