O’Leary instructed his team not to respond to Raitt’s attack

Though he's one to beat, his adviser, ex-Senator Marjory LeBreton says his late entry makes for 'quite a hill to climb.'

Businessman and TV personality Kevin O'Leary officially launched his campaign for leader of the Conservative Party of Canada in mid-January. Members of his team say they know they've got to make up for lost time. Photograph courtesy of Valerie Caviness

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BY CHELSEA NASH

January 25, 2017

Kevin O'Leary instructed his campaign team not to respond to attacks from other leadership candidates, such as Lisa Raitt's anti-O'Leary website, his campaign chair says. A few days into the new year, Ms. Raitt (Milton, Ont.) held an Ottawa press conference at which...

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