Kellie Leitch's Canadian values are being portrayed as; racist, homophobe, misogynist, Islamophobic

Trumpism is alive in Canada

Whether it is alive and well has yet to be determined. But the name of the president-elect is now entrenched in the leadership race to replace former prime minister and head of the Conservative Party of Canada, Stephen Harper. Hours after losing the October 2015 election to Justin Trudeau and the Liberals, Prime Minister Harper, through the CPC president, announced he was stepping down as party leader and asked his caucus to appoint an interim leader. Last August, Harper resigned his seat in Parliament.

Fiscal conservatism vs Importance of Canadian culture First off the mark was leadership candidate Michael Chong who apparently is an Ontario MP. Chong said that the suggestion some immigrants are anti-Canadian goes against the Conservative Party that must become “inclusive.” Obviously Chong would welcome people who hate the West, think gays should be executed and that women should be subservient to men into the party. Chong also said the CPC needs to focus only on fiscal responsibility. Leitch quite properly described her fellow candidates as fighting over which one will be the most fiscally conservative while she is the only one who seems to think Canadian culture is important. Various people who call themselves conservatives accused Leitch of engaging in “dog-whistle politics.” On Sunday, Alberta MP and leadership candidate Deepak Obhrai whined to CTV’s Question Period that he has received hate emails, some of which told him to leave Canada. Obhrai obviously thinks he’s smart enough to lead the Tories and become prime minister but apparently he’s not smart enough to know how many emails he actually got. In the spirit of the #NeverTrump crowd. Obhrai is afraid. He’s afraid of a return to “old Canada” which is code for white people. Like Obama and the Democrats, he does not think much of white people. So Obhrai has concluded Leitch and anyone who agrees with her that we should have Canadian values is a racist, homophobe, misogynist and Islamophobic. Statements from Obhrai and his ilk have forced Leitch into having to say she is not a racist. Leitch saw the American election for what it was—fed up people who wanted to toss out the elites. Ditto for leadership candidate Chris Alexander who recently criticized Leitch for “importing” the anger south of the border into Canada. The thought apparently never entered his pointy little elitist head there are Canadians that are angry about the way Trudeau and the Liberals are trying to erase all vestiges of what used to be known as Canadian culture.

Ontario conservatives burned by current leader Patrick Brown So far Leitch is holding firm. She told CTV she is not a racist but is not concerned that some real racists will support her. She just has this notion, considered silly by the elites, that people who come to Canada should be vetted and have face-to-face interviews with immigration officers before they are allowed to enter the country. Besides the obvious personality differences between Trump and Leitch, there is one major difference between the two. Trump got to where he is by simply being himself. Unlike Trump, Leitch is pretty well an unknown quantity and some Canadians who agree with her are skeptical about whether she is trying to obtain the leadership by simply mimicking the president-elect. There is some justification for this, especially in Ontario where the province’s conservatives were burned by current leader Patrick Brown. Brown won the leadership of the Ontario PC party by running on conservative principles only to do a 180 after being elected. Brown is now in favour of the Liberals’ radical sex education policy and favours a carbon tax. His most proud moments were marching in gay pride parades. Right now the thought of Kellie Leitch becoming the next prime minister of Canada is laughable. A joke. But it was not that long ago the idea of Britons voting to leave the European Union and the fact Donald Trump would end up as the 45th president of the United States were also laughed at and treated with derision. One thing is certain; the elite left never seem to learn.



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