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First off, who are the Koch brothers?

The Koch brothers are two American oil-and-gas billionaires who have become renowned in the last decade for massive donations to free-market think tanks and right-wing politicians. Just like people on the right describe George Soros as the mastermind of all nefarious activity on the left (for example, type “Justin Trudeau George Soros” into Google), the Kochs are the scary billionaires on the right.

Along with other like-minded rich people, they have raised hundreds of millions of dollars to support sympathetic, usually-Republican politicians.

What do the Kochs have to do with Bernier?

Bernier once worked at the Montreal Economic Institute, one of the nearly 500 think tanks partnered with the Atlas Network, which is heavily funded by the Koch brothers.

In Sunday’s interview, Mesley asked Bernier if he would accept help for his new party from the Koch brothers or the Atlas Network. Bernier explained that Canadian election laws prevent him from accepting money from American billionaires and said he was seeking small donations from “ordinary Canadians that want a change in Canada.”

Later in the interview, Mesley asked Bernier what he would do “if the Koch brothers call you?”

“I don’t know why you are asking that question,” Bernier responded.

Twelve of Mesley’s 17 questions or follow-ups are about the Koch brothers or libertarianism.

So there’s a connection. Does it matter?