High time

It’s high time that Labradorians, instead of feeling like someone else’s treasure trove, started feeling like an integral part of our province.

— Danny Williams, new leader of the PC Party, 2001

 
I think 20, 30 years from now there’ll be any number of mines up there, generating billions of dollars of tax revenue that’ll benefit mostly the island. That’s where everybody lives in Newfoundland and Labrador. So that’s schools, hospitals, roads, you name it.

— Mark Morabito, Alderon Iron Ore, 2012

 

Whatever became of that nice Danny Williams, anyway?

TPAL

"It's pretty cool," [NAMELESS] said. "I mean, there's so many people from all around the province and Labrador, and all these smaller communities - a lot of people you wouldn't meet normally."

- A 2011 Youth Parliament participant who shall remain nameless, as quoted in The Telegram, February 4th.

Obnoxion

Within 24 hours VOCM obnoxiously turns disaster into a political issue, and its public obliges:

Date: 3/13/2009
Name: pearl
Comments: we are an island surrounded by water. we should have search and rescue aircraft in every region of the province and in labrador. it''s too bad an accident like this has to remind the government officials of this.

Voisey's Bay has something to do with Labrador?

That'll effect the whole province, and probably Labrador too.

— Caller "Clyde" on Nightline, tonight, describing the beneficial impact of the Voisey's Bay nickel plant in Long Harbour.

The province and Labrador (III)

I had a good meeting with Peter MacKay just a while ago, and we went through a whole list of things, which included Labrador issues and, of course, also the pro—, the island, issues.

— The Premier just catches himself, during his year-end interview with Debbie Cooper of CBC Here and Now, Boxing Day.

The Province and Labrador (II)

Geopolitically-challenged comment-poster and self-described "big supporter of Labradors place in N&L", Josh Taylor, is still a bit hazy on the whole "Labradors place in N&L" concept:

JoshTaylor wrote:
Posted 2008/08/26at 10:05 AM ET

Don't subsidise this route, it's crazy. There is no traffic other than a few Europeans on vacation and with their strong currency they can easily afford the flights. They knew it was expensive to get here when they bought the places.

Now, I would be for lower taxes on airlines (provincial) that operate witin NL, such as flights between Labrador and the airports on the province.