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“I won’t be too hasty to jump from one mother’s nest to another mother’s nest — from one master to another,” Ewing is quoted saying.

I won’t be too hasty to jump from one mother’s nest to another mother’s nest — from one master to another

“But I don’t mind them (Canadians) talking about things,” he added. “Maybe more Canadians should come down to check us out and to see what we have to offer. Come down, take a holiday and do some investments; invest in some projects and spend some dollars. I would love it.”

Yet Ewing further downplayed any proposed merger, stating that, “I don’t think Canada is interested in forming an alliance with the Turks and Caicos.” He added: “I think there is a specific MP and some others, who have always had interest in the Turks and Caicos annexing with Canada. And I guess each time that you have a Turks and Caicos politician visiting Canada and seeking greater relationships, seeking economics and getting investors, the topic will come up.”

Goldring told Postmedia News on Friday that he wasn’t discouraged by Ewing’s comments but expressed disappointment that the notion of “annexation” was highlighted in the story on what the Turks and Caicos leader had to say about Canada.

“I don’t know where this annexing business came from,” said Goldring. “I’ve always said this is not about annexing… because that smacks of colonialism. Nobody wants to go down that road whatsoever.”

Goldring noted that he’s attempting “to talk to Mr. Ewing again and straighten out that this is not about annexing.”

He also acknowledged that Ewing is right about the positive impact on the TCI economy of ongoing media coverage about the islands’ possible union with Canada.