Ottawa is waiting for it.

The Throne Speech is usually under one hour and outlines the government's intentions for the coming session in generalities and feel good language.

But when this year's speech begins Ottawa will be listening to every line looking for "poison pills," "landmines," and "lines in the sand,” in other words anything that might lead to an election.

This year there is a new time for the speech, prime time, 7 p.m. EDT, instead of the traditional mid afternoon time. Like a hockey game the pre-game show will start a half hour earlier at 6:30 EDT.

Everyone is speculating on what the government's priorities will be.

Taxes, crime and the environment seem certain to get a mention and it's expected to spell out an end to Ottawa's imposed shared-cost programs on the provinces without their consent. But it will be the words used that will be parsed as soon as the Governor General ends her speech. Then tomorrow the debate on the Speech will begin and those "lines in the sand" will either get deeper or simply get blown away.