1. Tory 10-percenters are mean. They’re inaccurate. But, they’re rarely stupid. Well, I said “rarely”:

A Liberal MP says the latest taxpayer-funded mail-out to his district promoting federal Conservative policies has gone totally off track.

Avalon MP Scott Andrews says the Conservatives sent a so-called “10-per- center” to his riding promoting the Harper government’s work to improve Canadian rail service.

There has been no railway in Newfoundland since the 1980s.

I have some doubts this will reverse the ABC campaign…

2. In Alberta, good news for the Alberta Liberals:

If we can sell out both of our Leader’s Dinners in Edmonton and Calgary this fall, our debt will be completely paid off. If you’d like to help, please visit our website at www.albertaliberal.com to purchase your ticket now. If you can’t make it to the dinner yourself, you can donate your ticket to another keen Liberal who perhaps cannot afford a ticket themselves.

The ALP has been massively in debt ever since I was a member – if they can get in the black this year and start building up an election war chest, this is outstanding news.

3. The nominated Conservative candidate in Markham says the Tories aren’t spending stimulus money in his city because the voters had the gall to elect a Liberal MP last year. Stupid voters.

4. And there are some numbers to back him up:

The Liberals are rejecting claims by Prime Minister Stephen Harper that 80 per cent of the $4-billion set aside for immediate job-creating infrastructure projects are underway. Instead, the Liberals say, their research shows only 12 per cent of the projects were underway and generating jobs … Gerard Kennedy, the Liberal critic for infrastructure and communities, said he conducted an analysis of 946 infrastructure stimulus projects out of a total of 1,697 announced. He said his research also indicates Conservatives are directing projects to Tory ridings

For example, Kennedy said, in British Columbia, Conservative ridings had been allocated 13 times as much money as opposition ridings. In Quebec, 2.7 times as much money went to Tory ridings, he claimed. In Ontario, Conservative ridings got 11 per cent more than opposition ridings, he said. He said 14 of the 16 announcements the prime minister has made were about infrastructure projects previously planned or won’t be built for years.

What I really like about this is that the opposition took the time to do their homework, rather than just shouting banal insults in the House of Commons. There’s an argument to be made that some of this is because the Tory ridings are more rural, but there’s sure a lot of smoke coming out of this one.

5. Kudos to young Liberals Jonathan Pedneault and John Lennard for having the guts to call out the party on their handling of the Outremont non-nomination.

Apparently, Cauchon has been offered Jeanne-Le-Ber to run in. I’d rather see Cauchon in Outremont (where he has roots, making him a good bet to knock off Mulcair) and the star in Jeanne-Le-Ber…but who am I to question Denis Coderre’s political judgement?

6. In less controversial nomination news, Stan Kutcher is the Liberal candidate in Halifax.