I reproduce, below, Hearn's farewell statement and you very much get the sense that he'd dearly love to have a crack at Danny Billions: After two decades of elected service to Newfoundland and Labrador and my country, I will not run in the next federal election. I want to thank everyone who has supported me over the years, and who gave me the honour of serving as their elected member at both the provincial and federal levels.... While it is admittedly tempting to throw my hat in the ring one more time to fight the misinformation campaign underway in our province, I told my family after the 2006 election that it would be my last as a candidate.