I just read that the Hon. Danny Williams has announced that his government will reraise the Canadian flag in the near future, whether or not he’s able to achieve the deal that he’s been seeking with the Government of Canada. Williams said that the flags would be put back up because they’d made their statement […]
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Newfoundland Resource Protest
31 December 2004 – 6:25 pm
Whatever else may be said about The Hon. Danny Williams, it appears he’s far from alone in his protest against the Government of Canada. It was recently reported that the municipal governments in St. John’s, Mount Pearl and Corner Brook had also removed the flag. And, today I read about a local company in Newfoundland […]
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Knight in a Dark Suit
It seems that the Danny Williams’ flag removal gamble has paid off. He got what he wanted: a meeting with the Prime Minister and, of course, the big boost to the revenues of Newfoundland and Labrador. Honestly, I’m not sure how much the flag issue helped or hindered, but now that the deal is done […]