Great move MHA Parsons! Today I see Finance Minister Tom Marshall crowing about how 63 Million was shaved from our Provincial Deficit. Maybe if they recuperate a lot of those unpaid Fines Tom can crow a bit more next year.

Ghost of Christmas past

It appears that the ghost of Christmas past has appeared to one of our MHA's and now he's ready to mend his ways. In the words of Tiny Tom, God Bless us everyone!

Just looking at some of the news articles on the Auditor Generals report from last week. It shows that a MHA claimed mileage from St. John’s to their district as 700 km, then, in 2004-05 increased this to 800 km and claimed 54 trips, and in 2005-06 increased this to 900 km and claimed 43 trips.” Continental drift i suspect! In 1990 i started in Home Care and could charge 22.5 per kilometer when i had a client in my vehicle. In 2007, my travel allowance is still 22.5 per kilometer and my trips are the same distance.

Mr. Bill Matthews who use to be a provincial MHA before he went federal claimed receipts from restaurants in one location (18 of 19 in St. John’s) which were dated during a period where private vehicle mileage claims submitted by the member indicated he was on travel status in another location (18 of 19 in his Grand Bank district). I suspect that may of been part of the ombudsman syndrome disease that was rampant at that time.

One of our MHA's might of been a cross dresser with thousands spent on ladies clothes and perfumes. If so, i just hope he gets a bit of help before he goes on to become a Transsexual.

Bill Murray if you happen to stumble across my Blog, i would just like to wish you well and don't blame you for what's happen here in NL recently. I suspect it's the criminal element you associated with.

60 days until Election Day!
Newfoundland and Labrador will go to the polls on Tuesday, October 9, 2007.
On that day i can be an equal with all the other bloggers i see here. I'm allowed to cast a vote and they in turn are allowed one. That is if i decide to take the time to go out and vote. It might sound a bit foolish on my part but this is the first time since i have been eligible to vote that i actually don't feel like taking the time to do so. The way i see it, the present government like the one before it has not benefited my family and were no better off now than a decade ago. Letters & e-mails to my MHA and other government officials seem to have been a waste of time on my part. Seems like the only satisfaction im getting recently is from the auditor general and the RCMP investigations into the misuse of our tax dollars. My wife and i have been working in the Home Support System of this province for the pass 18 years and each year have hoped for a few benefits from our hard work in forms of a pay raise, few sick days or other benefits that other government employees take for granted. Each year we tend to be disappointed but hopefully soon we'll receive a slight bit of satisfaction when some who have reaped so called benefits get their just reward. So on October 9/2007 rather than take the time to write a x on a ballot for a candidate who i suspect is less likely to steal from me. I'll drive on by the polling station and i won't have a thing to be disappointed about. Sounds fair enough!