Quebec was not the only wall in his way

Stephen Harper's succession could be Bernier's to lose. As opposed to O'Leary, he does have a Quebec ace of sorts up his sleeve.

Kevin O'Leary may have cleared a path to victory for Maxime Bernier, but his libertarian prescriptions may be as polarizing as Mr. O'Leary's persona, writes Chantal Hébert.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

May 1, 2017

Businessman Kevin O'Leary says he is pulling out of the campaign to succeed Stephen Harper because he is not convinced he could carry enough votes in Quebec to beat Justin Trudeau in the 2019 election. Fair enough. But chances are he would never have had the opportunity to test that proposition in ...

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