Rosedale MP shocks party with his decision

Bob Rae has shocked his Liberal Party caucus and much of Canada by saying he will not seek the party leadership at the forthcoming convention. Rae said his health is fine and so is his personal life. But he nonetheless concluded that this was not time to fight a battle for head of the party. Mr Rae, the member for Toronto Centre-Rosedale, is 63 and despite his emphatic claim that he might be too old (“that’s bulls—“) many were left feeling that fatigue may have overtaken the normally feisiy MP. Bob Rae’s decision brings up the media klieg lights on Justin Trudeau,  widely followed and  beloved by those who feel loyal to his father. He is by far the “most popular” federal Liberal but it’s built again on his father’s name,. If he does run will he perform well against the oonslaught launched against him by the Conservatives? One thing we know is that Justin is now under intense pressuree to run.