Pish posh old boy.
Not when there's an election to be won.
There's transportation infrastructure money to be announced in Corner Brook on July 4. The feds will be represented by Loyola Hearn, fish minister and in this case stand-in for Lawrence Cannon. Apparently, Fabian Manning - who has been known to take Cannon's seat in the Commons from time to time - was unavailable for this guest shot.
The province won't be represented by provincial transportation minister John Hickey or even the alternate minister of transportation.
Nope. The provincial government will be represented by finance minister Tom Marshall, whose district just happens to be getting the cash.
They'll both be accompanied by the mayor of Corner Brook. Now is Charles Pender thinking of leaping to provincial politics this fall, alongside former Reform/Alliance-dallier and former Liberal candidate wannabe Steve Kent and how many other municipal councillors and mayors eager for an MHAs salary?
Time will tell.
But hey, it's the Summer of Love.
Even supposedly mortal enemies can kiss and make up when there are votes to be courted with public cash.
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