Countrihood and Un(anim)ity!

From the archives. The Premier talks to Transcontinental's Kirk Squires, September 11, 2006:

The Premier says there are many lessons to be learned from Norway in terms of energy.

"We go around and look at the best practices of these jurisdictions and adopt them. That's the way to go because there is no reason to reinvent the wheel," says the Premier.

Federal partnerships

But there is one major point which has to be recognized when comparing the two jurisdictions; Norway is a country, Newfoundland and Labrador is a province.

"That's a huge difference," Williams says.

"It is shameful quite frankly when you see their (Norway) territories and municipalities are all one because they move together with their government. The government knows exactly where they want to go.