A jam-packed political Thursday: Election anyone?

You don't think the possibility of an election is in the air? Take a look at my daytimer for tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 10 (left) If you wanted to, you could tune in to 12 press conferences or speeches by a Conservative MP or minister across the country tomorrow. Liberal MPs are staging 5 events and Jack Layton is hanging out with the kids at the University of British Columbia.
Oh and the Bank of Canada will have an interest rate announcement first thing in the morning (the overnight rate is staying put and Bank watchers are looking for language that hints at when they'll get back to raising rates from where they are now which is at zero.)Here's your political scorecard for Thursday, in chronological order (all times Ottawa time. You'll have to adjust for local time) If you're at one of these events, do let me know what you think.:

• 0900: Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan in Halifax
• 0930: ACOA Minister Keith Ashfield in Fredericton
• 1000: Minister of State Gary Goodyear in Tilsonburg, Ont.
• 1000: Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt in Woodbridge, Ont.
• Liberal MP Rob Oliphant talks about pensions on Parliament Hill.
• 1130: Ontario Conservative MP Gord Brown makes announcement at Wolfe Island, Ont.
• 1130: Liberal MP Frank Valeriote talks about the economy in Kitchener, Ont.
• 1200 (approx) Minister of State for Seniors Senator Marjory LeBreton holds media avail in Edmonton.
• 1230: Edmonton Conservative MP Peter Goldring has an announcement in Edmonton
• 1300: Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt again with a conference call on Arctic mapping
• 1300: Minister of State Gary Goodyear again with an anti-crime announcement in Cambridge, Ont.
• 1400 Liberal MP Rob Oliphant again in Toronto on pension fund investment panel
• 1500 Liberal MP Anita Neville talks about stalled infrastructure in Winnipeg
• 1515 Liberal MPs Alexandra Mendès and Marc Garneau talk about aerospace in Montreal
• 1530 Minister of State for Tourism Diane Ablonczy holds presser in Toronto
• 1530 NDP Leader Jack Layton chats with students in the party room at UBC, Vancouver.
• 1550 Finance Minister Jim Flaherty gives a speech and answers reporters questions in Victoria.
• 1900 Trade Minister Stockwell Day gives a speech in Iggy's riding in Etobicoke, Ont.
• 2200 NDP Leader Jack Layton again interrupts pub night at UBC, Vancouver.

Journalists in Ottawa – after a very long day — will be gathering to raise a glass to our friend Brian Laghi, who is leaving his job as The Globe and Mail's bureau chief.