On December 23, 2004, premier Williams made this statement to reporters in St. John's, "They basically slighted us, they are not treating us as a proper partner in Confederation.
در ۲۳ دسامبر ۲۰۰۴، رهبر پارلمان ویلیامز در سینت جانز، این بیانیه را برای خبرنگاران خواند: "They basically slighted us, they are not treating us as a proper partner in Confederation.