“This brand of negative and divisive politics would drive our party right into the ground.”

Yes, Lisa, you are absolutely correct. And that is exactly what we are all hoping for. O'Leary forgets that Canada is NOT the US and even though times have been very tough for a good many years, we are still better off by miles compared to many, many countries in the world. It's kinda hard to get people riled up when by and large, their needs are being taken care of, or new aid is coming. 

What O'Leary, and Raitt and probably the entire group of 17 shall we call them, have missed, is that a boiling, roiling Canadian nationalism is growing strongly, right under the surface, just waiting to come out. The politician that understands where they want to go and leads will be the one to govern for many years to come.