Garneau to run for interim Liberal leadership

Remembering the criticism Ignatieff faced for his stays in the U.S. this past election, it will be interesting to see how the public deals with Marc Garneau’s worldliness. Garneau was the first Canadian to go in to spacehe is now running for interim liberal leader.

After a brutal election that saw Liberals sink to a historic low, Garneau hopes to help the liberal party rebuild. Although he is running for interim leader, it is unclear whether he will run for the permanent position.

While Ignatieff was unable to win his own Toronto area riding this past election, Garneau resisted the sea of orange that swept Quebec and held his seat in the familiar Westmount-Ville-Marie riding.

Garneau has said he wants to focus on rebuilding the Liberal brand until such a time as a new Liberal leader is chosen.