Here's something I did for CTV.ca on the Liberals' convention and PM PM's upcoming speech to it on Friday evening.

It basically says while Martin has had some bad luck, some of the wounds on his government are self-inflicted.

My conclusion:

His speech on Friday should give him a chance to highlight his government's successes to the party's estimated 2,000 delegates, lay out a strategic vision for the future -- and hopefully give his battered party a reason to leave its internal problems behind so it can fight the next election as a team.

And when the vote total is released Sunday afternoon, Martin will have some idea how far he's moved towards that goal.

Here's the full piece.