With O’Leary gone, Conservatives dodged a nuclear missile

He was to the Liberals what Michael Ignatieff was to the Conservatives: a dream opponent.

To his credit, Kevin O’Leary, pictured in February, turned a lacklustre contest into something a bit more energetic, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

May 3, 2017

OTTAWA—Kevin O’Leary, we hardly knew you! Your political career is over in the blink of an eye. You say it is because you were being selfless and putting the interests of the Conservative Party first. Some cynics, me among them, wonder if you were more concerned about the impact of a lost leader...

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