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With Tim Hudak set to resign as Ontario PC leader, the party should have a wide-open race to replace him, keeping in mind that it has been equally unsuccessful in choosing outsiders (John Tory) as it has been in choosing insiders (Ernie Eves, Hudak). Scott Stinson runs through some possibilities:

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Lisa Raitt

The federal Transport Minister and MP for Halton is one of several members of the Stephen Harper government likely giving a provincial run some thought. Conveniently, the long-time PC MPP for Halton, Ted Chudleigh, was defeated on Thursday night. Ms. Raitt would be an early leadership front-runner.

Vic Fedeli

The highly likable MPP from Nipissing has handled two of the highest-profile critic profiles, Energy and Finance, since first elected to the legislature in 2011. A former North Bay mayor, he would be a safe pick. He said it’s too early to start talking about a possible leadership bid. “This is all so fresh, it happened last night,” Mr. Fedeli said. “The party has a lot of rebuilding to do, and a lot of soul searching to do as well, but the thing is we’ve got four years, so I don’t think anybody’s going to rush into anything.”