Photo by Brandon McKay. Now that Stéphane Dion has fallen on his sword and declared his intention to resign as federal Liberal leader in May 2009, political types across the country have made a parlour game of guessing who will enter the race to take the reins of the big red brand. With the GTA one of the only Grit power centres remaining after the carnage that was the 2008 election, we at Torontoist......

Yes we know it's awfully presumptous of us to assume that Ignatieff could not just win the Liberal leadership but lead the party back into 24 Sussex Drive. But if Tyler Clark Burke can sell off Peaches' thong to try to buy a house then it's ok for Ignatieff to clean out his closet of Liberal merch and put 'em up for auction. We agree with Optimus Crime and think these John Turner earrings are......

1. Rona Ambrose, Conservative, Edmonton Spruce-Grove Though her line of thought is slightly right, Rona Ambrose has has an undeniable left-of-centre appeal. This Intergovernmental Affairs Critic definitely doesn't share the same flair for fashion as Belinda Stronach, the model-like looks of Ruby Dhalla, or even the gorgeous baby-blue eyes of Jack Layton. At the same time though, is there one red-blooded human being that can deny that steely glare? The tough-girl look is in, and......

If the selection of Jack Layton as yesterday's number five Parliamentary hottie wasn't music to your dance, please refer to the first female selection to this week's Ist List... 4. Ruby Dhalla Liberal, Brampton-Springdale A-hem. That's Dr Ruby Dhalla to you. Not only is this Manitoban a Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine, but she's also a former Bollywood actress and runner-up in 2003's Miss India pageant. And if that wasn't enough, she is rumoured to be......