Barbara Kay’s column this week (in our Columnist section) talks about our leaders. And it ain’t pretty. But I’m pretty sure we’ll both be voting for the same leader nonetheless.
Here’s snippet:
A federal election is imminent or in prospect. With two parties—the Bloc Quebecois and the NDP—mired in a state of permanent opposition, we are left to ponder a choice between Paul Martin and Stephen Harper as our next national leader. Unfortunately, if we defer to the Apache definition of a leader as “the one who convinces us,” we will be choosing between two non-leaders.
Leadership is like pornography—we know it when we see it, but can’t explain why. The question is often posed: Are leaders born or made by circumstances? The late pope seems to have been marked from earliest youth with an aura of destiny-in-waiting. By contrast, George W. Bush exhibited no clues in early manhood of his readiness for command (indeed the opposite), but rose to the occasion on 9/11, remaining firmly at the helm from then on.
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