Premier Reacts to Election Results"has been quoted"?
October 15, 2008
Premier Danny Williams says today he is extremely proud to be a Newfoundlander and Labradorian, but as far as he's concerned he's putting the Harper record behind him. Williams says he's proud of this province for recognizing the potential of a Harper majority, and although the Prime Minister has been quoted as saying he didn't need this province to get elected, our 7 seats would have certainly been needed to form a majority.
Why the passive? "Has been quoted" by whom?
I guess it's sort of a third-person reference. Nixon and Bob Dole were famous for it.
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