Perhaps, it
is too early to begin any assessment of the new Liberal Administration. While
there have been no obvious faux pas, as in the first moments after Paul Davis’
Swearing-In ceremony, the Liberals’ transition from Official Opposition status
has not been flawless.
It was a sound
idea for the new Minister of Justice, Andrew Parsons, to announce the
Government would proceed with inquiries into the Don Dunphy shooting, the
Burton Winters case, and the Humber Valley Paving affair.
Yet the
reservations the Minister stated regarding their cost, and the resources
available to conduct them, seemed ill-suited to their gravitas. Indeed, the
cost of all three inquiries likely would not equate with cost overruns at
Muskrat Falls for a single hour.
Had not the Minister weighed the paramountcy of these long held commitments against the arbitrary and possibly corrupt decisions of the previous administration?
Had not the Minister weighed the paramountcy of these long held commitments against the arbitrary and possibly corrupt decisions of the previous administration?
The Premier, as do many people, must have thought that a politicians’ knowledge is
absorbed through a process known as osmosis. Given the Province’s dire fiscal
situation, I thought he would stay mum until he had fully digested our fiscal
status.
