Premier Kathy Dunderdale – the one who likes to accuse opposition leader Yvonne Jones of not knowing what she is talking about - does a good job of setting the record straight.
Well.
Seems that when she referred to the Menihek power station in Labrador as something that was owned by Quebec and bought by Nalcor for a dollar?
Not exactly.
Seems the plant was owned by a company operated in Labrador, namely Iron Ore Company of Canada.
And as labradore notes, the real issue here – aside from further evidence of the Premier’s fundamental incompetence – is why Kathy Dunderdale and her colleagues kept the deal secret for five years or more.
When was she planning to tell the people of Newfoundland and Labrador about it?
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4 comments:
"Mr. Speaker, Menihek is an isolated system that was owned in Quebec"
I am not a fan of this government, but I think you guys are nit picking here.
It seems the premier did not say 'owned by' but 'in Quebec'.
IOC has it's headquarters in Montreal, so with the premier not being such a fast thinker and very good orator and in the heat of debate yada yada.
There's a bit more to it, Brian, than just the fact this is yet another thing Dunderdale can't get straight.
There is the fact that government kept this deal secret for so long.
There are questions about the price being paid for power in comparison to other, similar situations or even the simple comparison that power is being sold outside the province for less than inside.
Brian, shouldn't the Premier of all people be an effective communicator and demonstrate even basic knowledge? It's not "nitpicking" to discuss her very obvious weaknesses.
I agree with the stated positions of you both, but I also think it incumbent on the author of the blog to state facts, Wally's post had premier saying something entirely different to what bondpapers posted.
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