According to at least one political science professor don't expect any flashy announcements when the NDP roll out their fiscal plan for the coming election Thursday morning.
The University of the Fraser Valley's Hamish Telford says the plan will get a reaction from the Liberals but it likely won't diminish the NDP's lead in the polls.
"The NDP have already signalled that they realize the fiscal cupboard is bare they intend to run deficits. So they are not going to have big splashy new promises in the election campaign but we should get a better sense of how they are going to prioritize within the existing budget framework. How much more will they intend to put in health care and education and where are they going to take it from."
Telford says the numbers will have an impact on the campaign but likely not a big one.
"Well I am not sure that, that much is going to shake their fortunes at this point in time but certainly the plan is important and we know a little bit about what is going to be in it. The NDP has already indicated that they don't believe that the current budget is balanced and that they intend to run deficits for the next two or even three years." Telford says the NDP's fiscal plan will spur the Liberals to finally release their own financial election platform.
"Well I sure hope so. I think the Liberals have certainly been hitting the NDP very hard on its non-platform but the Liberals haven't released their platform either. Admittedly the Liberals have had a throne speech and a budget but they haven't told us what they intend to do for their election platform."
Carole James and Bruce Ralston will take the wraps off the NDP's financial framework but the release makes no mention of leader Adrian Dix.