Liars, or incompetents, the Conservatives can't be trusted or believed in or out of government.

We've just completed an election which Stephen Harper promised we wouldn't have until 2009. Harper broke his own promise and his own law, merely to try to gain partisan advantage - something his own law was to prevent from happening in the future.

All through the election Harper and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty stressed that the land was strong, that there were no real economic issues threatening Canada. Only after headline after headline made the news of impending economic doom in the U.S., and it became more than clear that the same sorts of troubles were, and will continue to, affect Canada, did Harper and Flaherty even acknowledge the problem. They almost lost the election. Perhaps they'll lose the country.

Now, immediately after the election, Flaherty has finally awoken to the economic crisis and wants us to believe they've been proactive on the file all along. This is nothing but raw bull manure.

During the election Harper and Flaherty said no-way, no-how would we see the government of Canada go into deficit spending, even though in four of six months so far the country has been in deficit, spending is up, revenue down, and public debt is rising, not falling. This will only be worse going forward as the economic picture before year end in March will have deteriorated significantly.

After the election now Harper is now calling potential deficit spending as "essential".

Canadians can't believe a word these jokers have to say before, during, or after an election.