Dalton McGuinty has a book full of advice for every politician in Canada

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Whatever your opinion of Dalton McGuinty, this much is difficult to dispute: the man knows a thing or two about leadership.
He was Ontario’s Liberal leader for 16 years, including a full decade as Premier (2003 to 2013). And long before that, McGuinty grew up as one of the eldest in a house of 10 children. He learned at a young age some of the most important virtues of leadership, including patience, compromise and teamwork.
Now 70 and long retired from public life, McGuinty has written a new book about leadership aimed specifically at fellow politicians — “those in the arena,” as he describes them. In fact, he is promising to mail a copy of Be a Good One: Words to Lead By to every federal and provincial representative across the country, as well as big city mayors.
During a visit this week to Sault Ste. Marie, McGuinty stopped by Village Media headquarters for an in-depth interview on our Closer Look podcast. We talked about his book, but a whole lot more — including the influence of his parents, how often he pays attention to the current happenings at Queen’s Park, and the ever-lingering gas plants scandal.
"Parties will come and parties will go," he told the podcast. "Leaders will come and leaders will go. Issues will come and issues will go. What counts is how it is that we grapple with the issues of the day. That's where I'm trying to be of some net positive value in a way that transcends partisanship."
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