Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, today is a very significant day. Today we send a happy band of MLA warriors to do battle for the hearts and minds of the public.
We have faced 1,000 years of bad press, Madam Speaker...
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...and today our warriors can finally prove...
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...the truth of our calling. But a small cloud, Madam Speaker, hangs over the head of our team. This morning, coach Maduke announced that Donnie "Teflon" Morin signed a ten year no-cut, no-trade contract.
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The problem is, Madam Speaker, it was a negotiated contract.
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The rest of the team have one year contracts all selected by the public tendering process.
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He is northern-owned and operated, he has a high percentage of aboriginal content, and he obviously spends his money in the north -- except for his boat...
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The one bit of good news is that John Todd, well-known captain of the MLA Sharks dart team, who supported negotiated contracts, said I will support negotiated contracts anywhere, anytime, and I will take full responsibility for Mr. Morin's performance. If Morin doesn't score a goal, Mr. Todd has publicly stated he will not speak for one year.
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