CBC's Point of View with Rex Murphy was very telling this week. I invite you all to listen to it HERE
Get your pencils out and mark down how many times Murphy says Newfoundland or Newfoundlanders without any reference to Labrador. Despite the CBC's caption below the video: The National's Rex Murphy looks at Kathy Dunderdale's exit from the top
post of the government of Newfoundland and Labrador. In case you missed
his latest essay, click on the video above to watch. Murphy refuses to say Labrador.
If Mr. Murphy has a problem with the constitutional name change precipitated by the people of Newfoundland and Labrador - maybe he should tell us.
Now let's get to the content of his opinion on Premier Dunderdale's resignation. At least we know his is an opinion and not news - as Mr. McLeod of the Telegram likes to do.
He makes the following points:
1. Kathy Dunderdale following her own script on leaving
2. There was no political or personal scandal or turbulence to make her step aside
3. The "heavy recent storm" caused her problems - with a blackout
4. Sane response to political difficulties
For Rex to believe that rushing back from a vacation in Florida - with rumours abound on potential defections and caucus dissatisfaction - to quit - a few months after a convention wherein there was "solid support" - was a person following their own script is detached.
To believe that Dunderdale was not experiencing extreme turbulence following downed polls not poles - is detached.
To say that part of her misfortune was rolling blackouts from a "heavy recent storm" is detached and just out-in-out incorrect.
To say that the Premier's was a sane response to political difficulties - must mean she was daft. The easier way to deal with it was to listen to the loud voices of the people of Newfoundland AND Labrador telling her they did not like her direction. Only a less than sane person keeps banging their head of the same wall of resistance over and over again while expecting a different outcome.
Perhaps Rex Murphy should seek the PC leadership:
1. He displays arrogance
2. He likes to spin
3. He could care less what the people think - it's Newfoundland - not Newfoundland and Labrador
4. His dismissal of Labrador for the benefit of the Island of Newfoundland
Really Mr. Murphy if this is the best you can do - perhaps you should follow Ms. Dunderdale.
2 comments:
During his career as a Journalist Rex Murphy has worked for many of the News Media Organizations in Canada, CBC Radio and TV, Globe and Mail Newspaper, National Post Newspaper, etc. He has done a great job for them. I would be proud to have him as Premier if he would toe the line for his province instead of for Ottawa and other entities. I don't trust anyone completely, who would be Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador to do what is right for their province, since we have not seen it happen ever in this province. They have given away our resources that have been developed thus far so that the Center could prosper.
I also assume Mr. Murphy is using the name of our province in the very manner that those particular news media that employed him requested him to for their organizations' sake or benefit.
I think he might be afraid to use it the way Mr. Murphy knows it to be correct and proper. That is my guess!
I always wondered why myself they refused to use the correct and proper name but I guess there must be some kind of bias behind it, maybe the National Media don't want to irk Quebec. Quebec always comes first although it contributes the least of any province in Canada to Canada.
The proper name of the province IS Newfoundland and Labrador not Newfoundland and I would like to hear everybody using the proper name in the future including Mr. Murphy and the National Communication Outlets.
It's very difficult to trust anyone
these days.
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