Sincere form of flattery?

Back in March, 2005, Paul Martin fired up a Liberal policy convention with a chant: "Promise made, promise kept." He threw it out there at least eight times (transcript available at http://www.liberal.ca/news_e.aspx?type=speech&id=938) and it was widely reported.

So it seemed strange to see this headline on a news release from Prime Minister Harper’s office today: "PROMISE MADE, PROMISE KEPT: CANADA’S NEW GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES SALES PROGRAM FOR THE 11,000 ACRES OF LAND IN MIRABEL, QUÉBEC."

Maybe the people in Harper’s PMO have been going to too many Liberal conventions.