Translating Hickeyish to English
John Hickey tells 53 North this week:
With regard to the TLH, Hickey says his department is working on starting the project as early as mid-June.
It's paraphrase, but the Hon. the Minister has been known to use it before:
We have had a number of meetings, and I can say with all confidence today, Mr. Speaker, that at the end of the day here, we will see the hard surfacing of the Trans-Labrador Highway start as early as next June.
Which is why it bears repeating now: "as early as" IS NOT the same thing as "by".
It is, in fact, the opposite.
"As early as" is a lower limit for the start of something.
"By" is an upper limit.
The project could start in June.
It could also start in 2098.
Take your pick.
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