In a VOCM story today Minister Hutchings is responding to Federal Minister Gail Shea regarding the shrimp quota disaster.
As is usually the case from this PC Government the Minister talks about how good we are doing and what good confederation children we are. In part he says:
...in 2007 there were 187 licensed fish plants; today there
are 86, and at the peak in the '80s there were 250. He says the province
has stepped in with the fisheries loan guarantee program and a host of
others to give harvesters the ability to access capital or to buy out,
all of which is consolidation and rationalization.
Yes there we have it. So in short - Look at us - we have downsized, cut, rationalized and sold out - so why can't we have more shrimp?
So this province has lost 164 fish plants, 2 pulp and paper mills, several mines and recently a shoe factory - we need more power? So this province has lost 50,000 people but we need more power? Our population has aged with many of our young families moving to other provinces and countries for work and we need more power for the seniors left behind? All of our houses are modern and energy efficient as are the appliances in them - so we need more power?
Better yet Hutchings alludes to even more rationalization meaning less fish plants - and we need more power?
Muskrat = somebody needs more money and they'll have the suckers of Newfoundland and Labrador pay for it.
Hutchings has no problem speaking confidently about rationalization - he just has a problem being rational. Kindly stop the BS - and while your at it - if you are seeking re-election you might want to tone down the - we are going to shut-down things to do better thing.
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