Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Wheeling and Dealing By Averill Baker
Averill Baker
The Compass
His smile was characteristically coy as the prime minister drew in his double chin to answer the question last week - are you going to give Premier Williams what you promised during the election campaign?
His answer was, "We will have to examine it."
But only five months ago Stephen Harper made this simple unequivocal statement to the news media in St. John's, as reported by the CBC: "I talked to Premier Williams a number of times on this. I have always been clear. He is looking for the federal government to play some kind of role in the way of a loan guarantee. We are certainly prepared to do that."
The Compass
His smile was characteristically coy as the prime minister drew in his double chin to answer the question last week - are you going to give Premier Williams what you promised during the election campaign?
His answer was, "We will have to examine it."
But only five months ago Stephen Harper made this simple unequivocal statement to the news media in St. John's, as reported by the CBC: "I talked to Premier Williams a number of times on this. I have always been clear. He is looking for the federal government to play some kind of role in the way of a loan guarantee. We are certainly prepared to do that."
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