This column first ran in the Winnipeg Free Press and is now free to reprint.
Perhaps Brian Pallister crossed his fingers when he promised Manitobans the right to vote in a referendum on any major tax increase.
For Premier Pallister and others whose memories may be foggy on that particular election platform plank, here it is: "A new Progressive Conservative government will bring in legislation in the first legislative session restoring Manitobans' right to vote on any proposed major tax increases."
