Elizabeth Warren

In fact, that election is one that progressive Dems in the US might learn from, since in many ways it mirrors the current situation in the US.

Against Harper, the Liberal party, in its wisdom advanced Michael Ignatieff.
Michael Ignatieff was/is a "bushie", in fact as "non-Canadian" as you can get and not be Ted Cruz.
It wasn't a choice that people like me made, not to vote for that fucker to be Liberal Prime Minister, because we were physically incapacitated by our immediate urge to vomit, just at the thought.

The NDP, Canada's union/labor party, hadn't the momentum to take up the slack, when the Liberal party fucked the country up like that. Not to say that we didn't try, and didn't make some solid wins.

Michael Ignatieff as Liberal party leader, is somewhat similar to a TOTAL third-way politician being Dem party leader. You know who. A difference might be that the Liberal party of Canada had been led by the likes of Lester Pearson, Pierre Trudeau, Jean Chretien, making for a strong and positive tradition that Michael Ignatieff was at discord with.

Justin Trudeau (Pierre and Margaret's son) is now federal Liberal leader. He's a wild card, to be sure, but ....

He ain't no Michael Ignatieff