it's always interesting to see the difference in the way mainlanders view the premier, versus some of the locals.
Like the editor of the Packet who finds it necessary to invent excuses rather than simply accept Danny Williams 'shut up and go away' as being exactly what he meant to say.
A good democratic society welcomes opinions from all quarters, including those of former politicians.
Re-examine your assumptions, Barbara.
A good democratic society does welcome opinions.
Since opinions aren't welcome here?
Figure it out.
Meanwhile, in Saskatchewan, Randy Burton thinks the heavens are coming into alignment foretelling the solution to the equalization strife. One of his signs? Let's let Randy tell it:
The third reason progress now seems possible on the equalization file is that at long last, Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams now appears ready to deal. A few days after his conversation with Boyd, the prime minister was in Newfoundland to meet with Williams.
There was no breakthrough, but for the moment at least, Williams is ready to talk about some other kind of federal transfers that might offset what he's losing under a new equalization deal that caps payments to the provinces.
Williams emerged from their meeting to say he gave the prime minister some options, which is a new tack for the normally confrontational premier.
Seems the farther one is away from the object being viewed, the more clearly one may make observations.
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