AS IT HAPPENS

As it happens, there was an interview today on As It Happens, CBC radio.

Melancthon Mayor Bill Hill had a clip which was good.

Then Linda Jeffrey, the Honourable Minister of Natural Resources was interviewed.

Here is the link:
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Radio/As_It_Happens/1492126828/ID=1915970102

The interview at the above link starts at 7:10 minutes.  The environmental assessment question (will there be an EA) is asked at 10:00 minutes; 10:43 minutes at 10:56 minutes and finally at 11:39 minutes at which point the interviewer gives up.
 
Minister Jeffrey advised that the Ministry of Environment has objected to the application and at 12:54 minutes there is a comment about the Environmental Commissioner objecting to the entire aggregate application.
 
At 14:03 the Minister acknowledges she knows nothing about the misrepresentation by the Highland Companies regarding their intent when they purchased the land (honestly, has she heard of google?) and finally the icing on the cake at 14:17 when her comment about meeting with Melancthon and telling them the best they can hope for is a nice golf course.
 
Of course, WE all know she made those comments in February 2011 at OGRA/ROMA to our Mayor and Deputy and yet she recalls a meeting last SUMMER where she made these statements.  

AND whether it was February 2011 (which it was) or summer 2010, there was no application filed at either time so why would a Minister in charge of approving or turning down the application make any statement like that?
 
OMG.... STOP THE MASSHOLE