>Did the Liberals ever promise to cut, or eliminate the GST? <
If they didn't, it's the only promise they NEVER made!
Here's an article about our Minister of Industry, who's destructive actions in the Voisey's Bay nickel discovery has done more to undermine investment in the mining industry then the Bre-x fiasco. His flair for disrupting economic development is starting to float to the surface.
(Voisey's Bay Thread)
Subject 16036
The Liberal Party has lost its' way. It used to rule the nation with an appearance of finesse. Today they are stumbling mental incompetents internally divided. Its scary to think they are showing us their best face.
WE ARE IN TROUBLE
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thetelegram.com
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Tobin should have admitted deal status: Harris 11/12/00
By TRACY BARRON, The Telegram
Former premier Brian Tobin should have come clean on the fact that Quebec was no longer a partner in the Lower Churchill development deal before he left provincial politics, says NDP Leader Jack Harris. Energy Minister Paul Dicks confirmed last week the province is no longer negotiating with Quebec as a partner on the mega-project. Instead, Quebec is a customer in a development that is radically different than what was originally proposed. That has been the case for at least five months, Dicks said when he outlined the smaller, $3.7-billion project that Newfoundland could do on its own, provided it had customers. Tobin sought a second mandate as premier to be the one to negotiate the Lower Churchill development, yet he did not inform the public the province no longer had a partner, Harris said. “I’m flabbergasted by the boldness of it,” said the NDP leader. “Maybe he thought it wasn’t going to become public until after the federal election.” In the absence of a deal with Quebec for the development of the Lower Churchill, the Guaranteed Winter Availability contract and Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corp.’s shareholders agreement signed with Hydro-Quebec in June 1999 should be made public, Harris said. The public should know what arrangements were made to recall power, and to procure the additional annual amount of money for the province, he said. “We need to know what arrangements have been made with Hydro- Quebec so that we know whether or not the failure of the project — being partnered with Hydro-Quebec — has further consequences for the long-term interest of Newfoundland and Labrador,” Harris said. “It’s very important now to know whether we gave up something further in terms of the availability to deal with the long-term contract for the Upper Churchill.” The Telegram filed a freedom of information request for the Guaranteed Winter Availability contract and Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corp.’s shareholders agreement earlier this year, but that request was denied on the basis the documents contain commercially sensitive information that could impair negotiations with Hydro-Quebec. |
