Paul Martin Lives!

I haven't seen the most famous footnote in Canadian political history since he conceded defeat way back in January. He's speaking in the House right now, trumpeting, what else, the Liberals' child-care plan over the Harper plan to give parents money so that they can have options in raising their kids they way they see fit. He seems so much more at ease and calm without the burden of being PM weighing him down. Much less rhetoric, more focus, a more serious and intelligent tone. It's good to see him back in the House; rumour had it that after the election and his resignation he'd be about as reclusive as a groundhog, peeking his head out once a year to check to see if he still had a shadow. He's making a good case for the national daycare thing and early learning; had he done a better job of doing that during the campaign instead of zonking out and talking about the notwithstanding clause, he may well still be in power. But he's not, and there's probably only myself and other CPAC nerds still watching him.