We're in the final days of the election.
Though it has only lasted four weeks officially, it has actually gone on much longer, with leaders going pretty much all summer before the Sept. 10 start date.
And what have we learned?
Dalton McGuinty is a liar, or so I've heard roughly 8 billion times.
John Tory is a sadomasochist. He appears to take pleasure in shooting himself in the foot. So much so that doing it just once wasn't enough for the aspiring Premier.
Howard Hampton is still the leader of the Ontario NDP. One can only think it's because no one else wants the job.
The Green Party is still considered a fringe party, and will spend another four years without a seat in the Legislature.
Platforms, too, we've read them. They were exciting.
The Liberal platform, for example, used the phrase "moving forward" 19 times in 43 pages (and it's worth noting those pages contain a lot of white space).
In the PC platform, "leader" and "leadership" is mentioned 60 times in 61 pages.
The NDP has six commitments that one cannot argue against. Everyone likes the idea of paying less in taxes, improving education and health care, and protecting children and the environment. Still, they won't win.
And the Green Party wants you to "Be Real. Vote Green." This election, I will not be real. I will be fake, and I will vote for someone else.
In other news, I will be doing my endorsements this weekend. I plan to post them Monday. While the rest of you will be eating turkey, I will be enjoying my obligation-free Thanksgiving Day. They didn't have Thanksgiving in Scotland because they had no aboriginal people, and my family is made up of bad immigrants who refuse to take up the celebrations of our adopted homeland. In other words, I get to enjoy my long weekend, and won't have to tackle a mound of dishes to end it off. That's something worth being thankful for.