Accord clears Finance Committee
Posted by Kevin on 6/9/2005 @ 1:23 pm
The finance committee approved the bill Wednesday…..Loyola Hearn…believes the Atlantic Accord will get through both the House of Commons and the Senate before Parliament breaks for the summer.
The Finance Committee’s approval of this bill effectively pushes the Atlantic Accord legislation through to the next stage of the Parliamentary process. Seven thousand one hundred and twenty-eight emails to the collective group of Finance Committee members — several of whom responded to the pressure with a form-letter thank-you notes, and a couple who wrote with dismay “Who is telling you to send letters??” If you are one of the 500 Fair Deal members who were randomly contacted to participate in this push, thanks! If you just showed up and sent the letter — there are more than a few — thanks!
Premier Danny Williams has said cabinet had not expected to receive the funds for this fiscal year until the early summer.
Just a quick update: my schedule has involved lots of work travel — incidentally to the motherland of Canada but not to NL — and thus the sporadic blog entries. Let’s see where the next hurdle lies for the budget and the Accord legislation.
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Since no one else has said it, yet, I will:
Well done Fair Dealers!
There is obvious political power in simple actions.
It just takes someone with some skills, an idea and a hell of a lot of determination.
Good job, Kevin.
Comment by Ed Hollett — 6/10/2005 @ 5:23 amThanks Ed!
Comment by Kevin — 6/10/2005 @ 8:27 amGreat job again Kevin, and a great job by all the Newfoundlanders and Labradoreans who got involved. We are finally learning the power grass roots movements can have.
Comment by Web Talk - Newfoundland and Labrador — 6/10/2005 @ 9:19 amyep, great job everyone
Comment by john doe — 6/10/2005 @ 12:06 pmThis rocks!
While we bask in our “yippee hooray” can we get a health care expert on our team to help teach them how to fix the health care system next? We shouldn’t be too guarded of the electronic power we wield!
WTG Kevin, I’ll always believe we had an impact from the start of this pressure packed ride!
Fred from CBS
Comment by Fred Harris — 6/10/2005 @ 1:03 pmDon’t count your chickens yet. There will be another non-confidence vote in the house on Tuesday evening.
Comment by Web Talk - Newfoundland and Labrador — 6/13/2005 @ 6:42 am“Don’t count your chickens yet. There will be another non-confidence vote in the house on Tuesday evening.”
True, but rumour has it that a number of Conservative MP’s will be abstaining or as one Hill reporter put it, taking a very long dinner break.
Comment by Brenda S. , St. John’s — 6/14/2005 @ 1:43 pm