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Harper insults rural Canadians
OTTAWA—The “culture of defeat” remark has dogged Prime Minister Stephen Harper for years, and today the National President of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union has revealed another questionable Harper comment.
Dave Coles told Newfoundland and Labrador’s VOCM radio today that Prime Minister Harper personally told him that there would be no package to support the newsprint industry. The union leader said Prime Minister Harper told him in a private meeting that anyone who loses their jobs can move to Fort McMurray, Alberta.
“Forest industry workers should just let the market decide, and if you lose your job, and he (Harper) said this to me personally, you could always go to Fort McMurray. And I think that’s insulting for forestry workers and pulp and paper workers who live in rural Canada to hear that kind of answer from the Prime Minister,” said Mr. Coles.
Why is Stephen Harper abandoning our forestry sector and insulting rural Canadians?
An audio clip of Mr. Coles’ interview is on www.vocm.com.
