"in Portage la Prairie, Man. “There’s a place you’ve never heard of,” Mr. O’Leary said."

This says it all. In Conservative heartland, and the 3rd largest municipality in Manitoba (Winnipeg largest of course, then Brandon, then Portage), and O'Leary's joking its 'nowhere'.

Trudeau's Liberal strategists are probably disappointed O'Leary's out ... 'just visiting' destroyed Ignatief, but 'not a clue O'Leary' with his woeful lack of knowledge of Canada and its politics would have seen a destruction of the Conservative's share of the national vote such as hasn't been seen since the 1993 election's reduction to 2 seats for the PCs.

But then again, Maxine as CP leader might deliver the same result. Especially if he leaves his election strategy documents at some gal's house.