This is a brilliant media stunt for Harper, all the more so because it’s genuine. The cowboy hats and burger flipping last summer was a disaster because Harper hated it, but talking hockey on TSN is a way he can relate to Canadians without being out of his element.

Why do Canadians like Stephen Harper? Even though he’s smarter than most of us, he seems like an average guy and I have no doubt that he got a huge kick out of talking hockey for five minutes instead of droning on about accountability acts and GST cuts.

The Liberals would be well served to pick a leader who Canadians can relate to, or Harper is going to steamroll to an easy win next election.