Tonight we're gonna party like it's FY2008-09
No more bread coming in from the equalization program?
What better excuse could there be for circuses?
Newfoundland and Labrador.So, for the nth time... if We Knew What We Were Fighting For, and what We were fighting for was to maximize both the amount and duration of Our equalization entitlements, then why is the end of such payments a reason to celebrate? Or, conversely, what was up with the Equalization Wars of the past five years, if getting off equalization was something to celebrate all along?
Province to host equalization party
Canwest News Service
Published: Thursday, November 06, 2008
A party 51 years in the making is planned to mark Newfoundland and Labrador officially becoming a "have" province. "We do plan to mark this momentous occasion," said Elizabeth Matthews, spokesman for Premier Danny Williams. The plans are still in the preliminary stages, but Ms. Matthews says a major celebration will be held. On Monday, it was revealed that Newfoundland no longer qualifies for federal equalization payments -- the first time that's happened in the history of the program.
For good measure, if there's all this stuff that We still can't afford, why are We blowing a wad of money on this "major celebration"?
posted by WJM @ 6:13 PM
11 Comments:
The province should demand federal offset payments to make up the cost of the party!
Peter J
(who's still smarting from the gang-up over at Mark's.)
Damn it WJM I don't like this. I have to agree with you again. There are better ways to spend the wad of money. Absolute bullshit.
The province should demand federal offset payments to make up the cost of the party!
The Minister of Fiddle-de-Diddle-de-Diddle-de-Diddle-Dee should write to Canada, demanding cost-shared funding for the shindig.
I feel for Danny Williams. He got elected to late to have a big anniversary party. No Humphrey Gilbert, no Cabot, no Vikings, not even a cursed Confederation anniversary to spit on.
Can't he hang on until Cupids?
"too" late
(before Wally corrects my spelling again)
What, Bob Bartlett's imaginary voyage to the North Pole not enough?
Now WJM you made a good point there is no need of the sarcasm. Why can't you just leave it at that?
There's a great - and I mean great - sarcastic piece that aired on CBC Radio's "The Great Eastern" a feww year's ago about the celebration of the anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the island. It used to be on the archives of their site, but alas it is no more.
few years
damned Microsoft Internet Explorer...
Memo to CBC: Please archive stuff permanently.
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