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I work in politics, so I’ve received my share of threats.

But I never thought I’d get one from my own MP.

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On Monday night, Kerry Diotte, the member of Parliament for Edmonton-Griesbach, got on Twitter to tell Progress Alberta, the place where I work, that we should “be afraid — very afraid.”

What exactly should I be afraid of, Mr. Diotte?

Should I be afraid that your friends at The Rebel, an organization you are disturbingly cozy with, will turn their online trolls on me?

Should I be worried that conservative staffers will dig up and publish my personal information, like they did last week to Tim Huyer, a lawyer who works for the federal government?

Should I be concerned that my representative in Parliament, who has easy access to my address and personal information, could make my life difficult in any number of ways?

I don’t know how much I should be scared of my MP. But one thing I do know is that we should all be disturbed by the direction in which political discourse in this province is moving.