Article content

I’m not sure if Conservative MP Michelle Rempel just blew up her bid to become leader of the official opposition — or if she cemented her place as the avatar of an emerging demographic of young conservatives.

Wednesday night, the 35-year-old MP and former cabinet minister went on a lengthy Twitter rampage, lamenting all the conservatives who have encouraged her to tone it down and wait a few years before running for leader.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Jen Gerson: Who's too bossy to lead? Back to video

“But but but but she’s so YOUNG and ONLY FOUR YEARS and SO BOSSY,” she Tweeted, adding the language used to describe her — “aggressive” — exemplified the attitudes that keep women out of leadership roles in politics.

Some in the party will almost certainly mutter it’s precisely this kind of behaviour that should disqualify Rempel from a serious shot at leadership. That a Twitter rant of any kind is unbecoming, immature, or indicative of a lack of discretion and impulse control.