Conservative Party leadership race is a hot mess

Some have called the Conservative leadership race 'uninspiring,' I call it something else.

In the last few weeks, Brad Trost, the self-described '100% Conservative' candidate, has launched an online ad blitz to strip gays and lesbians of their constitutionally protected right to marry. He’s complained social conservatives feel discriminated against because they oppose gay marriage.An advertisement from Brad Trost's social media account.

Opinion

BY SARAH SCHMIDT

October 3, 2016

TORONTO—Leadership hopeful Deepak Obhrai thinks rival Kellie Leitch is engaging in un-Canadian fear mongering for suggesting that immigrants and refugees be screened for “anti-Canadian values.” Candidate Brad Trost questions Chris Warkentin’s “fitness for office” as his party’s deputy...

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