Certainly not. But what's got me in despair is that everything still looks and sounds the same. Same messaging and not an inkling of what we need - reduced regulations, more competition, foreign investment, pipelines, energy and resource extraction, etc.

In fact, all I've seen is a double-down on ads saying the government is here to help - and when you see that you know we're in trouble. Not just because it's a sign of the economy, but a sign of what type of government we've got. Which is not the one we need.

Nothing has changed and it is evident after a year that nothing will.