People need to know - and our real democracy needs the answers.
The Kevin O'Brien - Breakfast with Tiffany's Only - fiasco is the tip of the iceberg.
Right now every journalist worth their salt will dig in and find out how widespread this behavior is.
Every municipal councillor, every mayor, all Chambers of Commerce members and all volunteers in community organizations should be given an opportunity by our media to have a confidential conversation with them.They should use their journalists right to keep sources confidential and give us - the public - an overview of how vindictive this government really is.
We need to know if Cabinet members are abusing their authority and using inappropriate influence for political gain. We need to understand how much pressure community leaders are put under and whether they believe their community would suffer by actually losing support for infrastructure, employment programs, or development.
We also need to know if business owners or individuals have been coerced in the same fashion.
While the O'Brien story is sensational and headline grabbing - it has greater legs than what we've seen.
I - as one citizen and consumer of news in Newfoundland and Labrador - wants to know if this government should be investigated further and real action be taken.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Festival of Spite? O'Brien reflects typical PC Tribalism
It's not a joke anymore. It's time that people in this province put an end to the spiteful, tribalistic, immoral and intimidating behavior demonstrated by many PC Cabinet Ministers and the Premier.
The latest - in a CBC story- an allegation that Minister Kevin O'Brien got a young Chamber of Commerce scholarship winner uninvited as a server for a community breakfast. Why? because he's not a Tory?
How many town councillors and mayors have been politically threatened by this PC government? We have all heard the stories - community leaders are frightened to death to speak out against ANY government action - lest funding for critical infrastructure may not come.
This government has asked organizations to remove their senior staff - if the organization wants to have any "hope" with government.
How many businesses were threatened with repercussion of some sort if they put a Liberal or NDP sign on their building - or supported a local candidate who was not PC?
This started with Danny in 2003 and has carried on with a gusto since Kathy took over. Intimidation of bloggers, open-line callers, and people with government jobs.
I don't know how many Cable Atlantic/Rogers former employees are now within the government rank and file - but somebody should really have a look.
This government behaves like a two bit mafia - enforcers and all. Why? Because they lack a leader, they lack integrity, and they lack confidence.
Instead of being a "cool hip" province - we are serfs forced to support our 5 or 6 lord's estate. Backward, backward, backward.
Don't see us going from one Kathy to another Cathy - do you?
The latest - in a CBC story- an allegation that Minister Kevin O'Brien got a young Chamber of Commerce scholarship winner uninvited as a server for a community breakfast. Why? because he's not a Tory?
How many town councillors and mayors have been politically threatened by this PC government? We have all heard the stories - community leaders are frightened to death to speak out against ANY government action - lest funding for critical infrastructure may not come.
This government has asked organizations to remove their senior staff - if the organization wants to have any "hope" with government.
How many businesses were threatened with repercussion of some sort if they put a Liberal or NDP sign on their building - or supported a local candidate who was not PC?
This started with Danny in 2003 and has carried on with a gusto since Kathy took over. Intimidation of bloggers, open-line callers, and people with government jobs.
I don't know how many Cable Atlantic/Rogers former employees are now within the government rank and file - but somebody should really have a look.
This government behaves like a two bit mafia - enforcers and all. Why? Because they lack a leader, they lack integrity, and they lack confidence.
Instead of being a "cool hip" province - we are serfs forced to support our 5 or 6 lord's estate. Backward, backward, backward.
Don't see us going from one Kathy to another Cathy - do you?
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