David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Surprise Surprise Surprise
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Higgs thinks Francophonie Games are doomed as province, Ottawa reach impasse
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David R. Amos
Surprise Surprise Surprise
Lou Bell
Liberals have painted
themselves into a huge corner with this . Attempting to add Mr. Vickers
as their new leader is a desperate attempt to retain the departing
Anglophone votes they're losing by the minute. The " Forum on
Bilingualism they held in Moncton at U de M with input from 8 selected
Francophones and no Anglophones and wondering why no Anglos showed up
is so transparent. Looks like Mr. Savoie and the Liberal backers need to
go back to the drawing board. The smoke and mirrors event didn't work .
The tail is losing it's wag
Marc Martin
@Lou Bell
*is a desperate attempt to retain the departing Anglophone votes*
What are you talking about ???
*The " Forum on Bilingualism they held in Moncton at U de M with input from 8 selected Francophones and no Anglophones *
Awwww please don't cry............
*is a desperate attempt to retain the departing Anglophone votes*
What are you talking about ???
*The " Forum on Bilingualism they held in Moncton at U de M with input from 8 selected Francophones and no Anglophones *
Awwww please don't cry............
@Marc Martin Methinks your Francophone buddies were the ones doing the crying about being bullied etc N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/anti-bilingualism-forum-moncton-1.4987827
"In a news release after the discussion, panellist and co-organizer Christophe Traisnel said francophones need to make themselves heard and "to fight against being bullied as a community."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/anti-bilingualism-forum-moncton-1.4987827
"In a news release after the discussion, panellist and co-organizer Christophe Traisnel said francophones need to make themselves heard and "to fight against being bullied as a community."
Shawn McShane
@Marc Martin Mr.
Vickers...Sergeant at Arms in Ottawa who shot the attacker on parliament
hill is being wooed by the Liberals in NB. Vickers is an Anglo from NB
to be used to garner Anglophone votes.
Won't work, desperate move.
Won't work, desperate move.
Chuck Michaels
The question is... could this lead to a certain Shediac area M.P. looking for another job this Fall...?
Paul Olet
@Chuck Michaels Who, the King of Acadia?
David R. Amos
@Chuck Michaels Dream on
eddy watts
When is the investigation
starting re: Brian Gallant and cronies (committee members). When the
decision was made to increase the spending by the Francophone Games
committee, Gallant said he recused himself from the committee, as he was
too"close" to committee members to be totally impartial. THERE IS NO
RECORD OF BRIAN GALLANT RECUSING HIMSELF....what is just as worrisome
(for the people/province) is that the present Premier (Blaine Higgs)
knows this, and has done nothing.........This province has no hope of
ever getting ahead, so long as the people are willing to look the other
way when successive Liberal/Conservatives, steal from them.
David R. Amos
@eddy watts YUP
Matt Steele
@eddy watts ....Brian Gallant
and the Liberal Party should be forced to pay for any penalty out of
their own pockets . How incompetent and corrupt can a govt. be to okay
these games without even having a business plan in place . Apparently
Brian Gallant was just going to rubber stamp any costs associated with
these games , regardless of how high they were .
David R. Amos
@Matt Steele Cry me a river will ya?
Paul Bourgoin
With such a weak Political
majority sealed in backroom Party bargaining maybe Premier Blaine Higgs
mandate might not survive up to the 2021 Francophonie Games.
David R. Amos
@Paul Bourgoin Methinks many think that is a distinct possibility N'esy Pas?
Marc LeBlanc
Just pay the penalty and move on
David R. Amos
@Marc LeBlanc I Wholeheartedly Agree Sir
Mario Doucet
Every penny spent by Trudeau is borrowed, he has accumulated mountains of debt, money borrowed from his elite friends.
David R. Amos
@Mario Doucet Methinks our beloved banker Frank McKenna knows more about that fact than we will ever now N'esy Pas?
Matt Steele
@Mario Doucet ....Tax and
spend ; that is how Trudeau operates....meanwhile the federal debt spins
out of control . Maybe Trudeau can find another $4.5 BILLION defunct
pipeline to buy with the taxpayers cash .
David R. Amos
@Mario Doucet Methinks that Franky Boy won't mind some folks enjoying a little Deja Vu N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/td-business-services-centre-moncton-jobs-1.4129427
"The TD Bank expects to create up to 575 full-time jobs in Moncton over a six-year period when it opens a business services centre in 2019 with up to $9 million in help from the provincial government."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/td-business-services-centre-moncton-jobs-1.4129427
"The TD Bank expects to create up to 575 full-time jobs in Moncton over a six-year period when it opens a business services centre in 2019 with up to $9 million in help from the provincial government."
Arliss Wilson
@Matt Steele That is how
every government operates. Funding at all levels comes from taxes of
one form or another. It is not a Liberal, Conservative or any other
party method.
let the cities of Moncton and
Dieppe cover any costs that are associated. those are the one
responsible for this fiasco. The rest of New Brunswicker's had nothing
to do with this
David R. Amos
@Mark Murphy Methinks they are nervous campers as well because they were mushroomed too N'esy Pas?
