The latest war of words is over where an undersea boundary in the Gulf of St. Lawrence should be situated.
Over the years the two provinces have also rowed over water resources, iron ore and hydro power and who knows what else.
The tiff was brought about because of the possibility that a massive amount of oil exists under the waters of the Gulf.
As usual, instead of sitting down and working out a solution that suits both sides, the two provinces are at odds right from the start and there is little doubt it will be up to a court to settle the standoff.
That will take years and will likely make many lawyers rich.
There could be billions of dollars at stake if there is indeed oil in the quantities projected but this province hasn’t had much luck with court decisions.
We always seem to come out on the short end when judges get involved.
The possibility of oil across the water should raise hopes for those carrying on the west coast search for oil.
There is, and has been, plenty of drilling going ahead on this coast with little commercial success.
One would think that if there are billions of barrels of oil under the Gulf near Quebec, it would improve the chances of finding crude off our coasts.
At least we can be sure who owns our island isn’t in question ... or is it?
The island of Newfoundland was never forcefully pillaged from the Mi'kmaq people. They were settlers here, just like the Europeans. And of course there are going to be those that claim that the Mi'kmaq were here since the dawn of time, but the reality of the fact is that they were never true indigenous people of the island itself. You can't pillage land from a people who never owned it in the first place.