When I was younger, I had my life planned to a “T.” Community service had always appealed to me, and beginning in the sixth grade, I dreamed of running for local office, serving my constituents with integrity uncharacteristic of the profession, and slowly working my way to the United States Congress (or moving to Victoria and serving as the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia). For years, I strove to acquaint myself with government, economics, and public speaking techniques so as to...