Justin Trudeau will run for the Liberal leadership, according to party insider Warren Kinsella.

Kinsella, who served as an advisor in Jean Chretien's government and made an unsuccessful run for Parliament in 1997, posted on his blog Wednesday that he has been "informed" that Trudeau will make a bid for the top job, but with an unusual strategy.

Trudeau's campaign wants a team entirely composed of people under the age of 40, according to Kinsella.

It's no secret that at age 40 himself, Trudeau is one of the most youth-oriented MPs in the House of Commons. He is the Liberal Party critic for Youth, Post Secondary Education and Amateur Sports and served as the chair of the party's youth task force in 2006. He has also been an outspoken critic of the government's decision to cut funding to Katimavik, the youth work service program created during his father's time as prime minister, where he was chair from 2002 through 2006.

Trudeau has been laying down hints that if he does run for the leadership, the political involvement of young people will be a key part of his campaign.

"We don’t need our young people to be leaders of tomorrow,” Trudeau said during a speech in Burlington in June, according to the Toronto Star. “We need them to understand that they are already leaders of today — that everything they know, everything they have, everything they do has an impact today."

Ever since interim Leader Bob Rae announced in June that he will not be seeking the permanent leadership, there has been intense speculation surrounding whether Trudeau will step up and run.

He has said repeatedly that he has not made up his mind and will be taking the summer to spend time with his family and carefully consider his decision.

If he does choose to run, the odds are favourable.

A poll in June from The Canadian Press and Harris Decima found Trudeau was far and away the most popular of the prospective leadership candidates with Canadians. HuffPost Canada contributor, and creator of the polling website ThreeHundredEight.com, Eric Grenier has called Trudeau the "obvious front-runner."

Despite possible challenges from former astronaut and Liberal MP Marc Garneau and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty's brother David (among many others), and a confirmed run from Deborah Coyne (who had a child with Trudeau's father), the press seems to have all but anointed the MP for Papineau leader.

Earlier this month, HuffPost took a look at the 11 most ridiculously flattering things the media has said about Trudeau, where comments from Kinsella, a contributor to Sun News, figured prominently (see the slideshow here).

Writing in the Toronto Sun in June, Kinsella outlined 10 reasons why Trudeau should be leader, with his youth and beauty figuring prominently as arguments.

However, while youth (and definitely beauty) may be advantages for Trudeau, many see his relative inexperience as being one of his greatest obstacles to winning the Grit leadership.

The Star's Susan Delacourt has described how Trudeau still gives speeches in "a style that hovers between freewheeling conversation and undisciplined rambles" and Postmedia's Michael Den Tandt has questioned what substantive contribution the MP for Papineau has made to political policy, arguing he's simply not ready to lead the Liberals.

Even if Trudeau does become leader, it seems highly unlikely he'll become prime minister any time soon.

With the Conservatives and NDP in a neck-and-neck contest at the top of the polls, the Liberals don't seem to have much of a shot at winning the next federal election in 2015.

Many in the media have speculated that Trudeau may hold off until after the next election to make his move, while others have said now is clearly his moment and that the race in 2015 will be the perfect venue for the MP to prove he is prime minister material for 2019.

Kinsella has made the claim that Trudeau will run before. As Stephen Neil pointed out on Twitter Wednesday, Kinsella also posted on June 6 that Trudeau would be running only to have the MP declare that he hadn't made up his mind the following week.

Perhaps Kinsella has just been right all along and Trudeau is simply being coy. However, it looks like we may have to wait to find out.

On Thursday, CTV's Don Martin tweeted that Trudeau told him he will not be announcing a leadership decision at next week's Liberal caucus meeting in Montebello, Que.

If Trudeau does decide not to run that will be the story that kicks off the campaign and it may hurt the chances other Liberal hopefuls have at rebuilding the party's damaged brand. The longer he waits, the greater the chance that the story of his decision begins to overshadow the race itself.

The Liberals are scheduled to pick a new leader at a convention in April.

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• They Like Him, They Really, Really Like Him

  Justin Trudeau has captured the imagination of Canada's political media. Here are the 11 most ridiculously flattering things they've said about him so far this year.

