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ernie · 12-01-2005, 10:05 AM

Also of note is that Harper was in halifax yesterdya and got a vote of confidence from the provincial conservative Hamm government. With Hamm and other high ranking provincial tories saying harper is a friend to the maritimes and well versed in the problem the area faces and how to solve those problems. I don't believe he received the endorsement last time out from the Hamm government...atleast not as strongly as tthey just did.

As well people around here still very much remember martin promising to give the off shore money to Nova Scotia (after the conservatives gained significant ground in the polls for the same promise) and then tried his best to back-peddle out of it. In the end the deal the province got was not what was promised. That is still very fresh in peoples mind especially with the amount of good news coming out of alberta the past 12-18 months.

Cutting the GST is going to appeal to people. They hate that tax and though the bottom line for people may not change compared to income tax cuts but it sounds a lot better as it's an annoyance people are reminded of every single day not just once every second week.

12-01-2005, 10:05 AM	#145
ernie Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Exp:	Also of note is that Harper was in halifax yesterdya and got a vote of confidence from the provincial conservative Hamm government. With Hamm and other high ranking provincial tories saying harper is a friend to the maritimes and well versed in the problem the area faces and how to solve those problems. I don't believe he received the endorsement last time out from the Hamm government...atleast not as strongly as tthey just did. As well people around here still very much remember martin promising to give the off shore money to Nova Scotia (after the conservatives gained significant ground in the polls for the same promise) and then tried his best to back-peddle out of it. In the end the deal the province got was not what was promised. That is still very fresh in peoples mind especially with the amount of good news coming out of alberta the past 12-18 months. Cutting the GST is going to appeal to people. They hate that tax and though the bottom line for people may not change compared to income tax cuts but it sounds a lot better as it's an annoyance people are reminded of every single day not just once every second week. Last edited by ernie; 12-01-2005 at 10:07 AM.