Danny then, then, then, then, then, and now

"No More Giveaways!"

Remember that famous line?

Danny then, then, then, then, and then:

Danny's inaugural address as party leader, April 7, 2001: We must create laws that obligate governments to manage the use of our resources to obtain the highest long-term benefit for the people of Newfoundland and Labrador. Our resources must be utilized to ensure employment and stable communities throughout the province. That principle, too, should be enshrined in our laws. Bulk nickel, bulk oil, bulk water, bulk fish ? bulk is just another word for unprocessed. Unprocessed is just another word for less jobs and less benefits for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians. No wonder we have the highest unemployment in the country.

Danny in the House of Assembly, March 19, 2002: The place to start, Mr. Speaker, is with our resources. We need to start and we need to deal with those who want to exploit our resources. No more giveaways.

Danny in the House of Assembly, June 19, 2002: The reason I find I have that feeling in my stomach is that the reason I personally got involved in politics was to stop the giveaways. ... Mr. Speaker, Mining Lease, paragraph 36, it talks only about primary processing. It does not talk about secondary processing. It speaks only of primary processing. What about the processing for the people of Argentia? Where are the safeguards in all the documentation? I do not see it here. Maybe it is here. I do not know, we do not know, the people of Newfoundland and Labrador do not know. ... I do honestly believe - as I said that is why I got in politics in the first place - that enough is enough; enough giveaways. We have given it all away before and we cannot let it happen again.

Danny's 2003 campaign launch speech: We will identify and capture opportunities for secondary processing whenever possible. No more give-aways.

Danny's 2003 election platform: Our goal is to increase the activities associated with the processing of minerals in the Province and related business activities in the service and supply industries, such as construction, energy, engineering and environmental services, research and development, equipment parts and supplies, and financial and legal services. A strong mineral industry for the Province will be built on progressive legislation that will: Require that ore concentrate be processed to a finished metal product in the Province where it is feasible to do so. Link royalties and taxes to market prices and the extent of value-added activity undertaken in the Province.

And now:

Danny, speaking through Minister Dunderdale, in the St. John's Telegram of September 17, 2006: Dunderdale says the province won’t place processing restrictions on prospectors and mining companies because it would just drive them away.