15 April 2005

Is Loyola Hearn changing seats?

It's always entertaining when Loyola Hearn, the absentee member of parliament for St. John's South-Mount Pearl speaks up for his constituents.

VOCM has him this evening complaining about plans to close 86 rural post offices in Newfoundland and Labrador.

1. What are the odds that none of the post offices on the list are in his riding?

2. What are the odds some of the offices on the list are close to his home in Renews, about two hours drive south of his riding?

3. What are the odds that most of the post offices on the list are ones where the population it serves has dropped dramatically such that there is less of a demand for service or that there might be other ways to deliver mail and keep up the level of service without an actual Canada Post postal office?

4. What are the odds says Loyola is pumping this one because there is a rumour of an election?

But here's one that is a 100% guarantee:

Loyola Hearn isn't jumping up and down to get his own party to vote for millions of dollars in cash for the cities and the people that actually are in his current riding.

So therefore, I ask:

5. What are the odds Loyola won't be standing for election in St. John's South-Mount Pearl in the next federal election?