“There are so few people out there that can claim they are both a Newfoundlander AND a Labradorian. I know some of you that are, and I think that’s pretty cool. But seriously, why should we feel like we are alienating Newfoundlanders when we proudly call ourselves just Labradorians? And vice versa? B’ys I know where you’re from when you say you’re a proud Newfoundlander. Everyone knows that changing the name of the province was a tool to stake claim to Labrador against Quebec over hydro electric development.” Read Brandon Pardy’s latest entry in his column View From the Mainland: “The Labrador and Newfoundland naming fiasco (part 3)”. Click here to read.
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