Kevin O'Leary

Kathleen Wynne thinks O’Leary believes the government’s role should be to serve "society’s most well−off," based on policies he’s outlined thus far.

"Any kind of disruption to that, any kind of impact to the border would have a negative consequence to both Canada and the U.S.," said Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains.

The celebrity businessman, who has now entered the Conservative leadership race, may be hoping to ride the same wave of rhetoric to victory as Donald Trump, say experts.

On the bright side, O'Leary isn't nearly as thin-skinned as Donald Trump and can take criticism without exploding on Twitter.

Kevin O’Leary is running for the Conservative leadership, suggesting that as a businessman, he is better qualified than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to work with president−elect Donald Trump.

All 13 Conservative leadership candidates crossed swords in a French−language debate Tuesday as they tried to cement their credentials ahead of the vote in May.

Mudslinging in the race to replace Stephen Harper as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada has officially begun, and candidate Erin O'Toole is staying out of it.

Raitt's strategy to differentiate herself from the negative and divisive politics so prevalent today may just pay off.

Negative politics, Lisa Raitt added, would drive the Conservative party "right into the ground," and cement a Liberal victory in the 2019 election.

"If Kevin wants to run, it’s time to fish or cut bait," said Tory leadership candidate Andrew Scheer. "It is not acceptable to stall or delay in order to avoid the French−language debate."

While O'Leary hasn't officially registered to run, remarks attributed to him last week saw other Conservative candidates quickly move to disparage him.

Here is the latest list of who's in, who's leaning towards it and who's out of the leadership race for the Conservative Party of Canada.

Quite a few potential candidates remain on the fence.

Rona Ambrose brought down the house with a few pokes at Stephen Harper: He loved humanity, but just didn't like people, she joked.

Ambrose never mentioned Sophie Gregoire Trudeau by name, but her tribute was seen as a thinly veiled critique of the high-profile wife of current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.