Hi
this is Paula from CHNE. I'm out here in
the community today in Chéticamp 
to get people's reaction about the news
that Premier McNeil is stepping down.
Here's what they had to say.
It was really surprising news.
I think he did a fabulous job the last
five months
with COVID and keeping us safe and
I wish him all the best of luck. I
can't give a reason why but he's
definitely maybe feels
you know, it was a lot of work and
you know, maybe he wants someone else to
take over with a new perspective
in case round two hits of COVID.
How do you
feel about the premier who stepped down yesterday?
Well, I think the last couple of months
I've been impressed
with his devotion and energy
towards the pandemic. But as a nurse,
a longtime nurse,
he was not very supportive in our union
and for the rights of Nova Scotia
government employees.
So, um, it's a mixed bag.
It's a mixed bag but
I understand why he probably wants to
leave after 17 years.
It's not an easy job for sure.
But I think whoever comes in has to
be
a bit more... work with unions as
opposed to
shutting them down.
What do you think?
Good that he’s leaving.
Another person who has to leave is Trudeau, to tell you the truth.
They’re all a bunch of thieves
and they know they are in the wrong now, so he resigned.
They are lost. They don’t know what to do.
That’s why he’s resigning.
He doesn’t know what to do at all.
Simple as that. Him and Trudeau, get out of here.
That’s what they have to do.
Who would you like to see in his place?
Someone better than him, if there is.
If there isn’t, Nova Scotia will have to find someone else.
Simple as that, yes.
What do you think about the Premier stepping down?
Very sad, disappointed because I think he did a
good job
but I can understand them being really
fed up and sick of the job
and probably needs a good break, you know.
But I'd like to know more details you
know I just hope he's
he's not ill or, you know, something like that
but that he can
enjoy whatever he's going to do from
now on.
I'm a little bit shocked, actually,
but
I'm not totally surprised. I feel that
it's a very stressful time for a lot of
people and to be in a position like that
and have to quit or resign
or, I don't know if he had to, I really
don't know the details but
I feel that yeah
I mean, he's in a tough position and
I hope that whoever
is replacing him
is able to do what
he was having a lot of stress doing.
What do you think about the premier
stepping down?
Well I guess he feels it's time for him.
He's done a great job through the pandemic
I think that
everybody deserves their time and to
move on to different things in life and
we're sorry to see him go because he has
done a great job.
Well, I got to say from someone from away
you know, I'm from Ontario but
anytime we saw press conferences coming
from Nova Scotia,
we were all very very impressed with the
premier. He was very well spoken. He
seemed genuinely
concerned about his the citizens and
just when he said
"Stay the blazes home," that did it for me.
You know, someone who could say something
like that it's got to be a real guy.
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