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The leader has lost the moral authority to govern.

You can bet that’s what Jason Kenney would be saying if it was Rachel Notley, Justin Trudeau or any other rival politician who was at the centre of a scandal like the one now consuming the top ranks of the United Conservative Party.

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And that’s what this whole “kamikaze” candidate case is now.

A scandal.

You can say it freely.

Where the scandal ends up is still unknown, whether it be more resignations and firings, more fines from the election commissioner or a court case down the road.

What we do know is that for Kenney, as of today, this is a scandal of ethics, integrity and hypocrisy.

For months, we’ve heard the UCP leader’s adamant rejections that there was any kind of plot afoot during the 2017 party leadership race to have Jeff Callaway run a kamikaze campaign to weaken Kenney’s chief rival Brian Jean.

When a handful of UCP members started coming forward with allegations that Kenney’s and Callaway’s campaign had worked together, Kenney denied it.