I had hoped that a provincial premier—current or former—would contest the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. Premiers not only have executive skills lacking in Ottawa, not usually flexed beyond cabinet (if at all), but a scalable sense of vision and seriousness. It’s the same pattern in American politics with fewer governors running for the top than senators.

Speaking of federal politics, and in keeping with the importance of seeking out perspectives on yourself that are not your own, the Spectator’s James Heale has a great dispatch on the broader looming election campaign.

The Globe and Mail’s Tony Keller is right: time to go MadMen on the tariff threat.