‘This is the top priority,’ Leitch sticks to ‘Canadian-values’ issue in crowded leadership campaign

Observers say she’s appealing to a certain base of Conservative voters, though her stand will not be as popular with the general electorate.

Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch is standing by her proposal to test immigrants for anti-Canadian values and has yet to discuss any other issues as part of her leadership bid. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY DEREK ABMA

October 3, 2016

PARLIAMENT HILL—Kellie Leitch has made no attempt—at least not yet—to change the channel on her controversial push to have a national discussion about what "Canadian values" are and test prospective immigrants against such standards as she seeks to become her party's Conservative leader. In f...

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