I was listening to Parliament Friday night and caught the tail end of the Motion to Adjourn, where perennial thorn in the Government's side, Louise Jackson, boxed in Education Minister Randy Horton and his colleagues pretty well with this one:
He said: “At no time has this Government allowed students or teachers to enter that school unless there was an indication from the analysts that the air quality was such that it would not be harmful to those in the school.”Mrs. Jackson interrupted the Minister to read a damning line from a report from Microbiology Specialists Incorporated: “These bacterial levels exceed any acceptable levels for potable or recreational waters and are considered sewage level.”
Not one to go quietly, Mr. Horton responded as follows:
Minister Horton leapt from his seat to explain.He said: “I can tell this honourable House I have seen that report. We’ve also recognised the lack of credibility in that person who provided that report. Yes, the Department of Education hired that person but in the end have found out it may have been a mistake to hire that particular person.”
Which resolves nothing at all. Louise's point remains, and appears to have been confirmed:
Despite the Minister's retort that 'in the end' the Department of Education 'found it may have been a mistake to hire that particular person', the reality is that at the time they were handed the report they thought it to be credible....yet they still sent the students and teachers in.
But of course, like all things, it's the UBP's fault. I hope he makes that case better than he made the previous one.
