Duck and Cover, Bad news Liberals, Sheila is back and reloaded!

Sheila Fraser will make the walk to Parliament Hill today and grown men will cower in fear, for the Auditor General is back with her books and her power point presentations! Her steely gaze focused on the government’s 7.7 billion dollar Homeland Security program. And nowhere will the interest be higher than below the 49th parallel.

Leaks out of Ottawa have it that Fraser will shed embarrassing details about our airport security arrangements and expose major flaws in our ability to handle passports. Two hot button items in the extremely nervous United States, her comments today may result in Prime Minister Martin having to quickly soothe nervous American officials, who already cast a doubtful eye on Canadian security issues.

Early last week Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan was up and about talking about the major strides that Ottawa was making in the issue of protecting the homeland. Her comments more for the folks in Washington that home consumption, the last thing the Liberals need now is for Washington to become so worried about it's Northern frontier, that they effectively slow the border down so much that it ends up all but closed to trade.

The passport issue may be the most explosive; the Toronto Star reports that Fraser will report that Immigration Canada can take up to six months to flag stolen passports. A situation that should have McLellan's American counterpart Tom Ridge, quick to a phone with some pointed questions.

Tuesday shows every indication of being another long day for the folks in the Martin bunker. If the public outcry of the adscam revelations is any indication, a report that continues to highlight government incompetence and waste, coupled with security fears, won't sit well with an already angry public.

The Prime Minister is quickly turning into a very overworked Fire Chief, with blazes breaking out at various locations. His fire crew is getting worn down and tired, needing a break from the heat and flames. Like any good Chief he'll soon have to decide which blazes to fight and which ones to let burn.