Promises, promises

Michael Rigler of the Western Star, published in today's Telegram, reports on the Nicholsville bridge situation:

Deer Lake Mayor Darryl Kelly and Deputy Mayor Barbara Ball were called to a meeting with Municipal Affairs Minister Jack Byrne, Transport Minister John Hickey and Humber Valley MHA Kathy Goudie in St. John's Monday. When the municipal politicians walked out of Confederation Building, they had a commitment on the contract Deer Lake signed with the government in 1997 to replace the aging structure at no cost to the municipality. [Emphasis added.]

Hmmm.

The current provincial government has agreed to live up to a 1997 transportation committment made by the previous Liberal government of Brian Tobin.

Perhaps then there is hope that this other 1997 transportation committment made by the previous Liberal government of Brian Tobin:

The province will provide additional funds to complete that portion of the road...[i.e., Phase III of the Trans-Labrador Highway]

will be honoured by Danny's Minions, without further passing of the buck to, and begging for the bucks from, the federal government.

"Integral part of the province... "right?