tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post115341071067128150..comments2023-09-12T12:07:08.126-02:30Comments on Web Talk - Newfoundland and Labrador: Toronto Star Belittles and Slanders All NewfoundlandersPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364831921954903098noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1155438162789091002006-08-13T00:32:00.000-02:302006-08-13T00:32:00.000-02:30When a person denys Scott Reid made a statement to...<B>When a person denys Scott Reid made a statement to us citizens of Newfoundland and Labrador that we would have to pay for the little bit of remuneration we received from the Atlantic Accord,</B><BR/><BR/>When did Scott Reid say that?<BR/><BR/>What words did Scott Reid use?<BR/><BR/>PLEASE. BE. SPECIFIC.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1155181405926009872006-08-10T01:13:00.000-02:302006-08-10T01:13:00.000-02:30When a person denys Scott Reid made a statement to...When a person denys Scott Reid made a statement to us citizens of Newfoundland and Labrador that we would have to pay for the little bit of remuneration we received from the Atlantic Accord, well then we know there is no use arguing with this person, because this person will deny everything. <BR/><BR/> Of course, this person is paid by Ottawa to counteract posts to the blogs to deny everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1154913801646658412006-08-06T22:53:00.000-02:302006-08-06T22:53:00.000-02:30We were promised by Scott Reid of PAUL MARTIN fame...<B>We were promised by Scott Reid of PAUL MARTIN fame that we would pay for getting something out of our Atlantic Accord;</B><BR/><BR/>When did Scott Reid say that? <A HREF="http://labradore.blogspot.com/2006/05/state-of-media-art-ii.html" REL="nofollow">Please be specific.</A><BR/><BR/><B>perpetrating the smoke screen </B><BR/><BR/>Smoke screen?<BR/><BR/>Sorry to inflict facts and dissent on you, but it has to be done.<BR/><BR/><B>Are we going to allow OTTAWA to use and abuse us with these types of actions that were recommended by Scott Reid?</B><BR/><BR/>Which type of actions did Scott Reid recommend? <A HREF="http://labradore.blogspot.com/2006/05/state-of-media-art-ii.html" REL="nofollow">Please be specific.</A>WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1154821318735975502006-08-05T21:11:00.000-02:302006-08-05T21:11:00.000-02:30WJM is not afflicted with Alzeimers. WJM is worki...WJM is not afflicted with Alzeimers. WJM is working on behalf of OTTAWA to dispute what evil deeds, we know that have been perpetrated on the province of NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR. OTTAWA has planted this drone to guard against NL and its people being the primary beneficiary of thier resources.<BR/><BR/>This person is a drone who peruses over the NL blogging community. From what I have read ON who this person is, I feel sure WJM is part of the Scott Reid network. We were promised by Scott Reid of PAUL MARTIN fame that we would pay for getting something out of our Atlantic Accord; and we are damn well paying for it with the virus infections of WJM. And I am sure WJM is being well paid for his/her job of acting as a drone for and by OTTAWA, of course.<BR/><BR/>Let us not be fooled by and for whom WJM is working on behalf. WJM is doing a fine job for OTTAWA as we all know. That is all the more reason we cannot let this person keep perpetrating the smoke screen deeds WJM has been perpetrating on us. Are we going to allow OTTAWA to use and abuse us with these types of actions that were recommended by Scott Reid? If we do, then we are nothing but fools!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1154774245248302322006-08-05T08:07:00.000-02:302006-08-05T08:07:00.000-02:30I suspect old WJM has a bad case of Alzheimers. At...I suspect old WJM has a bad case of Alzheimers. At least when it comes to anything negative regarding our Federal minders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1154262543569873162006-07-30T09:59:00.000-02:302006-07-30T09:59:00.000-02:30For those of you who have a tendency to follow Gov...For those of you who have a tendency to follow Governments and believe everything they say without questioning, including Ottawa , I would like to REFER you to some Government Watchdogs. These Government Watchdogs are Probe International, Transparency International and Odious Debts.<BR/><BR/>I gaurantee you that after you read reports from these Watchdogs, you will never believe Government again. Yes, Ottawa included. Ottawa is up there with the worst of them in deceitfulness, slime, and lack of transparency on issues. <BR/><BR/>These Watchdogs Reports are a MUST-READ for people wanting to support Governments without taking their blinders of, and as a result believing every word said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1154231143405953632006-07-30T01:15:00.000-02:302006-07-30T01:15:00.000-02:30Please read a column in the August 2, 2006 copy of...