Premier Dunderdale is a political fraud. Very simple - as she opens her mouth and inserts two feet in.
The Premier says we - the critics of the Muskrat Falls deal - are "working to find the few flaws". This while addressing the Oil Conference happening in St. John's today.
Dunderdale is ignorant and that is extremely dangerous for Newfoundland and Labrador.
Inheriting the title Premier - gives her a right to diminish the FREE public service many of us have been involved in for over two decades.
While trying to insult and degrade the people she serves and who pay her salary - she ironically provides a compliment.
The Premier must be in pretty bad shape when she resorts to "insulting" rather that "debating" to silence her critics.
Dunderdale should learn this lesson. As Premier she should encourage, welcome, and thank those citizens that are "working" to find flaws in the Muskrat Falls deal. That means we give a damn about our place and give a damn about future generations.
Kathy Dunderdale as Premier - the most powerful position in the Province stands and speaks to corporate executives - some of which are the most powerful people in business and takes potshots at people who are not present for the address and receives applause from those wanting to rid the people of their resources for maximum gain.
A corporation can be forgiven for the cheap and cowardice behavior - they represent their shareholders and have a fiduciary duty to make them money. They in no way are responsible for the betterment of our people and our communities. That's your job Premier - and you'll have a hard time of it if you continue to attack your own people in favour of large offshore corporations, other provinces, and Stephen Harper.
Dunderdale is setting a very poor example for your children and mine. By using an imbalance of power to assert her position - the Premier is actually a bully.
Sadly the Premier is actually targeting the people she has sworn to represent.
Without her power - she might actually have to appear in front of ordinary Newfoundlanders and Labradorians like you and me. Then she might actually have to debate with the owners of the resources - she is so flippantly giving away. On equal terms our Premier would be lost - and I assure you the applause she is receiving from the corporate elite might be replaced with disdain and disgust from the people who elected her party to govern.
If stripped of her position tomorrow - would she so freely attack others behind their backs? If stripped of her power tomorrow - would she so freely try to rid others of their gainful employment? If stripped of her power tomorrow - who would she be? Dunderdale might just find out in October. As for those Cabinet Ministers and backbenchers who are silenced either by ignorance or hopes of personal gain (cabinet post) - you should really sit back and reflect. Is this really worth it? What will your grandchildren think?
As for finding flaws - let's hope we do - those few flaws in the Upper Churchill have certainly been costly.
Ask Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter if you have permission to talk to your people.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Time for the Premier to Go
Kathy Dunderdale is not the Premier Newfoundland and Labrador needs at this time in our history. With a new Conservative majority in Ottawa announcing major cuts to program spending - we need strength and determination to hold on to the little bit of the Ottawa pie we have.
This is just one reason for Dunderdale to step aside or be ousted by the electorate. From a provincial perspective the important files are the Muskrat Falls proposed deal, the fishery, pensions, loss of resource related industries, rural development, health, small business, and transportation.
Dunderdale receives a failing grade on the following:
Muskrat Falls - The deal is not good for the province and particularly bad for Labrador. While power prices will soar on the Island portion to pay for Nova Scotians and others to achieve lower or stable power rates - it is once again being exported out of the Big Land without any industrial usage and without achieving renewable hydro power for many areas of Labrador. This coupled with the fact that Dunderdale will not debate this deal despite the fact that she is an unelected Premier. When in Opposition she along with her colleagues stated that unelected Premiers must not make significant resource deals and that every detail of negotiations and the deal must be made public. If Dunderdale is permitted - by the electorate - to carry on - this deal will be the worst in our history and will destroy the future of several generations.
The Fishery - Dunderdale is doing nothing to protect this essential renewable resource and less to ensure that rural communities and their people are able to continue the employment associated with it. This is a critical resource that has been continuously neglected by the Government of Canada and the provincial government has done nothing to hold the feds feet to the fire. The losses to our economy are close to a billion a year. Further it has placed more pressure on shellfish stocks as fishermen try to hang on to some employment. The Premier and her Cabinet are absolutely ignoring the injustice and resulting economic catastrophe - this mismanagement has caused. Dunderdale is ignoring past commitments of Harper, Hearn and unelected Senator Manning - to take custodial control of the nose and tail of the Grand Banks. They are also ignoring the current goings on regarding the Comprehensive European Trade Agreement - once again turning OUR fishery over to foreigners.
Dunderdale and Cabinet continue to ignore the plight of public service pensioners in our province. Sue's Blog has stated in the past the policy of the PC government on this issue amounts to waiting for people to die. These MHA's with lucrative and in many cases unearned (quality of work and results) salaries - also enjoy the benefit of a pension after very few years of employment. Simply put - they don't give a damn that seniors who spent a career in public service are living below the poverty line and really do have to make choices between heat and food. If allowed the Dunderdale government will cause electrical bills to simply become unaffordable period.
