Kevin Lynch was a former clerk of the Privy Council and vice-chair of BMO Financial Group. Paul Deegan was a former BMO and CN public affairs executive. In recent weeks, much has been made of makeovers – to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, and to Pierre Poilievre’s sartorial and campaigning style. But what has been missing from this frenzied discourse on appearances and communications is a meaningful discussion about our leaders’ respective long-term visions for Canada. Across all parties, we find ourselves in a moment like the scene in the 1972 political comedy-drama The Candidate, where a U.S. Senate candidate...