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Public beware: a polling period is here August 15, 2006 |
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Opposition Leader Gerry Reid is warning the general public and media to be
aware of fluff government press releases and announcements that say nothing.
The quarterly polling period started last week and government press releases
and announcements have been flying fast and furious ever since. "I normally wouldn’t issue a public advisory to warn people about the onslaught of polling period announcements," said Mr. Reid. "However, after reading a number of government releases that have been issued over the past couple of days, I feel the public should be aware that reading these releases may leave individuals bewildered and baffled and could lead to confusion. "I experienced this condition yesterday after reading a press release from the premier concerning the much-touted fisheries summit. I found myself lost in paragraphs that said absolutely nothing. Do we really need to strike committees to make potential recommendations on future plans for the possibility of striking task forces for our fishery? "In addition to these bizarre and empty press releases, government has begun to make several fluffy, feel- good announcements. I warn the public to check the fine print on these so-called initiatives and examine the suspect timing of these announcements. Announcing a tire recycling plan without all of the concrete details, and stating that more will be known in a couple of months who will operate the program, leaves the question why government didn’t wait until the plan was more clearly in place. "Furthermore, the minister of finance conveniently issued a report from the last fiscal year that says our finances are better than anticipated. Wasn’t this information available to government before the end of the summer and the quarterly polling period? "While government has every right during the polling period to bombard the people of the province with announcements that appear positive, or are portrayed as positive, many polling announcements have gone nowhere. The fisheries summit was a key announcement during the last polling period and we all know the good it has done for the people of Harbour Breton, Fortune and Marystown who are still unemployed."
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