The Liberal party is starting to vibrate a bit with a combination of dissatisfaction with the leader Dion's performance, lack of perceived election readiness in Quebec, and inability to attack the government on big, seemingly glaring exposures.
On the latter point, the finance minister's obsession with sniping at those who deposed him from his previous job in Ontario. Or, perhaps, his attempts to sequester money for a commuter train from his own riding in back-woods Ontario into Toronto. Luckily the train thing has been downgraded to a feasability study (wanna bet that one of his cronies gets the contract?).
But meanwhile, the optics of a federal finance minister slagging a provincial government, particularly when he used to hold a job there and was deposed. That's pretty cheezy small town stuff.
Dion's inability to project a sense of leadership is an issue that can only be cleared by an election I think. I wonder though if some of these rumblings of lack of election readiness are a ploy to force the Conservative's hand, and precipitate the election themselves. A bit far-fetched I suppose, but political chess is often about manipulation.
This is not resolved yet, and I suspect the news cycle will hype it a bit more before it drops.
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