Higgs thinks Francophonie Games are doomed as province, Ottawa reach impasse
During New Brunswick visit, prime minister refuses to budge on funding for troubled games
The provincial government's
deadline to find a solution to save the 2021 Francophonie Games is less
than a week away, but in the eyes of the New Brunswick premier the
outcome is clear: the event will be cancelled.
Premier Blaine Higgs voiced his conclusion Thursday afternoon after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa isn't budging from its funding commitment. Higgs has repeatedly said Fredericton isn't spending another nickel to cover the inflated costs.
"Given what he said … given what I'm saying, it seems like the outcome is obvious," Higgs told reporters.
On Jan. 15, deputy premier Robert Gauvin announced a deadline of Jan. 30 for the federal government and the province to "develop funding options" after weeks of uncertainty over who is going to cover the increased price tag for the Moncton-Dieppe Games.
The
cost ballooned to $130 million last year from the $17-million figure
used in the original 2016 bid. Gauvin said this month a revised estimate
puts the potential cost at $80 million.
The Higgs government said it wouldn't be contributing more than its initial $10 million commitment, and the premier has called on the feds to cover the balance.
However, federal cabinet ministers, including Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, say Ottawa has a "long-standing policy" to match provincial funding "dollar-for-dollar."
"We are going to be there to match dollar for dollar the provincial investments, as we have for a broad range of sporting events across the country," Trudeau told reporters.
Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau stood firm in his government's stance that it
will match 'dollar for dollar' any provincial funding for the 2021
games. (Radio-Canada)
"Obviously,
the Francophonie Games are deeply important to me. Defence of official
languages, minorities right across this country is a huge priority of
this government. So we're going to continue to be there to partner with
the province."
The games, open to New Brunswickers and Canadians regardless of the language they speak, would see about 3,000 participants take part in sport and cultural events in Moncton and Dieppe.
The prime minister said New Brunswick needs to put forward a formal proposal to keep the games alive.
"I'm
disappointed," Higgs said after learning about Trudeau's comments. "I
feel that these [games] really need to be nationally supported.
"Certainly a province our size … the province can't afford do this on our own, or at a 50 per cent split."
Once Jan. 30 arrives, the province is expected to begin the process to cancel the games.
Higgs said if Trudeau's mind doesn't change, the games in New Brunswick are toast, and he isn't optimistic.
"No, I'm not actually. I don't think [the games] will move forward."
New Brunswick was selected in 2016 to host the ninth edition of the games, which would take place in Moncton and Dieppe. (CBC)
The province could be on the hook to cover some costs
if the games are cancelled, and Higgs appeared fine with that outcome.
He said he isn't sure the exact figure the government would have to pay,
but "it doesn't compare to $10 million."
New Brunswick was selected in 2016 to host the ninth edition of the Francophonie Games, which take place under the auspices of La Francophonie, an international organization of 58 governments with connections to the French language.
New Brunswick, Quebec and Canada have "participating government" status within the organization.
Premier Blaine Higgs voiced his conclusion Thursday afternoon after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa isn't budging from its funding commitment. Higgs has repeatedly said Fredericton isn't spending another nickel to cover the inflated costs.
"Given what he said … given what I'm saying, it seems like the outcome is obvious," Higgs told reporters.
On Jan. 15, deputy premier Robert Gauvin announced a deadline of Jan. 30 for the federal government and the province to "develop funding options" after weeks of uncertainty over who is going to cover the increased price tag for the Moncton-Dieppe Games.
The Higgs government said it wouldn't be contributing more than its initial $10 million commitment, and the premier has called on the feds to cover the balance.
Ottawa remains unmoving
However, federal cabinet ministers, including Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, say Ottawa has a "long-standing policy" to match provincial funding "dollar-for-dollar."
Obviously, the Francophonie Games are deeply important to me. Defence of official languages, minorities right across this country, is a huge priority of this government.- Justin TrudeauTrudeau reiterated that point Thursday when making a stop in Quispamsis, near Saint John.
"We are going to be there to match dollar for dollar the provincial investments, as we have for a broad range of sporting events across the country," Trudeau told reporters.
The games, open to New Brunswickers and Canadians regardless of the language they speak, would see about 3,000 participants take part in sport and cultural events in Moncton and Dieppe.
The prime minister said New Brunswick needs to put forward a formal proposal to keep the games alive.
"Certainly a province our size … the province can't afford do this on our own, or at a 50 per cent split."
Once Jan. 30 arrives, the province is expected to begin the process to cancel the games.
Higgs said if Trudeau's mind doesn't change, the games in New Brunswick are toast, and he isn't optimistic.
"No, I'm not actually. I don't think [the games] will move forward."
New Brunswick was selected in 2016 to host the ninth edition of the Francophonie Games, which take place under the auspices of La Francophonie, an international organization of 58 governments with connections to the French language.
New Brunswick, Quebec and Canada have "participating government" status within the organization.
With files from Radio-Canada and Jacques Poitras
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