I fully agree with you.
When Mr. Harper made that commitment, during the last election campaign, he was standing next to the cash register. You do not need a PHD in psychology to understand that he was not granting a tax break to the provinces, but rather to individuals. He said that the GST would go from 7 to 6% , then to 5%, while standing next to a cash register. That is wonderful for individuals.
However, he could decide to set it at 4% for individuals an give the remaining 4 points to the provinces, but he cannot say that he is going to give these points both to the provinces and to individuals. You must agree with me on that.