The government has stated that in order to reduce the deficit, federal expenditures needed be cut.
Consequently the air/sea rescue, lighthouse closings, food inspection, etc., in Newfoundland would be eliminated (and moved to Nova Scotia).
Recently, the federal government announced the creation of a new national park at $188 million and $275,000 to search for remnants of the Franklin expedition. It appears the safety of mariners and fishermen and the health of Newfoundlanders are not high priorities.
Stephen Harper and other elected representatives certainly make it difficult for us to declare we’re proud Canadians, instead of second-class citizens.
Dave Short
St. John’s
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Did you know that you can use the internet to offshore and oursource front end jobs to workers in other parts of the world with a cheaper minimum wage? In one of my call center companies, I have all the management jobs based out of Toronto where university educated workers handle the sales, marketing, IT, and management functions. Then, using the Internet, we have front end call center workers in Asia, Mexico and the USA who make far less then I used to pay in Toronto....and the recent rise in the value of our Canadian dollar makes it even more profitable. In short, the Internet is a tool that companies can use to have cheaper workers from all over the world do the same work that Canadian workers do here. Business owners can use the Internet as a tool to replace unskilled uneducated Canadian workers with cheaper unskilled uneducated workers from foreign countries. Business owners can use the internet as a tool to cut workers wages and put the savings straight into their own pocket.