The Conservative bench is thin and lackluster - if they seriously hope to make sufficient  gains to take the next election they should rejig their rules and allow Rona Ambrose to enter the race. Then again, as evidenced from those dark draconian years of Stephen Harper's rule, smart is not their strong suit so let them choose from the motley crew of assembled contenders and then continue to stew in a perpetual collective funk - the people of Canada deserve and expect much more of their PM than they apparently have to offer.