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Here's a closer look at the Ontario Liberal leadership convention, where the candidates will celebrate outgoing Premier Dalton McGuinty at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens

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Premier Dalton McGuinty makes his farewell speech at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto where the Ontario Liberal leadership convention gets underway on Jan. 25, 2013. Tonight there will be a tribute to Mr. McGuinty before electing a new party leader on Saturday.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Sandra Pupatello pays tribute to Premier Dalton McGuinty at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto where the Ontario Liberal leadership convention gets underway Jan. 25, 2013. Ms. Pupatello is considered the front-runner in the leadership race.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Kathleen Wynne pays tribute to Premier Dalton McGuinty at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto where the Ontario Liberal leadership convention gets underway Jan. 25, 2013. Ms. Wynne and Sandra Pupatello are considered the two front-runners in the leadership race.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Bob Rae, the interim leader of the federal Liberal Party, arrives inside Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto where the Ontario Liberal leadership convention opens on Jan. 25, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Premier Dalton McGuinty and his family listen to tributes from his potential successors at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto where the Ontario Liberal leadership convention gets going on Jan. 25, 2013. Tonight there will be a tribute to McGuinty before electing a new party leader on Saturday.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Ontario teachers and their supporters protest outside Maple Leaf Gardens, where the Ontario Liberal leadership convention is underway.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Charles Sousa, one of six leadership candidates, pays tribute to Premier Dalton McGuinty at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto where the Ontario Liberal leadership convention gets underway Jan. 25, 2013. Tonight there will be a tribute to McGuinty before electing a new party leader on Saturday.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Gerard Kennedy, one of six leadership candidates, pays tribute to Premier Dalton McGuinty at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto where the Ontario Liberal leadership convention gets underway Jan. 25, 2013. Tonight there will be a tribute to McGuinty before electing a new party leader on Saturday.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Signs in support of the six Ontario Liberal leadership candidates are displayed on the walls inside Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, where the leadership convention kicks off.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Supporters for Kathleen Wynee, one of six candidates for Ontario Liberal leader, cheer inside Maple Leaf Gardens on Jan. 25, 2013, at the leadership convention.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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