His lips were moving and the appropriate words were spoken. But judging by the tone and the expression on this face, few believed his heart was in it. So it went at the news conference on March 11 when Ed Stelmach announced the results of the winter-long Competitiveness Review (CR). The policy changes effectively put the last nail in the coffin of the premier's beloved New Royalty Framework (NRF), so proudly unveiled by tne same man in tne same room on Oct.25, 2007 The huge grin that accompanied the NRF announcement was notably absent.
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