<B>Please read a column in the August 2, 2006 copy of the Express by Averill Baker on the Fishery.</B><BR/><BR/>Is that the one where she shows her ignorance of world affairs by not recognizing the difference between North and South Korea? That was pretty funny.<BR/><BR/><B>Averill Baker is a lawyer,</B><BR/><BR/>And?<BR/><BR/><B>and I do hope she takes the Federal Government to court on how they are allowing the fishery to be decimated.</B><BR/><BR/>I hope she does too.<BR/><BR/><B>But the author of a blog,like yourself, should make his/her identity known. </B><BR/><BR/>Why?<BR/><BR/><B>By the way WJM, from your writings, you appear to be a very immature and childish. I can't imagine calling someone a IT or a BOT.</B><BR/><BR/>You have a poor imagination, then.<BR/><BR/><B>Please be kinder and please become informed as to what is happening between Ottawa, with our fish, and the foreign nations which Ottawa is patronizing with the fish quotas to serve its own end.</B><BR/><BR/>Which ends?<BR/><BR/>Which foreign nations?<BR/><BR/>Be specific.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1154172579571239902006-07-29T08:59:00.000-02:302006-07-29T08:59:00.000-02:30These posters to the blogs who call others ugly na...These posters to the blogs who call others ugly names, are no different than the school yard bullies, instead they are bullies who act on behalf of governments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1154164949893705472006-07-29T06:52:00.000-02:302006-07-29T06:52:00.000-02:30For those people who like to refer to others as BO...For those people who like to refer to others as BOTS, ITS and KNUKCLEHEADS, because others do not now want to blindly follow what government tries to make us believe, PLEASE go to the Websites of such WATCHDOGS as PROBE INTERNATIONAL, TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL and ODIOUS DEBTS. If you posters, who try to sway others, are not already aware of the atrocities, deceitfulness and cover-ups of governments, you will be aware after brushing up on these 3 sites I just referred to you. We, here, in Newfoundland and Labrador have had atrocities, deceitfulness and cover-ups perpetrated on our resources and our people by the Government and big industries since the beginning of time. As a result we have become quite aware and we are now trying to do something about it. Please, USERS of the BOT, IT, KNUCKLEHEAD titles, do not try to dissuade or stop us. Because there is no stopping now. We are already many years too late, and as a result we have lost many of our resources and our people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1154130829032604592006-07-28T21:23:00.000-02:302006-07-28T21:23:00.000-02:30Maybe I am in the minority here but I can't rememb...Maybe I am in the minority here but I can't remember a single time that I haven't agreed with what WJM has posted. He is surprisingly perceptive for a person from NL and he gives me hope that there are others who don't blindly follow what "government" tells them to think and feel." <BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work WJM and don't let these knuckleheads tell you what to write.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1154055720834854922006-07-28T00:32:00.000-02:302006-07-28T00:32:00.000-02:30WJMPlease read a column in the August 2, 2006 copy...WJM<BR/><BR/>Please read a column in the August 2, 2006 copy of the Express by Averill Baker on the Fishery. This column will make you more informed. She has written many wonderful columns on the Fishery. Averill Baker is a lawyer, and I do hope she takes the Federal Government to court on how they are allowing the fishery to be decimated. If Averill Baker doesn't, I hope someone else does.<BR/><BR/>WJM - There is an option on the blogs if a person wants to post anomnosly, he or she can. You have chosen to with the initials WJM, now that is o.k to post to another's blog. But the author of a blog,like yourself, should make his/her identity known. <BR/><BR/>By the way WJM, from your writings, you appear to be a very immature and childish. I can't imagine calling someone a IT or a BOT. WJM please become a little more maturer in your writings. I have no problem with your grammar and your style of writing, it is EXCELLENT, but calling writers, like myself to blogs unkind names, like IT or BOT is very immature, and it is not befitting of a person, like yourself, who writes so gramattically well. Please be kinder and please become informed as to what is happening between Ottawa, with our fish, and the foreign nations which Ottawa is patronizing with the fish quotas to serve its own end.