• 11. "He's got great hair"

  <a href="http://www.torontosun.com/2012/06/16/justins-the-one-10-winning-reasons-why" target="_hplink">- Warren Kinsella</a>

• 10. "The man is genuinely, immensely likable"

  "Justin Trudeau does not shake your hand; he inhabits it. The wrist cocks out and up, the fingertips down; the elbow shoots off to his right; the shoulder rises slightly. Then a friendly grin dawns as he delivers a firm but not crushing grip, looking you in the eye, with a twinkle in his own. The effect is of someone who is warm, slightly embarrassed by the fuss, almost goofy, and genuinely happy to meet you. It is likely that some of this is practised; he would have spent his early social years deflecting other peoples' preconceived ideas about class and snobbery. Either way, it is effective. The man is genuinely, immensely likable." <a href="http://o.canada.com/2012/08/17/electrifying-and-elusive-justin-trudeau-quietly-mulls-his-political-destiny/" target="_hplink">- Michael Den Tandt</a>

• 9. Sisyphus & Icarus?

  "Trudeau is part Sisyphus, driven by his nature and upbringing to push his political rock up the hill. And he is part Icarus, driven to prove himself in spectacular ways, whether by crossing rapids, speaking off the cuff about separatism or exposing himself to defeat and humiliation in the ring." <a href="http://o.canada.com/2012/08/17/electrifying-and-elusive-justin-trudeau-quietly-mulls-his-political-destiny/" target="_hplink">- Michael Den Tandt</a>

• 8. Or Hamlet?

  "A leadership race without Justin Trudeau would be both Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark, and one more yawn before sleep." <a href="http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/06/16/rex-murphy-why-justin-trudeau-has-to-run-for-liberal-leader/" target="_hplink">- Rex Murphy</a>

• 7. "Tantalizing"

  "Mr. Trudeau is tantalizing, but whether he is galvanizing is another question." <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/justin-trudeau-is-the-best-hope-for-liberals-and-conservatives/article4249423/" target="_hplink">- Lawrence Martin</a>

• 6. "He isn't an old fart"

  "He isn't an old fart. The Liberal party -- like the Conservatives -- has been run by, and for, old farts for too long. The party is in desperate need of a new generation of leadership. Trudeau, like Barack Obama in 2008, has the greatest ability to mobilize young people to work for him, and vote for him."<a href="http://www.torontosun.com/2012/06/16/justins-the-one-10-winning-reasons-why" target="_hplink"> - Warren Kinsella</a>

• 5. "Expressive mane of hair"

  "You, with the expressive mane of hair and the explosive pronouncements that sometimes rival the idiocy of our other Justin, the Beeb." <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/is-it-time-for-the-second-coming-of-trudeaumania/article4484207/?cmpid=rss1" target="_hplink">- Judith Timson</a>

• 4. "His mane of black hair was tousled"

  "Under his suit jacket, the sleeve buttons on his dress shirt were undone. His necktie was knotted, but left loose over an open top button. His mane of black hair was tousled. Even in genteel disarray, even dressed more or less like a couple hundred of his parliamentary colleagues, the 40-year-old Liberal MP for the Montreal riding of Papineau looked like a million bucks." <a href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/justin-trudeau-should-be-the-next-leader-of-the-liberal-party-no-seriously/" target="_hplink">- Paul Wells</a>

• 3. "He's got more charisma than the royal family and Lady Gaga combined"

  "He's got more charisma than the royal family and Lady Gaga combined. In Ottawa, which is Hollywood for ugly people, that matters. To win, political parties need some sizzle with their steak; Trudeau has sizzle in abundance. On the election hustings, when measured against Trudeau, Stephen Harper and Thomas Mulcair will look like Angry Old Guys, because, er, they are." <a href="http://www.torontosun.com/2012/06/16/justins-the-one-10-winning-reasons-why" target="_hplink">- Warren Kinsella</a>

• 2. "Impossibly handsome"

  "The 41-year-old Liberal MP from the Montreal riding of Papineau, impossibly handsome, charming and much more comfortable in his skin than the bearer of such an iconic yet troublesome political name has any right to be..." <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/is-it-time-for-the-second-coming-of-trudeaumania/article4484207/?cmpid=rss1" target="_hplink">- Judith Timson</a>

