Whether O'Leary runs is his decision. It's an open process and so it should be.  However, I hope to god that the Canadian media will learn the lesson of the US GOP primary, that candidates ought to be treated as candidates.  

Trump was treated as a celebrity.  Coverage of him generated views, and clicks and ratings.   The media gave him an audience and a legitimacy that was not deserved by any serious measure.  Trump did not have his feet put to fire to put details on his political thinking (I frankly don't think he has any).  He was not forced to do any thinking on serious and complicated issues.  It was simply a marketing campaign based upon a personality cult.  The US media collectively wet the bed, and a charlatan will now occupy the oval office.

If O'Leary runs, scrutinize him, and make him demonstrate that he has real substance.  Moreover, let's see if he treats the electorate and his opponents with the decorum and respect that the political process deserves.