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Premier and everyone knows he was a very well respected owner of a premuim business" isn't going to help you here. Unless you have a crystal ball, there is no way to know what will happen in the future, and the rest of your sentence is just your pov. There have been attacks made on the subject in the past, of which I removed, so if you check the history you will see that what your claiming is an attack is not even close to being one.
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Are you sure this is the only business that is connected with his name? I've never actually seen a bio of his that says the name of his business, just the number of years. By the way, the reference to
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According to this Globe and Mail article, MacNeil's father died in 1977: "But that didn't stop her from later becoming the high sheriff of
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Using a Liberal YouTube video is not considered an independent source. While Stephen McNeil did say he was a small business owner for 20 years in the video, this may have been simply a poor choice of words on his part - an exaggeration. McNeil Appliance Repair opened in 1988 and McNeil sold it in
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Yes, this is the only business Stephen McNeil owned. It's called McNeil Appliance Service. He worked as a small appliance repairman in his shop from 1998 until 2003, when he sold it. His commercial states that he was a small business owner for 20 years, but this is incorrect. According to his own
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Is there any justification for the "Profession trades person" entry in this profile? I don't believe small appliance repair is a recognized trade in the jurisdiction, but I may be wrong. Also, by definition, a trade is specifically not a profession. If anything, it seems his profession is
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When editing the Premier's wikipedia page thus far, I have included news stories that have spanned multiple days in the press, and given both the point and the counterpoint to the news story. I will continue to do so, to avoid political partisanship from entering into the equation.
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only significant info that garnered a lot of media attention, and I give both the point and counterpoint to any controversy. You seem to have upset that balance to undo any criticism people had of decisions the Premier made. Please discuss your reasoning here if you disagree.
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I have added information on Stephen McNeil's first spring session as Premier. I included only the 2 most important controversies, the budget, and the 2 most newsworthy pieces of legislation (stories that received national coverage, or provincial coverage for several days)
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I place my vote with Scotia 14 and Truth NS. Thank you for altering me to this attack on the Premier. All of us must stick together against this for the future of NS. We must be warty of people who do not understand what is happneing for Nova Scotia for the public good.
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not working and that student groups wanted it cut. But student advocates said they had asked the Liberal to redirect the funds into student assistance, which did not happen, and graduates said the program helped them financially."
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