Here's the the e-mail from producer/host Greg Locke, with some minor editorial changes:
Aaahhhh, the game of politics.
The election drums are starting to beat in Ottawa. If Martin's Liberal government falls at the hands of the opposition parties before passing Bill C-43, Newfoundland and Labrador will be without its new accord deal and the two billion dollars it thought it had for last month's budget.
The Liberals and the Conservatives are playing a game of chicken and its Newfoundland and Labrador that is the deer caught in the headlights.
Who does your MP represent?
Where do we fit into the Canadian Confederation?
Tactics, strategy and flanking maneuvers, we'll talk about our great game and how Newfoundland and Labrador will fare when the dust settles.
Joining us for this discussion will be:
James McGrath, a former Progressive Conservative member of parliament, Federal fisheries minister in Joe Clark's government and a former lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Nancy Riche, long time NDPer and labour organizer. She was the secretary-treasurer and executive vice president of the Canadian Labour Congress representing 2.3 million members across Canada.
Ed Hollett, principal of Gryphon Public Affairs, a public policy consulting firm in St. John's. Ed was also special assistant to Premier Clyde Wells from 1989-1996.
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Break out the popcorn and get on the telephone.It's a call-in show and who the hell wants the three of us blathering for an hour all by ourselves?