According to the AP: "Iceland's leftist coalition won the country's general election, according to final results on Sunday — a blow for the pro-business Independence Party that many blamed for the collapse of the country's banking system....
The biggest issue in the election, however, was membership in the EU — seen by many voters as a magic bullet for Iceland's financial troubles even though membership could take years. The results represented a strong victory for Iceland's pro-European Social Democratic Alliance. The Social Democrats, the Progressive Party and the Citizen's Movement want Iceland to apply for EU membership, which would eventually allow the country to adopt the euro."
I guess Newfoundland and Iceland do share one thing in common after all: popular beliefs in magic bullets.
But for some reason, Newfoundland nationalists have become remarkably silent about the once-popular Icelandic model.
Ironically, as I was reading the AP story on the Globe's web site, the insipid Newfoundlandlabrador tourism ad kept popping up: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090426.wicelandelect0426/BNStory/International/home
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