"I would
suggest as well, if anything happens with regard to the Lower Churchill, if
there is any tentative agreement or any framework of an agreement - not a
tentative agreement, the framework of an agreement struck on the Lower
Churchill - that before anything is signed, before anything is agreed to, the
Minister of Mines and Energy, as Chairperson of that particular panel, should
go around - in the event of a Voisey’s Bay deal, or in the event of a deal on
the Lower Churchill, there should be an all party, non-partisan committee of
this House struck to go around and listen to the people of Newfoundland and
Labrador, to hear what they want, to hear what their interests are, and to hear
what they think a deal should be. That is what should be done."
Above is a statement made by former Premier Danny Williams in the House of Assembly when he was the Leader of the Opposition.
The former Premier struck the proposed deal with Emera on the Muskrat Falls development.
What was Williams asking for above?
Williams says that on such a deal a non-partisan committee of the House be struck to do public consultations.
Is the development of Muskrat Falls such a deal?
Will he now call on Premier Dunderdale to do the same thing he asked of former Premier Grimes?
Why is Williams skirting this issue?
Why is Williams not demanding this process now?
Will the media ask these questions? It's for the record right?
3 comments:
Ther is plenty of opportunity for people to express their views. Williams was wrong then and the notion of a non-partisan cttee is wrong now
There were consultations, it was called Environmental Panel Proces. This Panel recommended 71 defeciences be dealt with. This is not happening. Why?
For God's sake Sue give it a break. What Williams supported when he was a politician has nothing to do with the debate. Why don't you weigh in and tell us what you think as opposed to what was said 9 years ago.
You are slipping Sue
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