BONUS POST! That Sure Didn't Take Long...

Argh!  I just couldn't wait until Wednesday to blog about this one...

The PCs have barely gotten into power, and they're already talking about selling off Crown property.  Y'know, like how the Libs tried to sell off NB Power, and it got everyone all pissed off about it?  And then of course the Tories utilized that anger in their campaign...

It's not NB Power this time, though.  No, it's NB Liquor that they're talking about selling off.

Allain said the corporation is well run and profitable and that employees do a good job. But given New Brunswick's $749-million deficit, he'll look at whether privatizing it makes sense.

I can save you some time there, Allain. It doesn't.

This makes even less sense than the sale of NB Power, since NB Liquor is, by their own admission, an even better-run company.  And unlike NB Power, there's little to no chance of NB Liquor ever running in the red anytime soon.  It is, and shall remain, a viable source of income for funding government works and paying down the deficit for decades to come...  AS LONG AS YOU BASTARDS DON'T SELL IT.

The fact that this is even under discussion, particularly after the last NB Election, should scare New Brunswickers.

It's just so maddeningly stupid, and so very much against the tone of their campaign ("Don't vote Liberal, they tried to sell off Crown property!  Crown property that belongs to all of you!") that I cannot help but feel lied to.  Of course, they didn't campaign specifically on the promise of not selling off NB Liquor, so I guess that will give die-hard Tory voters a talking point to fall back on should they ever be called on putting these jerks in power.  Allain doesn't even officially start the job until Monday and he's already pissing me off!

Oh, and get this:

Earlier this month, the Crown corporation refused to release the internal report on NB Liquor's compensation packages for executives.

Allain said he doesn't approve of witholding information.

"New Brunswickers own NB Liquor right now, so the owners should have access to transparency. That's one of the fundamental beliefs that this government has and we're certainly going to be doing that."

However, Allain would not commit to releasing the report.

Emphasis mine.  It's like they're not even trying! It just makes me want to... want to...

GRRR!  ANGRY!