Nova Scotia and Feds reach deal

After months of wrangling, Nova Scotia and the federal government have finally reached a deal on the Atlantic Accord. Whether it is a good or bad one is tough to say as the devil is always in the details, however, it does appear to at least be better than what they had before, although still questionable if as good as the original Atlantic Accord. While by no means this guarantees the re-election of Peter MacKay and Gerald Keddy, I would say their chances have greatly improved, although they still could each lose their seats. This also would have been a good time to consider re-admitting Bill Casey to the Conservative caucus and I am disappointed that Harper has refused to consider this. Regardless of his political party, I've always found Bill Casey to be an honest, hard-working MP with a lot of integrity. We need more MPs like him, not less. Hopefully he runs as an independent if the Tories won't take him back or even better, defect to the Liberals.

Danny Williams is off course claiming the deal was a bad one and knowing how much he hates Harper, I would be very surprised if a deal is signed with him. In addition, I think Harper realized that he is going to get shut out of Newfoundland & Labrador no matter what he does so that is why he focused on Nova Scotia instead. Still I believe he should not be vindictive and try to work out a deal with Newfoundland & Labrador.

I will have more on the Ontario election as the results roll in this evening.