More on Failure of Leadership

After writing about the lack of leadership in this country a few days ago, I thought it was interesting to find an article in the Globe today that addresses that same issue. Entitled “Poor leadership in Ottawa hurting Canada, CEOs say”, the article is about a declaration by the Canadian Council of Chief Executives that warns “a failure of leadership by Ottawa on the economy has left the country without a long-term strategy to survive increasingly brutal global competition”.

Although I’m sure I would disagree with some of what they’re saying, given the heavy corporate perspective (including executives from our major banks), I thought these quotes were interesting because they reveal the same dissatisfaction with our leadership I’m so frustrated with:

“As a political entity, Canada is a nation adrift. A minority federal government is frittering away the fruits of years of sacrifice.”

“In the political arena, the very idea of strategic policymaking is drowning in the swirling search for momentary tactical advantage.”

“What really matters to Canadians is not where our political parties stand in the polls five minutes from now, but what kind of country our children will inherit over the next generation.”