Liberal's Tweaking the Green Shift?

After day one of their caucus retreat in Winnipeg the big news out of it was how the Liberal's vaunted Green Shift is a work in progress!

Liberal MP Bob Rae spoke to CTV's Mike Duffy Livefrom Winnipeg Tuesday and said the Liberals' green plan was always intended to be flexible.

Now I am not sure how this can jive with:

When Mr. Dion launched the Green Shift last June, he said Liberals would spend the summer having a "dialogue" with Canadians about the complicated plan. Since then, one insider said the leader has rejected any criticism of the plan, insisting "there will be no changes, not a comma."'

Now what pray tell does the actual Green Shift plan say?

We will set aside $1 billion over four years ($100 million in the first year growing to $400 million in the fourth year) which will be reserved for tax cuts designed to of-set the impact of the carbon tax on groups such as not-for-profit organizations and charities. This contingency offset will also be used to design tax relief to address unanticipated and unavoidable costs associated with the new price on carbon for the most vulnerable in society. As part of the Green Shift, every dollar in the contingency offset will be returned in tax relief to Canadians.

I don't believe (and that is certainly not how I read it) that the truckers, farmers, and rural residents are the most vulnerable in society.

But let's just take it at their word, how could that have missed the obvious implications to these people? 150 dollars a year is what they already thought would cover it, oops I guess they were wrong. What else are they wrong? Does changing the plan make Stephane Dion look weak and indecisive?

I think Jason Kenney has a few good questions that bear repeating:

1. Why some senior Liberals continue to say the carbon tax plan is not yet finished? <-- cause they need to tweak it to improve their chances of being elected the plan.
   
2. Why there doesn't seem to be widespread support for the plan among the Liberal caucus? <-- See point above.
3. Why there are reports that Dion has offered some provinces special deals to cushion the impact of the plan? <-- Hmmm, side deals?
   
4. Why Liberals in Atlantic Canada neglected to discuss the plan at their summer retreat? <-- See point 1.
   
5. Why Dion's stance appears to contradict that of B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell, who says he was offered a side deal to protect residents of the province from the impact of the plan? <-- Is Premier Gordon Campbell a liar? Pray tell Mr. Dion.
   

Of course I still haven't seen answers about the questions on the missing 85 million dollars and the unaccounted for increase in the GST income.