Now that we know who the federal Conservative candidate in Victoria will likely be, inquiring minds are wondering which hopefuls will be running for the Liberal nomination in that riding. In an interview Public Eye, Mulligan Tam Pearson Law Corp. partner Mike Mulligan confirmed he's presently planning on stepping up to the starting line. "I'm still in the process of rounding up support and completing all the nomination papers and so on. But you seem to have gotten the scoop early," said Mr. Mulligan.

"I was approached by the candidate search committee a few weeks ago about whether I'd consider running. And I've been giving it careful consider for a few weeks - talking to friends and family and so on. It's a major dislocation as you're well aware. And one of the challenges, of course, in trying to come up with candidates. And perhaps some of the people you'd like to see run have things that they're quite enjoying doing where they are. And that's certainly holds true for me. I enjoy what I do. And it's not something I was grasping to do."

That being said though, Mr. Mulligan added, "The current government's policies on justice matters, social issues, the environment and so on I find unpalatable. So I thought I might spend at least a few weeks of my life speaking out about that."

Victoria city councillor Chris Coleman is also being promoted as a possible nomination candidate. And some Liberals have ambitions to convince retired federal economic development policy assistant deputy minister and diplomat Anne Park Shannon to compete for the job.