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It’s an absurd statement, one that would unfairly penalize cabinet ministers who by necessity need to spend more time in Ottawa and travelling the country and/or world than they can spend in their home riding. It’s something constituents and most reasonable Canadians accept of an MP who gets a senior portfolio, as Kenney had.

Morrow questioned why Kenney’s address at one point was at his mother’s standalone bungalow at a senior’s village. The answer? She had been widowed so he moved in with her to provide support and companionship when he was in Calgary.

The documents posted by Morrow show Kenney collected secondary residence subsidies for his accommodations in Ottawa between 2012 and 2015 of about $10,000 per year, while his mother’s standalone home in Calgary was listed as his address with Elections Canada.

The online sniping seems to indicate that some twisted folk think an adult son helping his elderly mother is worthy of derision. It’s sick.

“While some might mock,” said Kenney of the cesspool that is Twitter commentary by anonymous trolls, “I make no apologies for helping my parents. I am not embarrassed to say that my home was in the same dwelling, even if in a separate suite. I owe everything to them.”

Kenney’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Matt Wolf, pointed out in a telephone interview Monday that as an MP, “Jason was afforded the same living allowance that all MPs get for accommodation in Ottawa.

“At no point did any public money go towards Jason Kenney’s Calgary accommodations — whether owned or rented,” added Wolf.