Trudeau was up early today, shaking hands near the subway in his constituency-then off to Otttawa for a news conference. I detect he is genuine, full of energy and the back room old boys have not mired him down yet. He seemsvtonhave a goid team to help.

Some priorities he seemed to indicate include, First Nations issues (including missing or murdered women) , building bridges with Provinces (especially related to the environment, infrastructure and energy and tge economy), tax breaks for the middle class, the public service, including freeing up and listening to scientists, rebuildung the navy with savings from fighter jets and making links with partners like the USA. I detect he wishes to change Canada's role in the Middle East, away from active involvement to less training assistance.