Do you know the old joke about how fast you need to run when you are being chased by a bear?

The answer is “You don’t have to be the fastest runner in the world, you just need to be faster than your friend”.

In the case of Mr. Trudeau, he’s competing against Mr. Singh (a completely unproven former provincial backbencher), Mr. Scheer (a man with the charisma of a day-old McDonald’s Happy Meal), and Mr. Bernier (who is still trying to determine how to condemn the Christchurch attacker without offending his base).