<BR/><BR/>It truly is time for someone to take Ottawa to task for non-maintenance of the fishery which it was entrusted with, and for which it accepted responsibility. That trust has been severely broken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1154051856989549442006-07-27T23:27:00.000-02:302006-07-27T23:27:00.000-02:30Truthfully it is because you A: Bombard the blog w...<B>Truthfully it is because you A: Bombard the blog with questions</B><BR/><BR/>Which no one can answer. Funny, that.<BR/><BR/><B>Like defending if N&L has a distinct culture.</B><BR/><BR/>What does "defending if" mean?<BR/><BR/>Newfoundland has distinct cultures. So does Labrador. Who has said otherwise? You have serious reading comprehension problems, and I do mean serious, if you think a statement that "you are wrong to say other places besides NL and Quebec don't have culture" means that I'm saying that NL and Quebec don't have culture.<BR/><BR/>Sheesh, that's like Grad Seven English and public speaking class.<BR/><BR/><B>I could write a book, many others have. And it doesn't take away from others having culture in Canada...</B><BR/><BR/>No? Then what was up with<BR/><BR/>"<I>If you want to associate with the "culture" of Canada (barely distinguishable from the US)</I>"<BR/><BR/>You still haven't explained, by the way, which species of plants or animals are unique to Newfoundland, or how plants, animals, rocks, geology, or landscape constitute "culture". Culture is a human expression; it may be related to natural surroundings, but those surroundings themselves, not being artefacts of the human mind, are not "culture".<BR/><BR/><B>quite simply I can say without hesitation that Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada is distinct in identity and culture, and there are hordes of others in this province who will agree. Except you. </B><BR/><BR/>When have I disagreed with the assertion that Newfoundland and Labrador is distinct in identity and culture? Please point that occasion out. Thank you.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1154051533142387612006-07-27T23:22:00.000-02:302006-07-27T23:22:00.000-02:30You still refuse to get well informed FROM THE FED...<B>You still refuse to get well informed FROM THE FED. FISHERIES MINISTER LOYOLA HEARN and get the correct answers on what happened to the fish and how so many quotas were given out over the years to so many countries by Ottawa.</B><BR/><BR/>Why? Because Canadians wouldn't fish them, that's why.<BR/><BR/>Why is it, with all these supposed "trade deals" for fish, no one can identify what countries got what trade considerations for what quotas of what species and when?<BR/><BR/>Why is that?<BR/><BR/><B>Federal Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn will give you the answer. Please call him or write him. Nobody can help you if you wish to remain in the dark.</B><BR/><BR/>I've tried to find this information. DFO doesn't have it... could it be BECAUSE IT DOESN'T EXIST?<BR/><BR/><B>I will rest my case here. You should smarten up and get informed or please do not blog with nonsense.</B><BR/><BR/>Do you have this information? If so, please post it: what countries got what trade considerations for what quotas of what species and when?<BR/><BR/><B>You lead readers astray when you post things that are not correct. </B><BR/><BR/>What is incorrect?<BR/><BR/><B>ALSO WJM you want others not to blog under anonymous, but you continue to blog under the anonymous initials WJM. Are you an a He or a She?</B><BR/><BR/>A he. Now, what are you and your initials? (Mine are not anonymous; they are my real ones.)<BR/><BR/><B>By the way WJM there are no ITS in the human race. I thought you would have, at least, a little compassion there, but it appears you don't. I thought you were much more aware than that. It is not kosher to write things like that in today's world.</B><BR/><BR/>Why not? You could be a bot for all I know.<BR/><BR/><B>You can tell me it is none of my business if you want, but please address the question.</B><BR/><BR/>Show me yours first.