Sunday, December 04, 2005
Sheila blames Paul for broken GST promise
Martin was given three years by cabinet to introduce a replacement for the GST. Instead, he used his considerable clout in finance to prove it was impossible. When he finally announced, in 1996, that he was oh-so-sorry but the hated tax could not be abolished, he left Chretien flat-footed and me seatless -- a double whammy that had Martinites reeling with delight. (Of course, I won the subsequent byelection.)
