Justin Trudeau, speaking with reporters after QP today.

The first thing is that I do have to, you know, give Bob, you know, a whole lot of credit for a difficult decision that he took on a personal level. He took it because he felt it was in the best interest of both the party and the country and I understand that but I know that we will have less of a leadership race if he doesn’t participate. My own decision around to not go was independent of what Bob decided to do and any decision to reverse my prior decision which is something that I have to do on reflection and in conversation with my family if indeed I’m going to go back on my previously stated ‘no’ will be done independently of whether or not Bob was in or not.