On Monday, a weary nation will have the chance to embrace change or beat it back from Parliament Hill like Frankenstein's monster defending himself from the torches and pitchforks of an enraged village. One thing is certain: the leaders in this campaign have worked hard to get this far.

Do you need to see someone's full face to judge his or her patriotism? When I'm at a hockey game and the guy next to me has his face painted in Habs colours, I don't judge him. I was always taught that if you want to know if a person is tellnig the truth you should look them in the eye.

If you are a political candidate and you are reading this on a computer, a mobile phone or a tablet, stop and delete everything because youre probably about to be in the news.