Corner Brook MHA Jim Parsons gives first speech in the House of Assembly

    Friday, 13 March 2026 06:00

    By Tonya Organ

    He spoke about our world, saying it is not black and white but shades of grey with no silver bullets for the challenges we face.

    Corner Brook MHA Jim Parsons gave his first speech in the House of Assembly last week after spending eight years as the Mayor of the west coast city. Parsons started by saying he was born and raised in Corner Brook, and both of his grandfathers worked at the mill. He spoke about our world, saying it is not black and white but shades of grey with no silver bullets for the challenges we face. Parsons talked about his role as the MHA and the reward of helping people. He says despite years of political conflict around the council table and having recently witnessed the spectacle which is “Question Period,” he still feels the passion to solve our problems through politics.

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