Industrial development is simply non-existent under Dunderdale's term as Cabinet Minister and now Premier. Newfoundland and Labrador has suffered the loss of two paper mills and the jobs that went with them. The continued losses in the processing sector of the fishery continues to destroy rural communities and continues to drive population to other provinces to find work. If Dunderdale continues her obsession to export all the clean renewable hydro out of Labrador - our people will follow the power to industry in Nova Scotia and other maritime jurisdictions.
Rural development unfortunately is an oxymoron under the Dunderdale administration. Our Premier and her caucus continue to hide from the obvious - our rural communities are suffering death by a thousand cuts. The creeping normalcy; the way a major negative change, which happens slowly in many unnoticed increments, is not perceived as objectionable. One loss at a time - in a manner that suits the social experiment being conducted by Dr. Doug House - since the Wells administration. The underfunded tourism initiatives which sees Newfoundland and Labrador come second to Anne of Green Gables in PEI. The erosion of our transportation assets - the highways and roads, the airline service particularly between Newfoundland and Labrador. The Marine Atlantic service - always a deterrent to cross over from Nova Scotia - and yet another failure by our provincial government as they "take on" the feds. The cosy picture of Harper and Dunderdale highlighted again on the Fighting Newfoundlander blog.
Sue's Blog will continue with the list in the next week or so - as we crawl toward October. The BBQ's have started and the hand-shaking, back-slapping, reconnection with the voters has returned. This Premier and her government must go - it's a choice between them or us (the people of Newfoundland and Labrador). I choose the latter. What's your take?
This is just one reason for Dunderdale to step aside or be ousted by the electorate. From a provincial perspective the important files are the Muskrat Falls proposed deal, the fishery, pensions, loss of resource related industries, rural development, health, small business, and transportation.
Dunderdale receives a failing grade on the following:
Muskrat Falls - The deal is not good for the province and particularly bad for Labrador. While power prices will soar on the Island portion to pay for Nova Scotians and others to achieve lower or stable power rates - it is once again being exported out of the Big Land without any industrial usage and without achieving renewable hydro power for many areas of Labrador. This coupled with the fact that Dunderdale will not debate this deal despite the fact that she is an unelected Premier. When in Opposition she along with her colleagues stated that unelected Premiers must not make significant resource deals and that every detail of negotiations and the deal must be made public. If Dunderdale is permitted - by the electorate - to carry on - this deal will be the worst in our history and will destroy the future of several generations.
The Fishery - Dunderdale is doing nothing to protect this essential renewable resource and less to ensure that rural communities and their people are able to continue the employment associated with it. This is a critical resource that has been continuously neglected by the Government of Canada and the provincial government has done nothing to hold the feds feet to the fire. The losses to our economy are close to a billion a year. Further it has placed more pressure on shellfish stocks as fishermen try to hang on to some employment. The Premier and her Cabinet are absolutely ignoring the injustice and resulting economic catastrophe - this mismanagement has caused. Dunderdale is ignoring past commitments of Harper, Hearn and unelected Senator Manning - to take custodial control of the nose and tail of the Grand Banks. They are also ignoring the current goings on regarding the Comprehensive European Trade Agreement - once again turning OUR fishery over to foreigners.
Dunderdale and Cabinet continue to ignore the plight of public service pensioners in our province. Sue's Blog has stated in the past the policy of the PC government on this issue amounts to waiting for people to die. These MHA's with lucrative and in many cases unearned (quality of work and results) salaries - also enjoy the benefit of a pension after very few years of employment. Simply put - they don't give a damn that seniors who spent a career in public service are living below the poverty line and really do have to make choices between heat and food. If allowed the Dunderdale government will cause electrical bills to simply become unaffordable period.
Industrial development is simply non-existent under Dunderdale's term as Cabinet Minister and now Premier. Newfoundland and Labrador has suffered the loss of two paper mills and the jobs that went with them. The continued losses in the processing sector of the fishery continues to destroy rural communities and continues to drive population to other provinces to find work. If Dunderdale continues her obsession to export all the clean renewable hydro out of Labrador - our people will follow the power to industry in Nova Scotia and other maritime jurisdictions.
Rural development unfortunately is an oxymoron under the Dunderdale administration. Our Premier and her caucus continue to hide from the obvious - our rural communities are suffering death by a thousand cuts. The creeping normalcy; the way a major negative change, which happens slowly in many unnoticed increments, is not perceived as objectionable. One loss at a time - in a manner that suits the social experiment being conducted by Dr. Doug House - since the Wells administration. The underfunded tourism initiatives which sees Newfoundland and Labrador come second to Anne of Green Gables in PEI. The erosion of our transportation assets - the highways and roads, the airline service particularly between Newfoundland and Labrador. The Marine Atlantic service - always a deterrent to cross over from Nova Scotia - and yet another failure by our provincial government as they "take on" the feds. The cosy picture of Harper and Dunderdale highlighted again on the Fighting Newfoundlander blog.
