Newfoundland II

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Newfoundland II

I am a Newfoundlander.

Newfoundland was her own country when we decided to join with Canada; we were our own nation. Newfoundland had it's own legal system; with postal service, as well as Newfoundland currency. We have our own time zone.  We were as much a country, as Canada is a country in the present. And being honest people, we expected our new homeland to be the same in 1949. BUT since the Terms of Union, up to this very day, the Canadian Wolf has been maliciously beating Newfoundland & Labrador.

I am sure it is apparent I am a Newfoundlander. The reality of my conviction is one of great sadness. You see I am a card carrying member of the Canadian Dominion; Canada my Country. And due to that inescapable fact; I am a Canadian citizen. But here it is! Here is the so desperately sad reality that I and all of my fellow Newfoundlanders have been facing since the Terms of Union. We are part of a Dominion that keeps kicking us in the teeth. And once the thorough beating appears to be over, we are beaten again with deceptive, and undermined, malicious behavior.

When some bandages and medical attention to our mortal wounds seems on the way, we are told that we have to be good little Newfoundlanders, and stay in line. Being as sure as sure gets, that we know our place in this Dominion, and be happy with what the Canadian Wolf has so indignantly given the hungry Lion Newfoundlanders.

As I grew, my father made it clear we were Canadians first, and Newfoundlanders second. That has been my position year after year - beating after beating. That I was a Canadian first, and a Newfoundlander second. no more! I cry out that we are a proud, strong, and intelligent people, with immeasurable wealth. I am a Newfoundlander first, and my membership in the Dominion of Canada is now desperately lacking.

The BIG LIE: Prime Minister Steven Harper has refused to honour the Atlantic Accord which he promised before the election. He is now trying to convince Newfoundland & Labrador that he has kept his promise. The fact is according to Memorial University's Professor of economics, that this province will lose over 10 billion dollars by year 2020 under the new equalization proposal. This is Harper’s BIG LIE, his SUBJECTIVE TRUTH; shameful!

The position of the Dominion of Canada’s governing bodies has been to repeatedly give Newfoundland & Labrador the shortest end of the stick as is physically possible. With a stench that would turn the stomach to vomit! Time and again Newfoundland & Labrador has been burdened with debts that forced us to cower in a corner, like a beaten dog runs for its den, upon seeing the master’s approach.  NO MORE!

Shea
Newfoundlander

SHEA

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