More taxpayer dollars up in Smoke? Make the Call!

Here is the situation:

B.C., New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Prince Edward Island are retaining a national legal team to help them prosecute Canadian tobacco companies.

Why are these provinces teamed together?

The provincial governments believe that because of the many common elements of the claims, combining forces with other provinces and co-ordinating legal resources will bring their cases to trial faster.

What is the cost?

Is it cheaper for each province?

So what is Newfoundland and Labrador doing?

Ask Dunderdale or Williams. What is the cost of our legal team that includes the law firm of Roebothan, McKay, Marshall - the law firm previously headed up by Danny Williams?

Will they tell us the compensation terms of our legal team?

Where are the questions? Why are they not being asked? 

All the media has to do is "make the call". It costs absolutely nothing to "make the call". 

Perhaps Manitoba could confirm for us "independently" if the way are approaching this lawsuit is the lowest possible alternative.

Roll up the Rim to Grim (what will we expose if we roll up the government rim)

1. Why does a Saskatchewan Crown Corporation supply cable television to Hospital Rooms in Newfoundland and Labrador when we have very expensive fibre optic capabilities? Sick people recovering in our hospitals are paying the Government of Saskatchewan money!

2. Outside of Russell Wangersky - why are no journalists absolutely demolishing the deal between the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and Roebothan McKay Marshall to sue tobacco companies?

3. What qualifications in the oil and gas sector does Miss Elizabeth Matthews have to sit as Vice-chair of the CNLOPB? Why did she cross the floor to join Danny Williams and his team and did she bring any information from the Liberals over with her?

4. If selling energy assets to a Quebec firm is such a good news story (as claimed in the Telegram today by Nalcor spokesperson) why did Sue's Blog have to bring it to the attention of the people in our province?

5. Why are we saving Nova Scotia from its energy problems when we have to pay for it, they compete for industry with us, and they currently have better economic stats that matter. (employment numbers, population)

6. Why is the government not delivering full disclosure of the Emera deal to the people before it is done as promised by Danny Williams?

7. Why does Kathy Dunderdale believe that as an unelected Premier - she should be completing resource deals - when she and most of her MHA's demanded that Grimes not do deals for that reason?

8.Where does John Hickey sit on the request from the NunatuKavut people regarding Muskrat Falls environmental hearings? Does he represent any of these peoples?

9. Why did Danny Williams not secure redress on the Upper Churchill contract either before he quit or before he struck Emera deal - as promised?

10. Is Danny Williams having any influence directly or indirectly on the government and decisions being made - now that he has left office? If so what decisions?