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1154006455191618302006-07-27T10:50:00.000-02:302006-07-27T10:50:00.000-02:30Wally it is impossible to answer your questions - ...Wally it is impossible to answer your questions - most people don't even try anymore. You would think it is evidence of your profound insight (that has us mere mortals on our toes). Truthfully it is because you A: Bombard the blog with questions and B: Like a child there is no answer that will suffice, instead creating more questions "but why, but why"<BR/><BR/>Like defending if N&L has a distinct culture. I could write a book, many others have. And it doesn't take away from others having culture in Canada... quite simply I can say without hesitation that Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada is distinct in identity and culture, and there are hordes of others in this province who will agree. Except you.BornandBredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621175900522933856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1154003307796506582006-07-27T09:58:00.000-02:302006-07-27T09:58:00.000-02:30WJMYou still refuse to get well informed FROM THE ...WJM<BR/><BR/>You still refuse to get well informed FROM THE FED. FISHERIES MINISTER LOYOLA HEARN and get the correct answers on what happened to the fish and how so many quotas were given out over the years to so many countries by Ottawa. Federal Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn will give you the answer. Please call him or write him. Nobody can help you if you wish to remain in the dark. I will rest my case here. You should smarten up and get informed or please do not blog with nonsense. You lead readers astray when you post things that are not correct. <BR/><BR/>ALSO WJM you want others not to blog under anonymous, but you continue to blog under the anonymous initials WJM. Are you an a He or a She? By the way WJM there are no ITS in the human race. I thought you would have, at least, a little compassion there, but it appears you don't. I thought you were much more aware than that. It is not kosher to write things like that in today's world. Again smarten up. And why isn't your name on your blog. I thought a blogger would identify Himself/Herself. Why do you not want to identify yourself? And WHY do you refuse to answer this question after prompting it by questioning others on why they post under anonymous? If I ever create a Blog, I will name myself. You are obviously a hypocrite WJM for suggesting that others not post under anonymous while you continue to post under WJM aks ANONYMOUS. Now please do not respond to this blog unless you answer the question as to what WJM stands for. You can tell me it is none of my business if you want, but please address the question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1153974487707591162006-07-27T01:58:00.000-02:302006-07-27T01:58:00.000-02:30WJM I asked you not to respond to my questions if ...<B>WJM I asked you not to respond to my questions if you were not going to give real answers.</B><BR/><BR/>Coming from someone who doesn't answer questions himself/herself/itself, that's pretty rich.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1153974441310634922006-07-27T01:57:00.000-02:302006-07-27T01:57:00.000-02:30WJM I asked you not to respond to my questions if ...<B>WJM I asked you not to respond to my questions if you were not going to give real answers. As always in your posts you ask questions on questions and beat around the bush with your so-called answers. You are, indeed, a very confounding person.</B><BR/><BR/>Perhaps you are just easily confounded.<BR/><BR/><B>As for your question "Why won't Newfoundlanders come to Labrador to work, but will instead go to Fort MacMurray? I don't know the reason for that, maybe it is because they are not aware there are jobs in that part of their own province.</B><BR/><BR/>Pretty pathetic, isn't it, that people would be that ignorant of their own province? Danny says Labrador is an "integral part" of the province. I wonder sometimes.<BR/><BR/><B>they would rather be there<BR/><BR/>they love the climate there and they love the beauty. They have put down deep roots there, and no doubt, they will be there to the day they die. Matter of fact three of these family members are retired now and are still living there. <BR/></B><BR/><BR/>"there".<BR/><BR/>See, again a Newfoundlander considers Labrador to be "there" instead of an integral part of "here".<BR/><BR/><B>Labrador has been good to them and they treat Labrador good as well. Labrador is their home and not the Island part of the province. </B><BR/><BR/>God, what is with Newfoundlanders and that stupid circumlocution "island portion of the province"?<BR/><BR/>Why not just say "Newfoundland"? That's its name, after all.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1153905595915281862006-07-26T06:49:00.000-02:302006-07-26T06:49:00.000-02:30WJM I asked you not to respond to my questions if ...WJM I asked you not to respond to my questions if you were not going to give real answers. As always in your posts you ask questions on questions and beat around the bush with your so-called answers. You are, indeed, a very confounding person.