Harper touts a "Green Canada" what he means is "Green Canadians"

Stephen Harper is touting that Canada will become a "world leader in the fight" against climate change.

This at the APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Australia.

First of all you you have to get past the skepticism that Harper who was a real doubter - not that long ago - that human induced climate change was even real.

Then and far worse than this however - is his ability to give up on principles he claims to hold - for a vote. He either lied to get votes in Newfoundland and Labrador - Nova Scotia - and Saskatchewan before the last federal election or he gave up on staunchly held economic policy to get votes in Ontario and Quebec in the next election.

Stephen Harper is not that special - in fact he believes that breaking a promise to millions of people is not that big a deal - if it means he can form a majority government.

The truth is this self-proclaimed protector of democracy and champion of openness and accountability has done everything to shed that image.

Let's get to Newfoundland and Labrador - Nova Scotia - and Saskatchewan first:

To the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador - before the last federal election - Harper wrote and signed this:

"We will remove non-renewable natural resource revenue from the equalization formula to encourage the development of economic growth in the non-renewable resource sectors across Canada."

Stephen Harper - Prime Minister of Canada - lied. It's as simple as that. And he did it to gain votes in the last election or to gain votes in the next election.

To make matters worse - the feds and Harper tried to blame the provinces for his lie - by saying the provinces could not agree. Harper knew that before he made the promise and the changes he did make to the equalization formula do not enjoy the agreement by the provinces either. Further the equalization program is unilaterally federal. Adding more fuel to the fire - Harper is an economist and fully understood the promise he made - and fully understands the negative financial repercussions to Nova Scotia - Saskatchewan - and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Let's throw into this mix the changes to Income Trusts - which once again the Prime Minister lied about. This lie impacted seniors and their retirement funds from coast to coast to coast.

The Mr. accountability and protector of democracy - hauls a newly re-elected Liberal (David Emerson) a deceiver in his own right - and places him in a Conservative Cabinet - over long-standing Reform/Alliance/PC members who gave Harper his wings to begin with. Then because major regions in Montreal did not elect a Conservative - he drags up multiple-time defeated candidate Michael Fortier - still unelected - and places him in Cabinet ahead of duly elected members. This is the face of Prince Edward Island remaining without direct representation in Cabinet as the Province did not elect any Conservatives. So a city can have a person dragged into Cabinet but a province cannot?

Now Harper is out trying to "con"vince other nations that Canada will do this or do that on climate change ad greenhouse gas emissions? Let me say to people in these other nations - that anything Harper promised to do - means nothing if Harper needs a vote in Alberta for a majority.

The only thing remotely "green" about Harper is relative to anybody who believes a word he says anymore.