Stephane Dion didn't lose because he can't speak English well.  He lost because on top of that he had no charisma or political appeal whatsoever. He looked like a kid who got regularly beat up at summer camp.  He was tax and spend Liberal plotting to green tax us, lied about his plan to form a coalition with the NDP as soon as he finished coming in third, and so people didn't trust him..   Chretien and Bernier both have strong accents but it hasn't slowed them down.   They were big and charismatic.   Larger than life.    Chretien had a certain old school Liberal Catholic practicality.  Bernier is a hard core fiscal conservative. Both seem small town but comfortable with leadership.  Trudeau is a child posing as Leader.  He had never held a job of any substance in his life and had literally no accomplishments.  None.  He still doesn't.  He's a cheerleader taking selfies.  Trudeau looked fresh and sexy beside long tenured Stephen Harper.  But now his vanity is creepy.  He's no Mad Max.