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Foote disappointed that Private Members Motion defeated Government proves income trust vote a sham November 23, 2005
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Judy Foote, MHA for the District of Grand Bank, says she is very
disappointed that government unanimously stood in the House of Assembly
today and defeated a motion that called for an inquiry into Fishery Products
International (FPI) and to withhold the proclamation of the income trust
bill. "Today’s defeat of our Private Members Motion in the House of Assembly proves that the vote on the changes to the FPI Act was nothing more than a sham," said Ms. Foote. "With the growing list of concerns that exist with FPI and their decision not to follow through on their commitments, the legislation should not be proclaimed. The members who stood and voted against this legislation in June, today voted against our motion to put this proclamation on hold. How could these same individuals vote against proclaiming this legislation into law?" In June, Ed Byrne, Jack Byrne, John Hickey, Harry Harding and Bob Ridgley all voted against changes to the FPI Act. Today, these members stood and voted against the communities of Harbour Breton, Fortune and Bonavista. "Today’s Private Members Motion was an opportunity to send a message to FPI that the people of this province will not be fooled. Unfortunately, government members did not stand up and support the fishing communities of this province. Instead, they appear willing to give FPI the green light to do whatever they like. This is unacceptable and should be challenged. "We will continue to call for an inquiry into the business activities of FPI. Once the company completes its internal operational review, it may be too late for some plants and workers. For a government that claims to be on top of files, their decision to vote against today’s motion proves they are not willing to closely monitor the actions of FPI."
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