This article discusses recent elections in Ontario. When Ontario's Liberals secured a landslide victory in the provincial election of October 2nd, 2003, they also produced a political situation that Canada has not seen for 60 years. Given that the Quebec Liberals routed the separatists in their election in April, Liberals now control the two largest provinces, which together account for about two-thirds of the country's total population, economy and trade. Canada is looking increasingly like a one-party state. In the past, Canadian voters have maintained a political balance by electing different parties at provincial and federal levels. To his credit -- and, it seems, to his benefit -- Dalton McGuinty ran a high-minded campaign, ignoring the personal attacks that Ernie Eves, the normally courteous outgoing Conservative premier, allowed his backroom staff to launch. Among other slurs, they alleged that Mr McGuinty was "a kitten-eating alien." But while clean, Mr. McGuinty's campaign could prove expensive, and he will welcome any help his fellow premiers can offer as he sets about winkling money out of Ottawa to meet his election promises. His costly platform included pledges to keep class sizes for young pupils to a maximum of 20 students, which will require more teachers and classrooms, and to hire 8,000 nurses to help revive the health service.