Sorry Jim, that's only a down payment.

So we learn today that Ontario is to get $7.8-billion for infrastructure......from Ottawa........that was sourced in Ontario. So Ontario residents got some of their money back. Big deal.

If so, the question then becomes where’s the other $12 billion that Ontario taxpayers will overpay to Ottawa this year? And $20 billion next year? And the year after that?

For Ontario taxpayers, confederation is a deficit proposition. Just ask Ontario's Premier, Dalton McGuinty.

As for Flaherty:

Why is your party still planning to shortchange Ontario for 10 seats in the House of Commons? Or was it 16 seats? I lost count. The whole thing was purely arbitrary any way. Just like all of your actions, including this one:


Ontario to get $7.8-billion for infrastructure
Ottawa to announce spending today as province signs framework agreement; subway extension not included



KAREN HOWLETT AND DANIEL LEBLANC

From Thursday's Globe and Mail

July 24, 2008 at 3:59 AM EDT

TORONTO, OTTAWA — The federal government will announce today that it is inking a deal with Ontario to spend $7.8-billion in the province on public transit, roads and bridges as part of its plan to maintain and expand the country's infrastructure systems, sources say.

The Ontario government will sign an agreement under Ottawa's infrastructure plan, called Building Canada, which will see the Harper government spend $33-billion over seven years on infrastructure projects across the country.


Okay Jim, where’s the other $12 billion that Ontario taxpayers will overpay to Ottawa this year? And $20 billion next year?



Ontario to get $7.8-billion for infrastructure
Ottawa to announce spending today as province signs framework agreement; subway extension not included



KAREN HOWLETT AND DANIEL LEBLANC

From Thursday's Globe and Mail

July 24, 2008 at 3:59 AM EDT

TORONTO, OTTAWA — The federal government will announce today that it is inking a deal with Ontario to spend $7.8-billion in the province on public transit, roads and bridges as part of its plan to maintain and expand the country's infrastructure systems, sources say.

The Ontario government will sign an agreement under Ottawa's infrastructure plan, called Building Canada, which will see the Harper government spend $33-billion over seven years on infrastructure projects across the country.