So how does Justin’s patented Sunny Ways stack up against the Dark Ages of Stephen Harper? Let’s ask someone who doesn’t have a dog in the fight, someone who is neither Liberal nor Conservative: Thomas Mulcair, a fine man who served as the leader of the NDP under both the Harper and Trudeau governments.

The Liberals have veered radically to the left under Justin Trudeau, so one would imagine that Justin would be more considerate to the NDP than the Conservatives had been. Turns out, no.

“I found Harper more respectful of me as a leader in Parliament than I find Mr. Trudeau.”

Thomas Mulcair, who knows Justin firsthand.