Loving the Throne Speech more, and more by the minute!!

You know you're a geek, when issues like these get you excited. The Conservatives will be seeking to tear down inter-provincial trade barriers, and establish a National Securities Regulator, as part of their agenda this coming fall.

The past week or two have really got me stoked over the direction of this government, and the direction they're taking the Canadian economy. The roles and responsibilities of each level of government are finally being untangled by PM Harper, and its in the long-term best interest of Canada, to boot. For too many years, we had it backwards (despite the fact that the Constitution stated otherwise). The federal government seemed to preside over implementation, and delivery of our cherished social programs, and economic issues were left to the provinces. This is now being reversed, and its great to see.

The premiers will likely begin they're predictable crusade against the big, bad Federal Government for intruding on their fiefdoms, even though its completely legal, and justified by the Constitution of Canada.

John Flaherty, Stephen Harper and the rest of this Conservative Government have been more than patient in allowing the provinces to come to their own cooperative resolution of this issue, just as they did with equalization. Once again though, the provinces have chosen self-interest over national interest, which I guess shouldn't come as any big shock to long-time observers of federal politics in Canada.