What is the lifespan of a political promise? A political promise is extremely fragile and highly unstable, however buttressed by invocations of the highest integrity and truth in the moment it is being made. We laugh at political promises — “political promise” is one of those joke oxymorons like “giant shrimp” or a “green economy.”The biggest joke of a political promise is one that extends, and extends far beyond, the life of the government making it. When Warren Buffett looks at Canada (and an energy project in Quebec — not even Alberta) and says it’s not safe, the blockade has done its work. 1 drag and deflator on the Canadian economy.

Source: National Post March 09, 2020 17:26 UTC