Former natural resources minister Shawn Skinner thinks there House of Assembly should debate the Muskrat Falls deal.
Ditto his replacement, Jerome! Kennedy who likes to quote a supposed 1980 endorsement of the project by former Hydro boss Vic Young as proof there’s been enough talk about the whole thing.
Ditto the province’s New Democrats, who thing there should be a “special” debate.
The Liberals will likely go along with the idea, as well so that puts them all in agreement.
Debate implies a disagreement, though. To have a debate, you would have to find people in the House of Assembly who are fundamentally opposed to Muskrat Falls.
Otherwise it would be like the Abitibi expropriation debate where everybody spoke in favour of the seizure bill and never voiced any concern for it, at all.
Find one member of the House of Assembly who is actually, unquestionably, unequivocally opposed to the Muskrat Falls project.
Find one.
Until you can, there’s no point in talking about a “debate” in the provincial legislature.
It’s just a waste of time.
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