politics
Canadian politics are dull, dull, dull. The leaders of the parties are all a bit creepy-looking. And, I would argue, they're all phony, with the exception of Elizabeth May who's pretty real-deal. It seems that Harper and Ignatieff can't help but spend the majority of their time making the other look bad and don't even get me started on Jack Layton. He's the least sincere of the bunch. He lacks charisma and eloquence. Last week on CBC's The Current, I heard him use the words "by golly" to reinforce his point on the topic. I just can't take him seriously.
Canada needs at least one exciting political leader. We've dealt with mediocrity for too long. What happened to the Pierre Trudeau types that brought some personality, confrontation and diplomacy to the table? It seems that in our current political landscape strategizing has been replaced with smear campaigns and policy analysis and development with personal opinions.
America had to suffer for 8 years before smart and interesting candidates came along and spiced up politics, but will we ever get the chance to re-engage in politics like Americans did during the '08 presidential elections?
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