Byrne at odds with thinking?

From vocm.com, a short piece on west coast member of parliament Gerry Byrne and reaction to a report on mining by the Fraser Institute:

Byrne at odds with think tank

Liberal MP Gerry Byrne says with the mining industry booming in this province there is no reason for a western based think tank like to take jabs at our success. Byrne was responding to comments by the Fraser Institute on our improvement in the rankings of mining jurisdictions around the world. They questioned the improvement given disputes in the offshore. Byrne told VOCM Back Talk with Bill Rowe it's as if the Fraser Institute doesn't want to see us succeed.

Maybe there's a comment that isn't reported widely.

The news release from the Fraser Institute says pretty clearly:

The Atlantic Provinces also showed significant upward movement, with New Brunswick moving to sixth overall from 18th, Nova Scotia improving to 17th from 35th and Newfoundland and Labrador rising to 22nd from 39th. The Yukon was the lone other Canadian territory to improve, rising to 11th from 21st last year.

The full report bears that out, across the board in all categories. If there were any comments linking mining to the offshore, then any linkage would show the person involved didn't really understand the issues. The provincial government hasn't really noticed mining as a source of revenue. Danny Williams doesn't show it the same level of attention he gives to oil and gas.

Therefore, there isn't much experience that would lead a mining company to shun this province based on actual experience.

So what the heck is Gerry talking about?

Only he and Bill Rowe likely know.