The challenge for any new national Liberal leader isn’t just to distance him- or herself from Justin Trudeau — though that will be hard enough. The task is also to offer fresh energy and tap into the actual concerns of Canadians. Why on earth, after 10 years of Liberal rule, should voters go back to the same old bowl of soggy cereal?

To his credit, Mark Carney took a good stab at it in his “Daily Show” interview, where he came across as self-effacing, serious and even a little bit funny. But the task ahead — back in this country — will be trickier.