Ok, enough is enough. Harper wants the ability to claim he's not making big spending promises but the opposition parties are, so he's saying the mysterious 1.9 billion dollar homelessness funding announcement is a government commitment, not a new spending promise.

According to reports, this funding decision was made just prior to the election. Harper's making the case so he can avoid adding it to his campaign promises total. Its a sham in two ways, because firstly its just a funding promise, not a firm budget item. Secondly a raft of announcements were made just before the election and those dollars must be considered part of Harper's campaign pledges. Want proof? Check the government record of spending promises in any average August and compare that record to this August and early September and you'll see what I mean. This promise was obviously held back for use during the campaign.

If it looks and walks like a duck...