"I have heard that several cabinet Ministers are unhappy with the way decisions are being made, said Sweeney. "For example, Ed Bryne is unhappy with the way the Premier is interfering in the Lower Churchill Project and has embarrassed him when due diligence was not done before the signing of an MOU with a consortium of companies interested in the project that were later found to be banned from doing business in the United States."

According to the Liberal Member’s sources within the Conservative caucus, "The speculation is that Bryne will hang around til the next federal election and then he will try to run federally. He is currently preparing to run against current MP Loyola Hearn for the Conservative nomination in St. John’s South - Mount Pearl."

The Liberal MHA says the instability within the governing party is serious because this kind of turbulence interferes with their ability to provide good government. "With the resignation of Elizabeth Marshall there was significant disruption in the operation of two major departments as the Premier continues to try and fill the gaps. It will take these two Ministers months to get up to speed on the issues in their department and outside groups will need to restate their positions to these new Ministers on issues. This kind of instability is a real problem not just for the Premier and the PC party, it is a problem for everyone in the Province.

"The public sector strike was a very rough period for a lot of these Members and a lot of them are still not over that yet. Many of the Members are shaken by the loss of Marshall from Cabinet and the lack of explanation of what happened. Several members on their side have told me they will not be running again unless things change. For Cabinet Ministers and government MHAs to be talking like this so early in the term shows there are some very serious problems."