Canada's major newspapers have columnists who regularly cover the Prime Minister. You, too, can be such a journalist.

Choose a major national issue and follow it closely in the news media for two weeks. You could also look back at least a month from the time you start your close watch to see what has happened in the near past. Pay particular attention to the role of the Prime Minister in leading and/or reacting to the issue.

Your task is to write a 500-word newspaper column on the Prime Minister and the issue you have chosen. Remember, a columnist writes newspaper columns that reflect not only the facts of the issue, but the columnist's personal views on the situation.