Called it The New Approach
He got one.
Then he begged for more through Equalization.
Got what he asked for.
Pretended he didn't, backed by some economist from the university named Locke.
Threw a childish tantrum and kept at it for years.
Drove the province up on the rocks through unsound financial management that carried on through all his successors.
And now Danny Williams' successor is carrying on the fine tradition. The first Conservative private members' resolution in their new role as Official Opposition begs Ottawa to send money to fix the mess he and his pals created.
BE IT RESOLVED that this hon. House urges the Government of Canada to recognize the impact of the steep fall in oil revenues on our province and that it consider financial support to our province in order to prevent deep cuts in services to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this hon. House urges the Government of Canada to modernize the federal-provincial arrangements, including the Equalization Program and the Fiscal Stabilization Program to more fairly and promptly reflect our province's needs, and to more fairly account for natural resource revenue.
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