Newfoundland-Labrador premier amps up the rhetoric against Stephen Harper
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Globe and Mail] By Campbell Clark - December 17, 2014 -
It’s not quite Danny Williams’ five-alarm, scorched-earth campaign, but Newfoundland’s new premier is making it his business to tell people that Stephen Harper has reneged on a deal.
The premier is spreading the word that his province has been swindled. He’s not vitriolic, at least not yet. But he’s trying to put pressure on Mr. Harper. “My job is to ensure that the prime minister lives up to the agreement,” he said.
The trade agreement hasn’t been ratified yet, and the EU has been nervous that the provinces might not be bound by it. And if the deal does go ahead, and the EU firm feels the...
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