Some sort of lightening thunder storm we had last night. Started about 1, or at least that’s when I was awoken by the sky lighting up. The storm lasted until around 5.30, that’s when it felt safe to turn my computer and radio on.
Some one should tell John Hickey that the community of Davis Inlet was abandoned several years ago now. On CBC this morning John offered up that he had visited that community last year and was appalled to see a bag of oranges going for over 6 bucks.
The interview was on the announcement of more money going into the FLS. It will subsidies some fresh foods all year round and attempt to bring fresh milk in line with Happy Valley Goose Bay prices.
I say attempt because Hickey gave no indication that they intend to have some sort of accountability regime in place for retailers. He also said there would be no inspections for quality and state of the goods prior to shipment from Goose Bay to the coast. This is where the vast amount of problems originate, talk about burying your head in a pile of rotting fruit.
So words saying the Williams Government is committed to supplying affordable fresh nutritious foods but are not committed to ensuring the savings are passed on, or the goods are of suitable quality, are just that, words. Throw more money at it, that will make it better.
Any way the details will come out in the wash eventually, 200 grand has been put in this year making it a 600 grand program, track the money honey.
The porcupine seems to have moved on.
Looks like the whole press conference was about announcing old monies anyway. The media centre has been up and running since April.
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