Montreal Gazette - It's a rough time to be a provincial premier in Canada

That was the consensus of several political pundits Thursday following the surprise resignation of Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams…

"Politics is not just nasty in the House of Commons," said Antonia Maioni, director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada. "I think politics has become very partisan on the provincial scene, and provincial politics are always a lot more personal because you're up close and you're dealing with things that really matter to people on a local and regional level.