Matt Gurney: Well, we seem to live in interesting times again. There’s a lot going on. I’ll start with an observation, and then pivot to a comment, and end with a question. Observation: Although he of course remains prime minister, Justin Trudeau has largely vanished from sight, and I don’t know if that’s a choice on his part or just the media’s attention moving on to the race to choose his successor. Comment: It seems to me that Mark Carney is way out in front in terms of support, and I wasn’t shocked to see Chrystia Freeland launch her campaign with a double-barrelled blast at Donald Trump and Pierre Poilievre — she clearly thinks that she needs to differentiate herself from Carney by being more aggressive and scrappier. The question: Is that a good idea? Again Poilievre, sure. That’s fine. But Trump? I think she’s risking drawing his attention onto us to prop up her own sagging fortunes, and I don’t like it. Let’s just lie low for a bit and respond to whatever he does.
