Mr. Premier, your timing SUCKS!

      I have never been a political person.  That is to say that I never followed politics, cared about which party was in power or kept up with anything political in the news.  Recently that has changed.  My home has been hit two fold by recent decisions that the Nova Scotia Liberal Government has made. 
      A little over a week ago my wife Lorraine's life changed drastically when, suddenly and with out warning, she was laid off from her career of 31 years with the NS Government.  The cuts came swiftly and were brutal.  They were also head scratchers.  People who specialized in departments saw their job move to another department but they were told they were not needed.  The job and the projects were still alive but the person who was doing the job was out in the cold.  In many cases that person was the only one who could perform in that position.  So, now there are projects and programs out their that we Nova Scotians were counting on, floating in limbo.  The qualified person out of  a job and the little guys screwed again.
     Part two of my Rant.  As many of you know I come from a television background.  Ever since my lay off in 2010 I have been struggling to get back into the business I love.  For the past few years I have been meeting with a friend who owns a local Film company.  We have slowly been working together to foster some of my ideas and to get me back in the game.  That come back dream was so close to happening and then our Provincial Government cut the Nova Scotia Film Tax credit to a mere shadow of itself.  That credit is the life blood of everything creative this province's filmmakers had to offer.  Especially for the small independent shops like my friend's.  Over the last few months I have been working hard to get some outlines and scripts together for a meeting at the end of this month.  I am afraid to call the office.  What is the state of my friend's company?  Will they survive or will they have to pull up stakes and leave Nova Scotia.  This seems so unfair. Not just to me but to all those people who make their living associated with Film in Nova Scotia.
     You can imagine what these events do to a depressed person.  All the hugs from friends,  along with thoughts and prayers, do little to help when you find yourself falling back into the hole you've been trying so hard to climb out of.  I know I am not alone here.  My wife was devastated but is rallying.  She is very strong and has some good options.  I am not so sure about the rest of us left out in the cold by an uncaring and unfeeling government.