During his last provincial election campaign in Newfoundland, the industry minister told shipyard workers that if his government did not make the shipbuilding industry self-sustaining, then they could tie metal plates to his ankles and throw him over the wharf.
Lors de sa dernière campagne électorale provinciale à Terre-Neuve, le ministre de l'Industrie avait dit aux travailleurs de la construction navale que si son gouvernement ne rendait pas cette industrie autonome, ils pourraient lui attacher des plaques d'acier aux chevilles et le jeter du bout du quai.
