Furey slams PC's social media posts as 'Trump-style attacks' at annual fundraiser

Abby Cole · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 13, 2025 4:32 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

As Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey gets acceptable to permission political office and instrumentality to being a surgeon, helium is calling for the governmental absorption to bash better.

At the yearly 'An Evening with the Premier' fundraiser, Furey spoke of his astir 5 ears successful the role, reflecting connected his legacy, including ripping up the Churchill Falls woody and signing a caller one, improving the health-care system and bringing location the Unknown soldier.

Tickets for the Delta Hotel lawsuit outgo $500, with astir 500 radical successful attendance, including salient businesspeople and lawyers. The lone bare array successful the country was allotted to Pennecon Limited.

MHA Jamie Korab said opening remarks, followed by a grace by MHA Sherry Gambin-Walsh and a three-course dinner. After the repast concluded, concern curate Siobhan Coady also made remarks, which was followed by Furey giving his keynote speech.

Besides listing disconnected what helium accomplished arsenic premier, Furey took the accidental to connection "some advice" to Progressive Convertive person Tony Wakeham.

Furey alluded to societal media videos posted by the PC's, criticizing the media. For example, successful 1 caller video posted said, "Here's what you didn't perceive successful the media this week," then proceeded to database his criticisms against the Liberal government.

"The state demands and expects better. Better than childish memes. Expects amended than Trump-style attacks connected the media, calling into question their integrity," said Furey.

Furey said to the media afterwards, "Mr. Wakeham has ever had a Trump-style approach," further accusing him of making silly memes, blaming the media, attacking reporters and attacking others. 

"I deliberation the person of the absorption should bash better," said Furey.

Health attraction legacy 

After helium authoritative departs the apical occupation successful N.L., Furey said helium already has a occupation lined up arsenic an orthopedic trauma surgeon with the province's wellness authority.

Furey said helium helped beforehand the health-care strategy during his clip arsenic premier, including by securing a modernized aesculapian grounds system, and transforming superior attraction to see virtual care. 

However, helium acknowledged that determination is inactive enactment to beryllium done successful the health-care system. 

"The health-care strategy should ever beryllium evolving," helium said. "So is the enactment done? No. Is determination much to do? Absolutely. Has the strategy changed importantly for the better? Absolutely."

Plans post-politics

The upcoming fund volition inactive spell up connected March 24 oregon 25, said Furey. The lone crushed helium said it may pause, is if lone 1 campaigner ends up seeking Liberal leadership.

So far, MHAs John Hogan and John Abbott person officially announced they are running.

In his speech, Furey said helium mightiness reply the telephone to authorities again someday, and helium told reporters that helium is not ruling retired moving again.

Before being premier, Furey enactment unneurotic a squad of aesculapian professionals, volunteers to question the satellite and connection healthcare, done his foundation Team Broken Earth.

He said erstwhile he's done successful office, helium is besides funny successful travelling to Guatemala oregon Port-au-Prince to connection aesculapian care.

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