To the Editor:
The secret to Justin Trudeau's public appeal is the same characteristics that most annoy his critics.
He is young. He is charismatic. He is willing to listen.
He is not prepared to surrender his right to make up his own mind and take a clear policy position when all is said and done. In the meantime he is prepared to listen.
"A woman's right to choose" is a clear case in point.
Justin stands in stark contrast to those leaders who appear convinced that they know all there is to know about everything, all the time.
Leaders like this are unwilling to listen to friend or foe alike. When mistakes are made they tend to send some underling out front to take the fall. How else do they preserve their image or infallibility.
Trudeau's lack of rigid policy positions on some issues annoys his critics no end. At what point that will become a problem for him is still to be seen. Clearly not yet.
In politics, those who refuse to listen to anyone, invariably end up with more enemies than friends. A very precarious position.
"Keep some of your policy options open Justin." "You need a reason to keep on listening"
Doug Cowling, Yorkton, SK
