What happened to politicians with character?

I wouldn’t want to be trapped in an elevator with the prime minister of Canada.
Let’s cut to the chase:
If I was asked to use one word to describe Prime Minister Stephen Harper, here it is: Homeowner.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is dull, predictable and safe.
When I go shopping for a prime minister, I look for a mouth that knows how to talk, a pulse, a thick skin, a strong stomach and a backbone. My Canada deserves a risk-taking, compassionate and creative leader.   
Oh, how I wish Canada would return to politicians with personalities.
We’ve done it before. And, we did it very well.
Here’s my lineup for the best of the best: Tommy Douglas, Pierre Trudeau, John Robarts, John Crosby, Joey Smallwood and Stephen Lewis.
And who could forget Rene Levesque? While I didn’t  go along with his political ideology, Rene Levesque was a man of passion.
Different in style, all seven had or have fire in the belly. I’d be honoured to share a trapped elevator with any one or, better yet, all of them.
So, who put the fire out?
When I look at the contenders for the federal Liberal leadership race, I nearly slip into a coma. 
A faint hope clause may, however, be presenting itself in the Liberal leaderless race to be held in Montreal next month.
Does Bob Rae have hidden gusto? Does he have the courage and the drive to wake up the Grit leadership contest being held in Montreal next month?
The answer is: Maybe.
First: the former premier of Ontario plays a mean piano.
Second: Bob Rae recently stepped in front of the CBC television cameras, whipped his clothes off and went skinny dipping with Canadian comedian Rick Mercer.
I was especially impressed with Bob Rae’s cannon ball. It was, as the farmers say, high, wide and handsome. 
If the Liberals pick Buck Naked Bob, perhaps life will eventually return to the House of Commons.
Never give up hope and make sure you always check who’s in the elevator.
P.S. In case you’ve had a memory laps, let me remind you.
The late Tommy Douglas, a premier of Saskatchewan was known as the Father of Medicare. The leader of the CCF party which became the New Democratic Party, was the country’s top pick in the recent Greatest Canadian contest. 
  Pierre Trudeau was prime minister from 1986 to 1979 and again from 1980 to 1984.
John Robarts, a Conservative, was Ontario premier from 1961 to 1971.
John Crosby of Newfoundland is a former federal cabinet minister for the Progressive Conservatives.
Joey Smallwood, a radio reporter and a farmer was a Liberal premier of Newfoundland. He lead the charge to have the province join Canada in 1949.
Stephen Lewis, a former leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, is now a crusader for AIDS victims and their families.   
Rene Levesque, the premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1955 was the co-founder of the Parti Quebecois. When he tried to take Quebec out of Canada, the country noticed.