Danny Williams is happy with his recent trip to Brazil.
The Premier spent a week in the South American country where, besides checking out some mining operations in the country, the feisty fellow got some assurances that the owners of the Voisey's Bay project would be honouring their legal commitments.
"He [CVRD CEO Roger Agnelli] gave me his personal undertaking that they would live up to their commitments, and he said that on a couple of occasions during the course of our meeting," Williams said. "So I take him at his word."
There has never been any doubt they would, but it is nice to know that Danny Williams was willing to take a taxpayer-funded trip to the belly of the foreign beast to get that confirmation.
Williams also pitched the idea of CVRD building an aluminum smelter in Labrador as well.
No report on any commitment on that though, or anything beyond Williams just floating out the idea that has been kicked around by everyone from Joe Smallwood to Talk Show Sue.
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