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Orders of the Day: Good morning, Baddeck!

by Kady O'Malley Posted: August 30, 2010 7:32 AM Last Updated: August 30, 2010 7:36 AM
I'm back, everyone -- online, and on the job, although far outside my jurisdiction. Did you miss me? Probably not if you followed my twitterizings over the last few days -- and thank you to the 'verse for virtually guiding me through the wilds of Charlottetown, Halifax and finally, down the road to Baddeck, where a sizeable contingent of Hill denizens -- media, politicians, staffers and hangers-on -- have descended upon the Inverary Inn, awaiting the arrival of the Liberal caucus. (I'm pretty sure even I can't get lost here, but we'll soon find out.)

Anyway, as far as the out-of-town itinerary for today, we are, as noted above, currently in a bit of a holding pattern as we wait for the two-day retreat to get underway. The Liberal Express is expected to roll into town sometime this afternoon, but there are regional caucuses, so I'll be liveblogging throughout the day.

Meanwhile, back in the real world, NDP Leader Jack Layton holds a news conference later this morning to "discuss plans for addressing concerns with Canada's Long Gun Registry while ensuring the highest level of public safety for all Canadians." No, I'm not sure exactly what that means, either. Also on the leader circuit this morning: Gilles Duceppe, who will meet the press in Vaudreuil-Dorion. As yet, there are no public events on the PM's schedule, but since he spent most of last week leading his annual Northern tour, plus he switched around a couple of parliamentary secretary posts, so we'll cut him some slack.

Other than that, it seems to be shaping up to be a quiet Monday on the political front, but I'll keep you posted.

Tags: blackberry jungle, let the baddeckadence begin!, orders of the day