<BR/><BR/>As for your question "Why won't Newfoundlanders come to Labrador to work, but will instead go to Fort MacMurray? I don't know the reason for that, maybe it is because they are not aware there are jobs in that part of their own province. If, indeed, there are jobs there, why isn't somebody coming down to the Island to recruit workers. Good Grief I would much rather go somewhere in my own province than off to far-away Alberta. <BR/><BR/>As for my family, there are nineteen of my siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins living in Labrador communities; and a total count of thirty-one, if I count the off-spring of these relatives. They own homes and cabins and live in Wabush, Labrador City and Happy-Valley/Goose Bay. Some of them have been there for 30 years plus, and they would rather be there than anywhere else in the world. They love the people, they love the climate there and they love the beauty. They have put down deep roots there, and no doubt, they will be there to the day they die. Matter of fact three of these family members are retired now and are still living there. Labrador has been good to them and they treat Labrador good as well. Labrador is their home and not the Island part of the province.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1153880351171247132006-07-25T23:49:00.000-02:302006-07-25T23:49:00.000-02:30WJM said I want you to stop posting, too, at least...WJM said I want you to stop posting, too, at least under a cowardly anonymous handle. Blogmaster, can you disable anonymous and pseudonymous posting, please? <BR/><BR/>WJM is as anyonymous a handle as is Anonymous. What do the initials WJM stand for anyway? If Blogmaster diables anonymous and pseudonymous postings, blogmaster will have to diable WJM as well, I presume.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1153878402927629492006-07-25T23:16:00.000-02:302006-07-25T23:16:00.000-02:30A little bit of baby bonus promised to our citizen...<B>A little bit of baby bonus promised to our citizens for so many resources,</B><BR/><BR/>Resources for baby bonus? That's a new conspiracy theory on me.<BR/><BR/><B>and ballot boxes that disappeared. That sounds like trickery to me WJM.</B><BR/><BR/>Where did the ballot boxes disappear? How was Canada involved if this did happen? How did it affect the outcome?<BR/><BR/><B>At Canada's request the free trade deals between Newfoundland and Washington were cancelled. Or so says our history.</B><BR/><BR/>The Bond-Blaine one, yes. The Hay treaty died in the US Senate. So says our history. Read it sometime. <BR/><BR/><B>WJM, Canada secured us by hook or by crook. It scuttled deals as History says, that made us poorer economically.</B><BR/><BR/>Canada didn't scuttle any deals. Britain scuttled one. Britain isn't Canada. The US Senate scuttled the other. I know you Newfoundland nationalists LOVE a good conspiracy, so please explain, how did Canada, in 1906, control the actions of the US Senate?<BR/><BR/><B>Also when the referendum was held in 1949, ballot boxes disappeared.</B><BR/><BR/>A good thing too, since any referendum in 1949 would have been some kind of fraud! The referenda in my history books happened in 1948.<BR/><BR/>Where did the ballot boxes disappear from?<BR/><BR/><B>Canada has always wooed us WJM, or so says History,</B><BR/><BR/>Always wooed? Oh? That's new to me.<BR/><BR/><B>If nothing has changed WJM, what good are our natural resources to Newfoundland and Labrador when everthing has to go to either Quebec, Ontario or Manitoba?</B><BR/><BR/>Who says "everything has to go" there? Certainly not the federal government. The mines and other terrestrial resources of ANY province are under the jurisdiction of that province, and that province alone.<BR/><BR/><B>And, of course, as we all know Ottawa, itself has the equity in our Oil, along with the Oil conglomerates,</B><BR/><BR/>They have equity because they put the money in. Duh. That's what "equity" is.<BR/><BR/><B>Quebec owns the hydroelectric power</B><BR/><BR/>Because they bought it and took on the risk of building Churchill Falls.<BR/><BR/><B>and Sudbury, Ontario and Thompson, Manitoba are benefiting for the next 15 years from our Nickel Ore.</B><BR/><BR/>Newfoundland doesn't have any nickel ore.<BR/><BR/>Labrador nickel ore is being exported from the province with the consent of the province.<BR/><BR/><B>We are promised a plant in Argentia for Nickel Ore refining, but I doubt we will ever see it.</B><BR/><BR/>Of course you do. You, like all Newfoundland nationalists, love a good conspiracy.<BR/><BR/>(Why won't you post under a handle, by the way?)<BR/><BR/><B>nd Our Fish is benefiting the world, while most of our fishers get very, very little of that resource.</B><BR/><BR/>Our fishers get most of that resource, actually, if you cared to look it up.<BR/><BR/><B>Besides the fish quotas are not in this provinces grip, they are securely in the grip of Ottawa.