The Sir Robert Bond Papers seems to have best summed up what to expect from Cathy Bennett if she became leader of any political party.
In his "Politics of Fashion" post Mr. Hollett talks about pollster Don Mills and his chat with the Board of Trade. Please see the excerpt below or keep it all in context by reading the complete post HERE
"...The provincial government started focussing on things like the Lower
Churchill, squeezing more hand-outs from the federal government, and
spending beyond what the public treasury could support. One of the
provincial Conservatives’ biggest supporters after was Don Mills. Right
in line behind Mills was the St. John’s Board of Trade. They cheered as
the provincial government increased spending by incredible amounts. As
the government admitted starting in late 2009, what it was doing was
what the public couldn’t afford. Neither Mills nor the Board of Trade
said a peep about it.
None of this is surprising. The two go
together. CRA is the only pollster the local elite accepts and the
Board of Trade reflects the views of the highly clique-ish local
establishment. Mills is on the Board of Trade’s agenda because he is
fashionable, not because he is saying something provocative or even
something the Board actually supports. They don’t. The Board actually
supports unsustainable government spending because that’s what puts cash
in its members pockets.." (emphasis added)
Mr. Hollett certainly does not hold anything back when talking about Mills or the Board of Trade and their support of unsustainable spending by government.
Mr. Hollett continues on by adding the following later in the post:
" The Board is like an arm of government. The Board is such a reflection
of the official view of things that they won’t even give time at a
luncheon for a representative of the Liberals or New Democrats to
speak. That sort of thing would be commonplace anywhere else but not in
Newfoundland and Labrador since 2003." (emphasis added)
Well Mr. Hollett - I could not have said it better myself - however it was not only the Board of Trade and Don Mills who remained quiet while spending soared. You failed to mention one other; Cathy Bennett as the President of the Board of Trade in 2007.
This seems to differ greatly from Hollett's earlier post on Bennett's candidacy where he says:
"Bennett could prove to be the catalyst for a major change on the local
political landscape. She is a fresh face. She offers potential."
Hard to match "fresh face" and "potential" with Hollett's earlier description of the Board of Trade and Don Mills since 2003. Hard to match "an arm of government" with catalyst for change.
Many of us already believe that Ms. Bennett is an opportunist - but Mr. Hollett puts it so much more clearly.
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