The ability, partly inherited from his dramatic mother who has done some acting and honed by being a drama student and a drama teacher, to read off the teleprompter a well crafted speech written by one or more of the many communications pros in the PMO and reviewed by others including the defence minister may be the hallmark of national leadership to you.

But not to me.

National leadership has several aspects more consequential than this such as the ability to select a strong cabinet of qualified people, the ability to stand up in parliament and know what you are talking about and actually answer questions, the ability to set priorities and to ensure financial responsibility through effective budgeting, a vision that is seen to be meaningful and also useful for policy development, and a capacity for the hard work and discipline that such a gargantuan job requires.