Can you feel it? Rural Newfoundland is yelling and screaming - the sound is loud and it is powerful. When communities and families lose it all because the government failed to utilize, protect, and invest in renewable sectors such as forestry and the fishery - they might - they just might take back control.
When the Big Land has been promised, since the Upper Churchill, that their turn was next - and they waited - and waited - but their turn did not come, they might - they just might take back control.
When public service pensioners contributed to a pension plan but the government directed it into general revenue year over year continue to hear from the Minister of Finance - go away we do not want to talk to you, they might - just might, tell the Minister exactly the same thing.
When Pharmacy Owners who serve their communities and inner-city neighbourhoods with essential front line health care are told over and over by the government - we do not recognize your expertise and your investment, they might - just might, say you are not the government of the people or for the people.
The polling issue is a joke. Have they yet revealed how many of the people polled were contacted online? The government of Kathy Dunderdale and her political party are drunk with power. They are partisan beyond democracy - and threaten the very system our forefathers fought for. I am very serious. I am hearing the usual - vote for me - you want to be on the government side. Yes by all means Tories - let's see if we can get rid of all opposition. This crew actually go after people in the private sector. They attempt to affect a persons employment by dropping a hint here and there.
The joke of Len Simms and Ross Reid leaving employment and regaining employment at the dropping of writs is not unlike Peter McKay and his fly rod being picked up by the coast guard helicopter. Len Simms heads up the Housing Corporation - which is more important - the election or the direction needed to fix the endless problems in affordable housing? Which is more important the Deputy Minister of whatever or the re-election of his beloved Tories? Hey Ross - the real deal does not really mean that much to you does it? The sincerity and fundamental freedom of choices does not mean anything to you Ross? Do tell. I can sleep - can you?
So you see there is a feeling in the air - a fresh/salty oxymoronic sort of feeling. How was the Cabinet meeting in Grand Falls-Windsor? Any threats floating around to business people or ordinary citizens? Feels like real democracy - or at least as Ross remembers it from:
Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Ukraine.
My ears have been burning for months - wonder why that is?
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