</B><BR/><BR/>And most of them have been allocated to interests within the province.<BR/><BR/>Why hasn't Chairman Dan taken up Harper's offer of joint management of the fisheries, I wonder?<BR/><BR/><B>WJM I would like you to answer a couple of questions. Why would Quebec not give Newfoundland and Labrador a corridor for the Upper Churchill hydroelectic power?</B><BR/><BR/>Because it wouldn't have been in their economic interest to do so, any more than it would be for NL to grant Quebec access to the headwaters of the Five Rivers for nothing either.<BR/><BR/><B>Do you know anything of the CFLCO loophole?</B><BR/><BR/>What's the "CFLCO loophole"?<BR/><BR/><B>Information that apparently Quebec became privy to. Apparently it is being investigated by MUN.</B><BR/><BR/>Good for them. <BR/><BR/><B>And why did we have to ship 15 years worth of Nickel ore to Sudbury, Ontario and Thompson, Manitoba, while we are languishing here without economies and jobs, all the while many of our citizens have to move out of this province to go elsewhere to work.</B><BR/><BR/>Questions, anonymous coward, end with question marks.<BR/> <BR/>I have a question for you: Where is this "fifteen years" figure coming from?<BR/><BR/>I have another one: Why won't Newfoundlanders work in Labrador City, when they'll fly to Fort Mac for work, and give Chairman Dan something else to fustigate about? (Did you hear his bizarre rant against Air Canada for "taking our Newfoundlanders"? What a strange little man.)<BR/><BR/><B>And why won't Exxon Mobil not give us 4.9 per cent equity in Hebron Ben Nevis?</B><BR/><BR/>Why should they GIVE it? You'd have to ask Exxon Mobil the why; I'm in no way associated with Exxon Mobil.<BR/><BR/><B>WJM - If you post again I would like you to answer the above questions for me please, and please don't beat around the bush with your answers. I would like real answers, because I want to stop posting to this blog. Thanks</B><BR/><BR/>I want you to stop posting, too, at least under a cowardly anonymous handle. Blogmaster, can you disable anonymous and pseudonymous posting, please?WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1153877637619984832006-07-25T23:03:00.000-02:302006-07-25T23:03:00.000-02:30What "trickery" you ask WJM?A little bit of baby b...What "trickery" you ask WJM?<BR/><BR/>A little bit of baby bonus promised to our citizens for so many resources, and ballot boxes that disappeared. That sounds like trickery to me WJM.<BR/><BR/><BR/>At Canada's request the free trade deals between Newfoundland and Washington were cancelled. Or so says our history. <BR/><BR/> WJM I would rather believe our History over your interpretation, probably with your consultation with Ottawa and the twist it puts on history.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Canada wouldn't allow us be a country,<BR/><BR/>How you say WJM?<BR/><BR/>WJM, Canada secured us by hook or by crook. It scuttled deals as History says, that made us poorer economically. Also when the referendum was held in 1949, ballot boxes disappeared. What happened to those ballot boxes? Why werent't there security police monitoring those ballot boxes, the same as happens in other countries of the world when such important voting events take place, and Canada often sends representative to monitor the ballot boxes in these events?<BR/><BR/>Canada has always wooed us WJM, or so says History, but why wouldn't it have done so, Canada knew of our natural resourcs and, of course, by securing this province it gave Canada its Eastern Flank and made it a full fledge country from Coast to Coast to Coast. No more worries that the territory to the East of Nova Scotia and Quebec would become a foreign country. Securing this province meant that Canada didn't have a foreign country on its Eastern flank to worry about. And WJM please look at the territory and waters Canada inherited by being the beneficiary of the coveted land and waters to the East of it. As I said before, in another post, this place could have ended up being an unfriendly country on Canada's Eastern flank. Canada sure wouldn't have wanted that. This place, we live in, made Canada a much more securer country and a much more wealthier one. Again Canada would never have taken on a lost cause, it knew full well what it was getting when it was taking on Newfoundland and Labrador. It knew it was taking on a pot of gold, but unfortunately our people were too trusting or probaly too unaware to know what was happening.