Thursday, April 05, 2007

Tim Smith gets a letter printed in the Irving Paper!!!


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Originally uploaded by Oldmaison.
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This picture was taken when Shawn was the leader is the opposition.


Where is gambling strategy?

Dear Premier Graham,

I am sending you this note out of curiosity as to our conversation about your gaming strategy announcement, which I thought was to come forth roughly four to six weeks after the date we had a chat on Feb. 13 (of which I am most appreciative.)

I have been waiting with anticipation to hear the details of this folder, now moreso than ever, hoping for a dose of good news, as it seems to be catching on all around the Maritime Provinces except here in New Brunswick. The latest headline is out of Newfoundland, "Restricted hours ordered for N.L. video gambling." Quite impressive for their government's first move on video lottery addiction and associated grief it carries on some of those who cannot escape its grips.

I am by no means making any suggestions on how to run your office nor am I in any way, shape, or form, telling you how to do your job. I write only out of hope for a better tomorrow for people such as myself, who would very much like to see changes to the video lottery machines Act that would help us to begin to help ourselves re-enter society without fear of slipping back into that world. Yours most humbly,

TIMOTHY SMITH

Saint John

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is the web address on Newfoundlands changes to vlts

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2007/03/27/vlt-controls.html?ref=rss

Anonymous said...

so does this mean if i am addicted to sex cancel all sex make it illegal

or maybe i am addicted to booze so let close all pubs and liquor stores

maybe i am addicted to work let cancel anything that is work wow

Anonymous said...

I went to the address above,
wow removal of 105 machines,(was only to be 91)so there's a bonus of 14 machines gone.
slowed down play speed and cut daily playing time by 5 1/2 hours!

And this was only their first move?
Better late than not......Very Impressive.....