Response to Real: What set the fiasco off?

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What set the fiasco off?

Real posed this question, "What has happened to this country?" and made this statement: "Mark my words.  No good will come of this, no matter how it plays out in the end.  The rancour is too deep."

He is correct. No good will come of this for Canada or most Canadians and the rancour grows deeper as rallies are held, words go  back and forth and with the possibility of more than just words being exchanged.

The Prime Minister in his speech election night spoke of working co-operatively with the opposition on behalf of all Canadians for the benefit of Canada.

The next day his message changed. He raised a matter of little concern to most Canadians particularly as we face the economic crisis.  He said accept his proposed reforms to the Senate or be prepared for him stacking it even if it took up to 2010.

My reaction was to write and post out a letter on October 16th two days after election night the Prairie Post headlined "Will gov�t work co-operatively? " http://www.prairiepost.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3142&Itemid=44 .

It asked this question; "Which pattern will be followed: the soft woolly election night speech or the confrontational pattern of baring teeth and threatening?  You judge."

Last week on Thu Dec. 04 2008: Bruce Cheadle of The Canadian Press's expressed his judgement of this question in these words: "After the Oct. 14 election, Harper spoke of the need for all parties to work together for the common good.

But he then precipitated the crisis with the provocative economic update Nov. 27 that contained no stimulus package, killed public financing for federal political parties, and banned public sector unions from striking for two years."
http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20081204/081204_parliament_crisis?hub=CP24Home

What set the fiasco off? Was it as Real wrote, "an unholy triumvirate"'s reactions or this premeditation action on the part of the Harper Government?

Finance Minister Flaherty economic update did not address problems within the economy.  Rather than reaching out to the opposition parties for co-operation it was the first step in sparking a crisis.

A crisis of which Real rightly writes " No good will come of this, no matter how it plays out in the end."

"No good will come" except, perhaps, in the eyes of those who set the fiasco in motion.

         Joe

p.s.Should you disagree with Cheadle's analysis this question: what other motive would you ascribe to what was presented?