September 27, 2025

The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.

Kim Campbell, the first female prime minister of Canada, was right when she said a 47-day-long election campaign (Imagine a campaign of only 47 days!) was not enough time to reconsider the nation’s social programs. But she was wrong to say so.

[On being prime minister] Sometimes the strain is awful, you have to resort to Jane Austen.