Harper to provinces on Atlantic accords:
sue me

 
 
 
 
 
  Niagara Falls, Ontario,
Thursday, June 14, 2007
by: Joe Hueglin
 
 
 

It's not every day Canada's Prime Minister challenges Premiers to sue him or be sued by him and I assume his Finance Minister whose opinion piece in the Chronicle Herald raised Rodney MacDonald ire.

Why Stephen Harper has gone to this length is open to conjecture. That what was a debate has now gone far beyond the quiet discussion stage is clear.

Were you sitting on a jury where would you see the burden of proof resting:

ON THE PROVINCES THAT THE BUDGET DID NOT MEET THE TERMS OF THE CONTACTS?

ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT THERE WOULD BE NO LOSS THROUGH BREAKING THE CONTRACTS?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

Should you prefer a simpler judgement is to decide which of the two choices below would you believe to be correct:

A contact made ought to be honoured unless both parties agree?

Or not.

 

Joe Hueglin

Reference:
1. CP, Harper to provinces on Atlantic accords: sue me (pdf) June 11, 2007, Canadian Press
 

2. Government of Canada, Nova Scotia Offshore Arrangements May 16, 2007

 

3. The Atlantic Accord, February 14, 2005

 

4. CBC News, Sask. will sue over equalization: Calvert (pdf) June 13, 2007 CBC


 

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