The Coalition of 2007 between Harper and Duceppe - yes it was there for that budget!

You want to see a Stephen Harper coalition? Read this post and remember when the Bloc was the best thing since maple syrup. 

Whatever happened to Stephen Harper's promise? The one after the budget in 2007 - when Danny Williams and a population said you lied Prime Minister. When Harper and Conservative MP's from Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia (but one) voted away the promise to remove non-renewable resource revenues from the equalization formula.

For Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador - it was a devastating blow. For our province and her people it meant the loss of 10 billion dollars.

If we all remember it was a Nova Scotia MP Bill Casey who voted against his own government and budget and was booted from the Conservative caucus. Why? Because Mr. Casey had the integrity and backbone to stand for the people of his province and in fact - all of Atlantic Canada and Saskatchewan.

In case you don't remember - it was the Bloc that voted with Harper and removed this opportunity for our province and her children. This would be the same Bloc that Harper now says is dangerous and bad for the country. Harper and Fabian Manning did not blink when they used the Bloc to remove that "promise" from us and with it - the billions our children will now do without after the oil reserves are exhausted.

That money that would allow us to develop the Lower Churchill properly and without selling out yet another renewable energy asset.

So when it was convenient to use the Bloc to harm our province - Harper said yes - and worked with that coalition to get the budget implementation bill passed.

So when Harper says the Bloc is bad for Canada - and when Fabian Manning warns you at your door about the Big Bad Bloc - understand one thing - these liars and cheats will say and do anything with anyone to get and retain power.

By the way whatever happened to Harper's long since forgotten comment - that he would go to court to rebut critics who said he broke his word? I'm still here Harper - come on - have guts - don't do it in the shadows with your unknown helpers.