You either get credit because you deserve it or you don’t.
Absolutely.
When it comes to the Atlantic Accord, it is unfortunate that the landmark agreement in the province’s history is suffering the fate of so many aspects of local history. That’s right: the Accord is becoming the stuff of myth on the one hand and general ignorance – for the most part – on the other. Having its name appropriated for another, far less significant document is but one symptom of the problem.
Well, just to clear up any question about credit for negotiating the Accord, the best evidence is a photograph taken of the people directly responsible for that task. That would be the provincial and federal negotiating teams along with the first ministers and energy ministers at the federal and provincial levels.
The woman seated in the front on the right is Pat Carney, then federal energy minister and now a senator.
Now that you’ve noticed Pat, notice who isn’t in the picture.
What is it about Tories and eating their own?
Meanwhile, notice that this issue isn’t new by any means. It cropped up in 2007 as well, as a result of public chatter about other, related issues.
Update: Here’s the print story on which CBC radio is basing it’s news piece on Friday. The print story gives much more detail. you really need the two to get a balanced account. The story is by Barbara Yaffee who some will remember from her days – back then – reporting from this end of the country.
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