With the federal health-care funding deal prominently in the headlines and concern over the state of health care towering over other issues of national concern for Canadians, Liberals seem to be enjoying a corresponding bounce in ballot support and are in a dead-heat with the Conservatives.

Pollster Nik Nanos and Trend Line host Michael Stittle discuss the latest ballot numbers and how the acrimony in Parliament makes it seem like there'll be an election sooner than you might think.

Meanwhile, many Canadians continue to feel the pain financially, with a recent Nanos poll showing a troubling upward trend in the number of people worried about being able to afford housing.

Finally, the truth is out there. Somewhere. Nik and Michael discuss 3 UFOs and a Chinese balloon, and whether this strange saga in the skies might actually strengthen support for Norad.