Exegesis

From the Premier’s scrum, as reported by the Ministry of Truth:

You’ve got the Vale piece, you’ve got the hydromet piece, you’ve got this piece as well, you’ve got LNG possibilities, there’s still a possibility of an oil refinery, Lower Churchill could kick in during this period of time, so, y’know, there’s gonna be more work over the next decade than the province can handle, at this point in time. Hopefully, it would be nice if we could get it all consecutively.

The Word of Our Dan.

You’ve got the Vale piece, you’ve got the hydromet piece, you’ve got this piece as well

Who introduced the word “piece” into Danny Williams’ vocabulary?

Whoever you are, please – cut your own tongue out.

“Welcome to Subway, may I take your order, Premier?”

“Yes, please, I’d like the foot long steak and cheese piece on the honey oat piece. The cheddar piece. The tomato piece, the lettuce piece, the pickle piece, the jalapeno piece, and the green pepper piece please. Some salt and pepper piece on that. Not too heavy. And just a light mayo piece. And I’ll take the chocolate chunk cookie piece.”

you’ve got LNG possibilities, there’s still a possibility of an oil refinery

There’s also the possibility of a Vulcan interplanetary spaceport; “possibility” pieces don’t pay the rent.

Lower Churchill could kick in during this period of time

Could kick in?

Wow.

For Mr. Go It Alone (Once Ottawa Gives Us The Money To Go It Alone With), that’s awfully conditional.

Literally.

After all, Mr. GIA(OOGUTMTGIAW) said, two years ago, “While Hydro will take the required time to complete due diligence on the feasibility of this project, a planning schedule has been developed that will see a project sanctioning decision by 2009”

so, y’know, there’s gonna be more work over the next decade than the province can handle, at this point in time.

So, in other words, he’s already conceding that those pesky little asterisks – “Subject to reasonable physical capacity and human resource availability” – are already going to justify offshoring much of the Hebron work.

Great negotiating there, Great Negotiator!

Hopefully, it would be nice if we could get it all consecutively.

Ah. Like any good Glorious Leader, in charge of any good Centrally-Planned Economy, he’s still committed to economic rationing.