Paul Boffa lives on
I enjoyed reading the fitting tribute to the late Paul Boffa in a recent issue of The Times. He deserves it fully, because apart from being a first class politician he was profoundly and genuinely good. Of course like other statesmen, he had his years...
I enjoyed reading the fitting tribute to the late Paul Boffa in a recent issue of The Times. He deserves it fully, because apart from being a first class politician he was profoundly and genuinely good. Of course like other statesmen, he had his years of glory and others towards the end of his life, of sadness.
I wish to state that I am not in any way involved in local politics which in my opinion seems to be rather strange and which I find difficult to understand.
I am on holiday from Australia, to which great country my parents (and I) had emigrated in 1952. At that time Maltese were given every facility to do so. How right Dr Boffa and his colleagues had been; there was even a Minister, John Cole, who did so much good with his staff to help us. We had our heartaches, but ultimately the many thousands of Maltese who settled in Australia and a number to Canada, did well. What would have been the situation now had around 80,000 not left Malta and Gozo?
At one time Dr Boffa was accused that he and his ministers had exiled us to Australia. This was indeed a lie. I cannot understand now how Malta and Gozo can support about 400,000 people with no natural resources.
Dr (later Sir) Boffa did a lot for Malta and the Maltese. It is very strange that there is not one single street in Paola-Tarxien named after him, one of Malta's worthy sons. I salute his memory. He combined an honourable character with good legislation.