For as long as I've been at TVO, I've always believed that our meat and potatoes was our coverage of provincial affairs. Other television outlets may have more resources to do federal politics better (although I hope we're going to give them a run for their money). And certainly, being a provincial broadcaster, we never had any desire to poach on the territory of local news affiliates.

But ever since my former executive producer Howard Bernstein and I played a round of golf 15 years ago, during which we developed a show that became Fourth Reading, I've believed that our provincial affairs coverage was --- and had to be --- better than anyone else's.

It's with that in mind that I hope to draw your attention to the last show of our first week on the air, tonight.

Kathleen Wynne recently went from Dalton McGuinty's backbench to the cabinet table as Minister of Education. In my books, that's a pretty impressive promotion. And so we've got the minister coming in tonight to do her first major feature interview. As a former Toronto School Board trustee, she knows the system inside and out. But some are concerned about whether she can be tough enough on her former colleagues, whose deficits are running into the tens of millions of dollars.

She's also likely to be challenged by PC Leader John Tory in her Don Valley West riding in the next election in 2007. So there's lots to discuss.

Later in the hour, we'll take our first major look at the McGuinty government's re-election chances, with "E-Day" as they call it just one year away. Our Queen's Park Bureau Chief Susanna Kelley has put together a sparkling collection of insiders and analysts to give us the lay of the land.

Given that the Liberals and Conservatives are tied, with the NDP anywhere from 10-15 points behind, the upcoming political year should be very competitive and most fascinating.

We're also going to broadcast some of your emails tonight. We've received a ton of feedback to our first week on the air --- some positive, some negative, some constructively critical. We'll give you a sampling.

And so ends the first week of The Agenda. Some foreign affairs. Some national affairs. Some provincial affairs. Some economic and business issues. Some Toronto stuff. The return of Eric Margolis after a three-year absence. And Lord Black of Crossharbour.

Lots to fix. But not a bad start, I'd say.