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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a big believer in the advice of foreign experts.

In the months after the 2015 election Liberals were addressed on several occasions by Sir Michael Barber, a British expert of “deliverology,” who advised on ways to keep the avalanche of promises they’d made. Later they heard from David Axelrod, a key strategist for former president Barack Obama, who was invited to “motivate and inspire and focus” party members mulling a platform for re-election.

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Most recently sage counsel was offered by Tim Dixon, co-founder of a U.K.-based organization established to push positivity. More in Common aims to “build communities and societies that are stronger, more united and more resilient to the increasing threats of polarization and social division.” Kind of a British version of Sunny Ways Inc.

Dixon recommended Liberals “bring the focus back to the majority” as they set out in search of re-election in October, emphasizing shared values across the broad spectrum of everyday Canadians rather than focusing on the “us versus them” of marginalized groups and minority interests. The message was intended to help prevent Canada succumbing to the uglier aspects of populism as seen in parts of Europe and the United States.