Saturday, January 17, 2009

On duress

In case there's any doubt how much (or how little) credence to give to the Cons' attempt to claim support from a number of premiers in the wake of this week's federal/provincial meeting, let's consider a simple question.

Does anybody think Stephen Harper is above threatening to withhold or delay stimulus funding to any premier who hurts his position vis-a-vis the coalition?

I'd think the answer is fairly obvious - particularly in light of the Cons' track record of allocating funding based on politics alone. So in the immediate aftermath of a conference where Harper had a captive audience with which to both promise gobs of money and threaten to pull it back, it's worth taking any declarations of support for continued Harper government with a heavy grain of salt.

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