This one comes to you live from Stephen Taylor’s laptop…round 3 is over and it looks like Stephane Dion is heading to victory. After Gerard dropped out, I put on a green scarf and followed Kennedy to the man who has been my number two choice from start to finish.

This whole journey began back in January when I looked around at the 50 or 60 candidates in the field. Gerard caught my eye for reasons which long time readers obviously know by now. And while I’ll admit I was crushed earlier today, there’s a lot to be happy about. Gerard went down fighting for his vision of Canada and gave the speech of his life on Friday night. I don’t think I’ve ever been prouder of a candidate I’ve supported in my life. Like Andrew Coyne said in the Post this morning, Gerard had the right message for where the party needs to go and I hope that Dion listens to the advice Gerard has to offer. It also looks like Gerard was the kingmaker at the convention and may have been the only leadership candidate to deliver his vote to the man he endorsed. His future looks bright, to put it mildly.

I’ll have more thoughts later but, while I’m obviously a little choked, this has been a great convention and I truly think it has brought the party together. There were some great candidates in the race and the party’s future looks bright. Bring it on Steve!