Quotes by Paul Thomas

“Theres been no measurable dip in activity. The numbers are high and strong. People still need to travel, so they need to get away from home once in a while. Things are going great guns here on wine trail. It certainly isnt hurting at this point. So knock on as much wood as I can find, so far so good.”

“We make an estimate on what we think the new loan limit will be and base it on that. If we can gauge where the new loan limits will be we can pass on the benefits to consumers.”

“We will continue to monitor the marketplace and make appropriate modifications to our benefits programs that maintain our competitiveness.”

“Both teams kind of played sloppy in the first quarter. They were able to come out in the second half and they stepped up and took it. We didnt step up to the call in the second half.”

“We were in man coverage and I think we bit a little bit on the run. It just takes a little bit. That guy was gone. It was a good call. A good call and good execution by their kids.”

“The Conservatives have dominated the campaign in the first half.”

“(Harper) realizes he cant afford to be pure on issues.”

“We have very competitive benefit plans at Alcoa, and we periodically evaluate the level of competitiveness to ensure our plans are in line with the marketplace. We will move to a defined contribution system for new hires - a contribution to a 401(k) plan of three percent of salary and bonus, in addition to our match programs on the first six percent contributed - that gives employees significant flexibility and portability of their retirement savings.”

“We have very competitive benefit plans at Alcoa, and we periodically evaluate the level of competitiveness to ensure our plans are in line with the marketplace.”

“Coming off the holiday break, it seems that the Conservatives have had a series of good breaks, notably the RCMP investigation of the Liberals.”