It appears life has become ‘interesting’ in Harper’s Ottawa. At this point, he could well be hanging on by a fraying thread to his minority government. The current state of affairs has been brought about by his own inability to recognize that Canadians haven’t trusted him with a majority to govern with. Being in a minority position usually means a bit of reaching out and compromise — but not Harper.

His little man of confederation — Flaherty brought down an economic update statement on Thursday. The statement was the usual hot air that we get from politicians of all stripes accompanied by no indication that the Conservatives are actually moving to do anything to keep the economy moving. Interestingly enough, Flaherty was flying in the face of what his boss had been touting only a week before in Chile.

Harper lectured world leaders on the necessity of allowing deficits and doing stimulous spending in economic times which have deteriorated at a rate that has been stunning to say the least. The statements go against everything that Harper has ever stood for when it comes to his take on economics. For a brief moment, it appeared that Harper might actually get what needs done… then Flaherty opened his big mouth. Read the rest of this entry »