Good Minister, Bad Minister

Municipal Affairs Minister Kevin O'Brien, as reported by The Telegram on Monday:

Speaking to The Telegram, O’Brien gave some indication that withholding the operating grants is only an idle threat.

“We hope they get the work done, but we also do recognize the challenges of moving from one base system to another base system,” he said. “We set a deadline, but every deadline is not a hard, drop-down deadline.”

Municipal Affairs Minister Kevin O'Brien, as reported by VOCM on Tuesday:

I'm just givin' them [i.e., municipalities] a heads-up that April is coming, they're all expecting their [Municipal Operating Grants] to come forward, but I'm tell them [sic] that they have to be compliant prior and submit their audited statements prior to those M-O-G's being released.

It's funny because it's the same Minister.