Canada Ecotrust

Boss Harp was in Sherbrooke today announcing $1.5 billion for a national ecotrust programme. He was at the side of Jean Charest, who seems to believe that this initiative will fulfill part of the fiscal imbalance issue. Quebec will receive about $350 million - about what was negotiated with Paul Martin to allow quebedc to fulfill its Kyoto plan.

Both were coy about the election issue during a press conference.

Charest: There will be an election call sometime.

Harper: We hope the budget will pass.