Dion and the GST

Seems Dion is at least willing to admit to being an eletist bloodsucking liberal for once.

National Post
Published: Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Stephane Dion visited Edmonton for the first time as Liberal leader on Thursday. What speaking venue, you may be wondering, did he select as a means of convincing Alberta Liberals that he can successfully reach out to anglophones? The Petroleum Club? The Royal Alberta Museum? Actually, he plunged into the heart of the city's francophone enclave to give a speech at the Faculte St.-Jean, the University of Alberta's French-language campus. Nice messaging, rookie.

But later in the day, Mr. Dion did make time for a visit with the editorial board of the Edmonton Journal. The Liberal leader told the Journal that he stands by his opposition to the GST cut from 6% to 5%, which the Conservative government has promised to implement within the maximum life of its mandate.