April Fools: bourque got me.

count me in as one huge sucker. bourque had this as his front page this morning:

"It's the mother of all election promises !"
EXPECT THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY: MARTIN TO ABOLISH GST
This morning David Herle and his entire PMO is left scrambling after a carefully crafted press announcement by Prime Minister Paul Martin set for tomorrow was scuppered by a leak to this organ. It began mere hours ago, but the rammifications will be long-lasting. First, the shocking late-night phone call, then the detailed fact-checking, now a likely change in the outcome of the next federal election. Start with the ultra-secretive caller, a most senior Liberal campaign strategist who blurted, "Pierre, it's the mother of all election promises !" He, who told Bourque under condition of anonymity that the Prime Minister will launch his bid for his first mandate by promising to kill the most hated tax of all time. "Martin is going to flush the GST, get it ? He's run the numbers and if you take out all of the government waste and patronage, they add up to the fact that the GST is no longer needed, it can and will be repealed", he barked, before hanging up.
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so obvious. it took about 10 min for me to realize the gig was up.