Alex, your objectivity is a breath of fresh air.  My comments:

1) Regarding the back door personal agenda dealings of Chretien & Broadbent, it is true.  I recall seeing the news on television the Friday before the coalition was signed on the following Monday, seeing journalists trying to catch Broadbent walking hastily between buildings and asking him questions.  Such a shame.

2) Not only do Westerners quite reasonably deserve a bigger say as they currently have, they are also in power at the federal level for the first time in approximately 50 years!  The coalition fully supported by the Bloq must’ve absolutely infuriated the West (it infuriated me & I’m from have-not Ontario).

3) Excellent points regarding the potential frightening change in power.  Although I don’t necessarily understand calling the current finance team “flawed”, since many many economists have stated publicly that the current government has prepared us very well against this economic crisis thus far and we are in a financial position as the best in the world by comparison, although we are not ultimately immune.

4) Excellent you mention the rise of Parizeau, this point is terribly overlooked by coalition supporters.

What is going on in Ottawa is not interesting at all, it is outright embarrassing & shameful.