Two stories this week to lighten the mood.
First: a poster in the Health Sciences Centre announcing an event for February. Someone crossed out the first “r” as a spelling mistake. Likely the same person changed the spelling just down the hall to read nook-yoo-lur medicine.
Second: Surely to merciful jumpin’s Conservative candidate Vaughn Granter did not dismiss Liberal Mark Watton’s experience in the Prime Minister’s Office or a federal cabinet minister’s office as cavalierly as it sounded.
“Some experience”?
“Could be some advantage”?
Could be a disadvantage?
That’s pretty sad for a guy who isn’t from Corner Brook originally who is trying to play himself as the local boy.
Take a listen to the campaign report linked above, by the way and notice that Granter did little besides run down his opponent and talk himself up personally. Mark Watton, on the other hand, talked sensibly about issues that are actually of concern to the people in the district.
Huge difference.
Anyway, for those who came for the weekly hit parade, here are the week’s top stories as selected by readers.
- Tweet of the week (early edition)
- More of the same…
- Financials key to Lower Churchill
- Not the best campaign strategy, maybe
- A Hugh Shea for our time
- Strings and all
- The old hum on the Humber
- PIFO: newly minted minister in trouble in own district
- Ronald Harper
- Finance minister cops to unsustainable spending
- srbp -
5 comments:
I have a newly found appreciation for Bill Rowe , not only did he compliment Mark Watton once , but ,thrice .
Mark will make a great MHA in the fine tradition of MHAs from Corner Brook.
And the Tories will still have to deliver all that pork they promsied or risk losing the other seat too.
Win-win for Corner Brook.
@Mark:
These are some points you may wish to address .
That and the fact that Williams will probably make an appearance at any time .
The function of teachers is to motivate their students to learn , to explore new ideas and to examine their possibilities .
Granter in the way he is conducting his campaign,and his refusal to debate the issues may very well be espousing the limited horizons and narrow visions of indoctrination .
This man is in a position to influence young people , and he certainly isn't displaying the characteristics we want in a teacher or a politician .
But what if Williams doesn't show?
That may just be a rumour among some people who are frightened of life without him.
And of course if he does show then it only opens up the questions as to what he thinks of the mess he left behind, why he left and what he's been up to in the meantime.
I think he's gone, but then again, stranger things have happened.
I personally have no fear of Williams here or there .
What bothers me is the remark he made when leaving , paraphrasing " I don't want the Liberals to get in and destroy everything we(PCs) have built ".
If he sees Mark as a threat , you can bet your boots that he'll show up .
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