Leitch is a Conservative elite embracing populism, so there

As Donald Trump proved in the United States, and as the Brexiters proved in Britain, and as Rob Ford proved in Toronto, the right is now showing it can appeal to populism too. So beware elites.
Conservative MP and leadership candidate Kellie Leitch, pictured earlier this month at a televised debate in Saskatoon.
OAKVILLE, ONT.—If you ask political observers in this country what they think of Kellie Leitch’s campaign for the leadership of the Conservative Party, they might respond by paraphrasing Winston Churchill’s famous line: it’s an enigma wrapped in an irony. Why? Well, Leitch has taken on a p...

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