Danny Williams on Commitment

Quoth Glorious Leader in his latest anti-Confederate rant:

“After they won our votes, the … Conservatives decided that their promise was meaningless. They completely reneged on that commitment which they made repeatedly in writing and verbally…”

A-hem, cough, cough:

Williams commits to work in partnership

with the Labrador Métis Nation

Corner Brook, October 8, 2003 - At a recent meeting with Todd Russell, president of the Labrador Métis Nation, Progressive Conservative Party Leader Danny Williams outlined a number of commitments that a PC government would undertake with respect to the constitutional rights of the Métis people in Newfoundland and Labrador and the involvement of the Labrador Métis in the benefits that would accrue from development of the Lower Churchill and other resources in the region.

Williams said, "Our commitments to the Labrador Métis are solid.

"A PC government I lead will acknowledge that the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Powley case does indeed apply to Métis in Newfoundland and Labrador, and we will participate with the federal government and the Métis Nation in negotiations to define and enforce the specific rights affirmed in the Powley decision and other rights protected under section 35 of the Constitution.

"We will work in partnership with the Métis people of Labrador to promote and strengthen Métis communities and culture and to ensure the Métis and all residents of Labrador share in the benefits that accrue from the development of Labrador resources.

"We will involve the Labrador Métis Nation, as we will representatives of all residents of Labrador, in the process of negotiating a Lower Churchill Development Agreement."

Williams said, "Newfoundland and Labrador needs the participation of the Métis community if the province is going to realize its full potential for social and economic growth. I look forward to working with the Labrador Métis Nation to benefit the Métis community and all the people of Newfoundland and Labrador."

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Media contact at PC Campaign Headquarters:
Elizabeth Matthews