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As a result of the TCH Protest and previous letters requesting a meeting
with the Premier, on Wednesday February 9th, 2005 representative from
the IAS Committee traveled to St. John's to meet with Premier Danny
Williams.
In addition to the Premier, Kathy Dunderdale (Minister INTRD), Jack
Byrne (Minister MAPA), Trevor Taylor (Minister DFA), and Oliver Langdon
were present to hear our concerns. At this meeting the IAS Committee
Chair, Dave Vardy presented the Premier with the Income Adjustment
Proposal as well as outlined our position on a number of issues
surrounding the closure of the FPI Fish Plant that the committee will be
pursuing in the months to come.
By all accounts the meeting, which lasted approximately 1.5 hrs, was
successful with the Premier expressing his Government's support and
assistance in helping us through this crisis. A Special Committee of
Cabinet was established and includes the Premier, Kathy Dunderdale
(Minister INTRD), Jack Byrne (Minister MAPA), and Trevor Taylor
(Minister DFA). those The Province issued a
news release following the meeting confirming their support.
Other Meetings
Meetings were also set up with our Local MP Bill Matthews and our
Federal Cabinet Minister John Efford to present our income adjustment
proposal as well as outline our position with respect quotas.
The Committee also met with representatives of FPI to discuss the income
adjustment proposal.
Income Adjustment Proposal
The Income Adjustment Proposal presented to the Province, Federal
Government and FPI is based on a 2 year timeframe and
proposes a partnership approach with both levels of government and FPI
to provide funding to generate meaningful work experiences for displaced
workers. The intent is to ensure that the community remains stable in
the short term while long-term planning issues pursued and developed.
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