Bob Rae says rumours of the federal Liberal party's death have been greatly exaggerated.
The interim Liberal leader sees plenty of signs that the once-mighty party is bouncing back eight months after being handed its worst drubbing in Canadian history.
The party raised more money from the general public -- about $9.5 million -- last year, despite being reduced to a third-party rump in the May 2 election.
That includes more than $1 million raised in December alone in what Rae describes as the most successful email campaign ever undertaken by the party.
He says party membership has grown and, as of Tuesday, the Liberal caucus has grown, too, with the addition of Quebec MP Lise St-Denis, who defected from the NDP.
As well, Rae says a record number of Liberals -- some 2,600 so far, with more expected -- have registered to attend a three-day convention later this week, which will begin plotting the party's comeback.
Rae says that's more than the number of delegates who attended the last NDP and Conservative conventions combined.
