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CBC News: Offshore royalty offer a 'slap in the face': Newfoundland premier
Summary from Canada, from articles in English
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The prime minister has slammed Newfoundland and Labrador's premier for ordering all Canadian flags removed from provincial government buildings, condemning the move as " disrespectful. (article 3)
FROM DEC. 23, 2004: Maple Leaf flags removed in offshore feud Later in the day, Prime Minister Paul Martin said the move insulted all Canadians. (article 3)
FROM DEC. 22, 2004: Offshore royalty offer a slap in the face: Labrador Premier Danny Williams, who had set a Christmas deadline for a new deal, insisted he has no intention of continuing to bargain with the federal government. (article 3)
N.S. premier distances himself from Williams Nova Scotia's Premier John Hamm took a more moderate tone, distancing himself from Williams's tactics and saying he will resume negotiations in January. (article 3)
Williams said that the flags would be taken down and kept out of sight until Ottawa offers his province a fair deal. (article 2)
The provinces have been pushing to retain 100 per cent of offshore energy revenues without paying a penalty in clawbacks to equalization payments. (article 2)
Newfoundland and Williams says offshore royalty talks with the federal government are over, describing Wednesday's negotiations with Finance Minister Ralph Goodale as fruitless. (article 1)
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Williams, Offshore, Goodale, Premier, Newfoundland |
Source articles
- CBC News: Offshore royalty offer a 'slap in the face': Newfoundland premier (cbc.ca, 12/23/2004, 326 words)
- CBC News: Maple Leaf flags removed in offshore feud (cbc.ca, 12/24/2004, 410 words)
- CBC News: Newfoundland's flag flap 'disrespectful,' PM says (cbc.ca, 12/24/2004, 368 words)
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