Remembering Klik and Kam

Remember that old TV commercial where the can of Klik luncheon meat tries to get his cousin Kam to say moo? But, he just can’t…because it isn’t in him. Well, the current public debate over the MOU brought this memory back to me. The Klik, also known as the Liberal Cabinet of New Brunswick is trying to sell the MOU. And the can of Kam, the opposition, just can’t agree to it.

I’m still trying to find a copy of that commercial, just to have another laugh as we did when we were kids. You know what? It turns out that Klik doesn’t even have any beef in it anymore, according to the list of ingredients at the Maple Leaf web site. It’s mainly pork, so let’s call the Liberal clique pig-headed.
On the other hand, the opposition Kam is a bit more diverse, having both pork and chicken as ingredients. But the latter ingredient doesn’t have to be construed chicken-hearted. 

You may ask, where is the beef? Well, the Executive Council would have us believe they have the beef by constantly trying to sell the MOU. There is no beef in the MOU for New Brunswick. But, the taxpayers of this province can and will show the true force of a bull in a china shop if this train wreck of a deal is not stopped. 

According to an article in the Telegraph-Journal by Candice MacLean, Wednesday, December 9, “Too many risks in deal”, at a community meeting hosted by Rothesay MLA Margaret-Ann Blaney Tuesday night, Blaney stated, “I've had hundreds of emails from people around the province”. She also said that fewer than 5 percent of those emails were from people in favour of the MOU.  

I’m sure we can all assume with a high degree of certainty that the Graham Government already knows the opinion of the majority of New Brunswickers on this issue. They wouldn’t have to hire a consulting firm to take a poll on this issue, although we can also assume they already have, using more of our tax dollars to do so. 

When will this barn dance come to an end? That’s difficult to say. But one thing for sure, it’s going to be one heck of a party, between now and the next provincial election. All we need is a few more in the liberal clique to fess up, realise the majority ingredient of their constituent element, and vote accordingly in the Legislature.

Gary T. Bastarache