Even Kathy Dunderdale isn’t backing Kathy Dunderdale on support for the federal Conservatives.
The Premier is apparently no longer quite as cozy with Stephen Harper’s party as she was a few weeks ago. Not surprising is that, given that evidence is mounting that both members of her caucus and rank and file Tories in the province are jumping from Dunderdale’s bandwagon.
In the House of Assembly today, Dunderdale told opposition leader Yvonne Jones:
Mr. Harper is in Newfoundland today, I suggest you go and have a chat with him and find out what his commitment is and what he has to say, because nobody over here has to answer for Mr. Harper. We answer for the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Progressive Conservative Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, and we welcome every opportunity to talk about the great things we are doing for this Province.
Nobody on the Conservative benches are answering for Harper’s party.
Bit of a problem.
Dunderdale said that right after - mere seconds after, in fact - the Pavement Putin of the Permafrost, none other than Labrador affairs minister John Hickey stood on his haunches and proudly spoke for the federal Conservatives:
The federal government placed $40 million in a new airstrip, the longest airstrip up on 5 Wing Goose Bay. They also invested in a new air terminal building. They promised 650 troops that we did not see, but we did not see them anywhere across the country. Let me say to the hon. Member: While your government was there what did you do? What did your Premier today do when he went to Germany and did not even as much as go to see the German parliament that thanked him for the low level flying that was happening in Happy Valley-Goose Bay at 5 Wing Goose Bay?
Seems there are some serious divisions within the provincial Conservative cabinet. Either that or Kathy changed her mind based on the most recent polls and news reports.
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