<BR/><BR/><BR/>And? All those resources beneath the soil are still under the exclusive jurisdiction of the government in St. John's. Nothing, you say WJM, has changed with Confederation. <BR/><BR/>If nothing has changed WJM, what good are our natural resources to Newfoundland and Labrador when everthing has to go to either Quebec, Ontario or Manitoba? And, of course, as we all know Ottawa, itself has the equity in our Oil, along with the Oil conglomerates, Quebec owns the hydroelectric power and Sudbury, Ontario and Thompson, Manitoba are benefiting for the next 15 years from our Nickel Ore. We are promised a plant in Argentia for Nickel Ore refining, but I doubt we will ever see it. But if we do, Sudbury and Thompson will still get 15 years worth of Nickel to keep both those cities alive. And Our Fish is benefiting the world, while most of our fishers get very, very little of that resource. Besides the fish quotas are not in this provinces grip, they are securely in the grip of Ottawa.<BR/><BR/>WJM I would like you to answer a couple of questions. Why would Quebec not give Newfoundland and Labrador a corridor for the Upper Churchill hydroelectic power? Do you know anything of the CFLCO loophole? Information that apparently Quebec became privy to. Apparently it is being investigated by MUN. And why did we have to ship 15 years worth of Nickel ore to Sudbury, Ontario and Thompson, Manitoba, while we are languishing here without economies and jobs, all the while many of our citizens have to move out of this province to go elsewhere to work. And why won't Exxon Mobil not give us 4.9 per cent equity in Hebron Ben Nevis?<BR/><BR/>WJM - If you post again I would like you to answer the above questions for me please, and please don't beat around the bush with your answers. I would like real answers, because I want to stop posting to this blog. Thanks<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>July 25, 2006 9:24 PMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1153874873836984682006-07-25T22:17:00.000-02:302006-07-25T22:17:00.000-02:30Welcome to WJM FM, it's all Wally all the time.Welcome to WJM FM, it's all Wally all the time.BornandBredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621175900522933856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1153872057827577532006-07-25T21:30:00.001-02:302006-07-25T21:30:00.001-02:30tired of being rapped of our people, resources and...<B>tired of being rapped of our people, resources and heritage.</B><BR/><BR/>Who's taking your people?<BR/><BR/>Who's taking what resources?<BR/><BR/>Who's taking what heritage?WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1153872013259263492006-07-25T21:30:00.000-02:302006-07-25T21:30:00.000-02:30I think the same thing is happening in Newfoundlan...<B>I think the same thing is happening in Newfoundland right now, people are tired of the Canadian dream that they were sold so long ago, tired of being treated as second class citizens, tired of being rapped of our people, resources and heritage. Will most of this go away if we left Canada? Probably not, we would no doubt be ridiculed and hated even more, but at the end of the day, for good or bad, we would in charge of our own faith. </B><BR/><BR/>And yet, in a recent by-election in one of the most nationalist parts of the province, in one of the areas that voted solidly against Confederation in 1948, the Newfoundland separatists didn't even get three dozen votes.<BR/><BR/>Why was that?WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1153871841225908122006-07-25T21:27:00.000-02:302006-07-25T21:27:00.000-02:30Perhaps you need to clean the shit out of your gla...<B>Perhaps you need to clean the shit out of your glasses, in no way did I allude that Newfoundland was alone in having vast natural resources. The entire country is not migrating to Alberta to work on cattle ranches the last time I checked.</B><BR/><BR/>When you say:<BR/><BR/><I>The rest of us with our massive natural resources</I><BR/><BR/>it would indicate that you seem to think you have something that the rest of Canada does not.<BR/><BR/><B>The majority of these countries have lived under corrupt dictatorship / communist rule for too long that have never allowed the money from these resources to be invested in the correct manner. The pockets of those at the top have increased, not its citizens. Sound familiar?</B><BR/><BR/>Yip. Hi, Chairman Dan!<BR/><BR/><B>In theory I think you hit it on the head with that statement. Too many people are sitting back waiting for the magical Government to save them.</B><BR/><BR/>Thanks for the encouragement!<BR/><BR/><B>But, without a substantial source of revenue coming into the Provincial coffer, it is hard to invest into programs that benefit entrepreneurs and small business owners.</B><BR/><BR/>Why should the government invest in "programs that benefit entrepreneurs" blah blah blah, other than getting out of their way, and providing them with the basics — say, a highway — that let them do their job and build their commerce?WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.com