National Development Bill
Sir, — This idea of a National Development Bill makes a farce of a supposedly democratic dominion. It means that a few people in the National Party will be virtual dictators. It is high time that we had a written constitution. Why the haste? Have our country’s resources already been promised to some foreign V.I.P. in return for credit? Are al! our natural resources of good native timber (which should be at least three times dearer than exotics), coal deposits and hydro-elec-tric power to be used for dollars and cents? What will happen to our tourist potential? It seems abundantly clear that people in this country come last as far as our members of Parliament in the caucus are concerned. They seem to be determined to proceed in the face of opposition. — Yours, etc.
A. THOMSON October 29. 1979.
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