The next great Prime Minister

Ha! I’ll bet you thought I was going to say something about the Liberal convention going on right now… No, though I do admit to a bit of nostalgia about the days where I shared the name of the Prime Minister. His farewell speech was a pretty good one.

I’m actually referring to something altogether different, and it’s a refreshing change of pace from the months and months of speculation which will soon come to an end.

The Guardian picks up the story about the next round of The Next Great Prime Minister

Some countries have elections. Some countries have sectarian violence. Others have civil war. But in Canada, they do things differently.

Next March four former Canadian prime ministers will take part in a reality TV show titled The Next Great Prime Minister. The four will grill contestants on their leadership qualities before picking a winner in the one-hour TV special.

While other former leaders will be strutting the world stage – Jimmy Carter worrying about democracy, Bill Clinton about poverty – former Canadian prime ministers Brian Mulroney, John Turner, Joe Clark and Kim Campbell will be donning their best clothes to question five contestants about the qualities needed to lead the nation.

I saw parts of the first season of this show and thought it was quite good. Nice to have a show that celebrates interesting, ambitious, and, especially, smart young people.