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They go further. They demand you join them.

If you don’t, you’re part of the problem, the lowest form of life.

You’re accused of being in the pocket of the person they’re deranged over.

They throw mud and see if it sticks. If it doesn’t, they throw more.

They never admit they’re wrong. Facts don’t matter. They just move on and try again.

They live for the drive-by smear.

So now we have a scandal of the first order, so they say.

When Kenney was a Calgary MP and in Harper’s inner circle, Calgary was his primary residence. Ottawa was his secondary residence.

Kenney got about $10,000 a year to help pay for his Ottawa condo. Kenney says it was all done by the book.

But some say he shouldn’t have got the $10,000 a year. Ottawa was his home, not Calgary. He didn’t travel to Calgary a lot. He wasn’t a real Albertan. He was ripping off taxpayers.

The man’s health coverage is here. His driver’s licence is here. He pays taxes here. He votes here. He represents a Calgary riding.

Fair-minded people don’t see a scandal — at least not from what’s surfaced.

Kenney goes on the radio Tuesday and explains. For those with Kenney Derangement Syndrome, it doesn’t matter.

Kenney says he’s been an Alberta resident since 1991. He rented in Edmonton and then owned a townhouse in Calgary.

His folks went through some financial difficulties. He offered to help them out.

They retired to Calgary. He sold his townhouse. He owned a home with them and continued to support them financially.