Sue's Blog will continue with the list in the next week or so - as we crawl toward October. The BBQ's have started and the hand-shaking, back-slapping, reconnection with the voters has returned. This Premier and her government must go - it's a choice between them or us (the people of Newfoundland and Labrador). I choose the latter. What's your take?
Thursday, June 09, 2011
Harper cheers for twins from Sweden - as Canadian Essential Services are CUT
So President Harper wants to see a hockey game in Boston.
President Harper hitches a ride with the Air-Force 1 wannabe to the USA.
A pleasant picture of President Harper and his daughter in the stands cheering for "Canada's" team is shown by Canadian media - the same media who were restricted to 5 questions during the election campaign.
This at a time when smiling Oh'Flaherty slices jobs and essential services to Canadians. At a time when the the maladroit Minister of Finance happily hops down the steps heading to Parliament; on route to heckling political adversaries who are fighting his draconian cuts.
You see the NHL is a professional sports league that offers a product of unessential entertainment - best described as grown men passing a rubber disc around an ice surface with an aim to shoot it into a net owned by the opposing team. These men are paid millions to break a sweat while skating in 35 to 50 second intervals - and occasionally hit each other with an elbow, stick, or fist.
So at a time when jobs are being cut in Harper's republic, Newfoundland and Labrador is losing a rescue centre, and essential services for Canadians are being trimmed down - the Prime Minister has absolutely NO excuse to use government assets to watch a hockey game.
Do you think Harper is an average Canadian? He should be - he was elected by average Canadians to manage their collective affairs.
Harper is a liar; of that there is no doubt - but Harper is also clearly vindictive - to the point where average Canadians are blaming each other for voting anything but Conservative. It is a real belief in this country that if a particular electoral district voted for anybody but a Conservative - they will be punished with cuts to services and jobs. Worse Canadians believe - if a Province failed to vote for and elect a majority of Conservative seats - that population will be punished.
In Newfoundland and Labrador there is evidence that this is the case and will continue. Harper once said we had an attitude of defeatism and liked welfare - providing the benefit was rich enough. Harper felt completely comfortable abusing his power - while travelling to watch "Canada's" team in the NHL match-up.
Considering all these teams are rostered with individuals that are from everywhere - the PM actually sat in the stands cheering twins from Sweden while Newfoundland and Labrador's player Michael Ryder cleaned Vancouver's clock.
The Prime Minister Harper asked us to ignore "contempt of Parliament" and "violations of the Elections Act" and concentrate on the economy. Well done Harper - you lied again.
Remember Premier Dunderdale this is "your" man.
President Harper hitches a ride with the Air-Force 1 wannabe to the USA.
A pleasant picture of President Harper and his daughter in the stands cheering for "Canada's" team is shown by Canadian media - the same media who were restricted to 5 questions during the election campaign.
This at a time when smiling Oh'Flaherty slices jobs and essential services to Canadians. At a time when the the maladroit Minister of Finance happily hops down the steps heading to Parliament; on route to heckling political adversaries who are fighting his draconian cuts.
You see the NHL is a professional sports league that offers a product of unessential entertainment - best described as grown men passing a rubber disc around an ice surface with an aim to shoot it into a net owned by the opposing team. These men are paid millions to break a sweat while skating in 35 to 50 second intervals - and occasionally hit each other with an elbow, stick, or fist.
So at a time when jobs are being cut in Harper's republic, Newfoundland and Labrador is losing a rescue centre, and essential services for Canadians are being trimmed down - the Prime Minister has absolutely NO excuse to use government assets to watch a hockey game.
Do you think Harper is an average Canadian? He should be - he was elected by average Canadians to manage their collective affairs.
Harper is a liar; of that there is no doubt - but Harper is also clearly vindictive - to the point where average Canadians are blaming each other for voting anything but Conservative. It is a real belief in this country that if a particular electoral district voted for anybody but a Conservative - they will be punished with cuts to services and jobs. Worse Canadians believe - if a Province failed to vote for and elect a majority of Conservative seats - that population will be punished.
In Newfoundland and Labrador there is evidence that this is the case and will continue. Harper once said we had an attitude of defeatism and liked welfare - providing the benefit was rich enough. Harper felt completely comfortable abusing his power - while travelling to watch "Canada's" team in the NHL match-up.
Considering all these teams are rostered with individuals that are from everywhere - the PM actually sat in the stands cheering twins from Sweden while Newfoundland and Labrador's player Michael Ryder cleaned Vancouver's clock.
The Prime Minister Harper asked us to ignore "contempt of Parliament" and "violations of the Elections Act" and concentrate on the economy. Well done Harper - you lied again.
Remember Premier Dunderdale this is "your" man.
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