"You can't run a government with a one-man show, and that's what Mr. Harper wants to do," [Bob Rae] said. "I don't think that's the way Canadians want their government to operate."
Then there's this comment by columnist Peter Pickersgill about someone else:
The premier is a great campaigner at election time. He's a great man to pick a fight. Just ask the members of the Hebron consortium or Stephen Harper. But I wouldn't accuse him of being a creative thinker or a shaper of innovative policy. That's too bad, because he's running a one-man band.
From the this is now file:
Williams also rehashed past statements Harper made in which the prime minister referred to Canada as being a "northern European welfare state" and spoke of Atlantic Canada's "culture of defeat."
"For hard-working Newfoundlanders and Labradorians ... this stereotypical slur did not sit well with any of us," Williams said.
and the that was then file:
"I think Atlantic Canadians are going to be very pleasantly surprised and pleased with the performance of Mr. Harper," said Williams.
Maybe someone should invoke names to conjure with:
Fact is, Newfoundland and Labrador hasn't had a truly effective minister in Ottawa since John Crosbie.
while conveniently forgetting how the effective fellow dealt with the Equalization issue almost 20 years ago:
"I'm getting a little tired of them trying to have their cake and throwing it up too. They can't do both."
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