As my favorite
astrologer so wisely noted, “We’re
not (suppose to be) just oxygen thieves” here on earth.
She’s
right, we’re here to clean up our earthly mess, whether within ourselves or out there in the
bigger world.
The House
of Assembly this week is a good example where a few (The Opposition) are
charged with the hard task of trying to right the wrongs of an elected, but clearly
democratically-disengaged Government
that is shamefully wasteful and wasted.
While the details of two Muskrat
Falls-related Bills (60 & 61) are being “filibustered” by our Legislative warriors,
there are bigger issues at play and bigger principles to defend.
This Government
has created a huge mess in a democratic system- primarily through manipulation,
spin, power plays, secrecy, one-sided
information, rushed legislation, blind idealism and money grabs from the taxpayers of the Muskrat
Falls debacle.
And there
are other trespasses against us – concocting Bill 29 to hide secrets, selling off
the pieces FPI for short-term political gain, stupidly expropriating a mill
and now we have to pay, ongoing Open Line Show-boating - and even allowing our
fishplants and communities to close without a wimper…
Something
has shifted in this province in recent years – seems there is no turning back
to the goodness of democracy, decency, or fair play or respect with this lot …
They are no
longer Government of the People, but Government AGAINST People.
And the
Muskrat Falls file exposes the deplorable depth they are willing to sink to
gain what they want – not what is Right for NL.
Because
if they did what was right, they would not have needed to do it so wrong!
And this is
exemplified this week with the rushed jobbie of Bill 60 & 61 – critical pieces
of legislation that needs time and thought to investigate and debate so we don't recreate historical blunders.
In
hindsight there has been a slow manipulation towards the finish line starting
with creation of Nalcor; and now we know they are leaving us (the taxpayers) with the full cost
and risks of all that is Muskrat related for the next half century.
Yes, there
are still greedy oxygen thieves amongst
us – ALL TAKE (for themselves &
Nalcor) and NO GIVE (to the citizens of NL or its democracy).
How long will it take before the full life is sucked out of us by this Government?
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