• 1. "Lion-maned clothes horse with dimples like moon craters"

  "So the rail-thin, lion-maned clothes horse with dimples like moon craters, a giant-killing right hook and a weapons-grade surname will position himself as the loyal helpmate of a post-leadership-fixation Liberal Party? It's so crazy it just might work." <a href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/justin-trudeau-should-be-the-next-leader-of-the-liberal-party-no-seriously/" target="_hplink">- Paul Wells</a>

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• Surprising Justin Trudeau Facts

  With talk of Trudeau making a bid for the Liberal leadership reaching a fever pitch (again), HuffPost takes a look at some surprising facts about Canada's perpetual PM-in-waiting. (CP)

• 11. Politics On Mother's Side Too

  Trudeau's maternal grandfather <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Sinclair_(politician)" target="_hplink">James Sinclair</a> was a Liberal MP and cabinet minister in Louis St.-Laurent's government in the 1950s. (House of Commons) <em><strong>CORRECTION</strong>: An earlier version of this slide incorrectly said Sinclair was a Progressive Conservative MP.</em>

• 10. Born In Office

  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Trudeau" target="_hplink">Trudeau was only the second child ever to be born while a parent was prime minister</a>. The first was John A. Macdonald's youngest daughter Margaret Mary Macdonald. Trudeau's younger brothers, Alexandre (Sacha) and Michel were the third and fourth. (CP)

• 9. Educated Enough?

  Trudeau has a Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill and a Bachelor of Education from UBC. He also studied engineering at the Université de Montréal and environmental geography at McGill, but never finished degrees in those fields.

• 8. Enemies To Friends

  While fathers Brian Mulroney and Pierre Trudeau were rivals, sons Justin and Ben are friends. Mulroney attended Trudeau's wedding to Sophie Grégoire. Grégoire has worked as Quebec correspondent for CTV's eTalk, which is hosted by Mulroney. (CP)

• 7. Let Them Eat Anything But Cake

  Trudeau didn't have cake at his wedding, with <a href="http://www.macleans.ca/canada/national/article.jsp?content=20050606_106678_106678" target="_hplink">Sophie arguing that people never eat it anyway</a>. (Shutterstock)

• 6. Born On Christmas

  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Trudeau" target="_hplink">Trudeau entered the world on December 25, 1971</a>.

• 5. Two Tattoos In One

  Trudeau has a large tattoo on his left shoulder. <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/justinpjtrudeau/statuses/179973685136998400" target="_hplink">The planet Earth inside a Haida raven</a>. Trudeau got the globe tattoo when he was 23 and the raven when he turned 40. (Media Ball)

• 4. Keeping It In The Family

  Trudeau and his wife Sophie have two children, Xavier James (4) and Ella-Grace Margaret (3). Both are partially named after family.<a href="http://www.chatelaine.com/en/article/4970--the-littlest-trudeau" target="_hplink"> Xavier James is named after Trudeau's maternal grandfather James Sinclair</a> (the politician) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Gr%C3%A9goire" target="_hplink">Ella-Grace Margaret is named after Trudeau's mother Margaret and Grace Elliot, Trudeau's paternal grandmother</a>. Xavier also happens to share a birthday with Pierre Elliott Trudeau. (CP)

• 3. Politician And Actor

  <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0846011/" target="_hplink">Trudeau played Talbot Mercer Papineau</a> in the 2007 CBC miniseries "The Great War."

• 2. .. And Video Game Star

  <a href="http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/09/06/in-deus-ex-justin-trudeau-is-the-pm-and-canada-has-a-problem-with-illegal-immigrants-from-the-u-s/" target="_hplink">Trudeau is prime minister in the dystopian future portrayed in the video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution</a>. (CP)

• 1. Childhood Sweathearts

  Sophie used to visit the Trudeau family home when she was a child. She was a classmate and friend of Trudeau's youngest brother Michel, who died tragically in a B.C. avalanche in 1998. Justin and Sophie made contact again at a fundraiser in 2003 and soon after began dating. <a href="http://www.macleans.ca/canada/national/article.jsp?content=20050606_106678_106678" target="_hplink">Trudeau was so smitten</a> that he declared they would spend the rest of their lives together on the very first date. (CP)

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