Don’t underestimate Kellie Leitch, or the people supporting her

She’s tapping into part of the electorate that feels alienated and disconnected from Ottawa.

Politicians like Kellie Leitch, pictured, appeal to white, rural, working-class people who have never felt sufficiently represented by Parliament or by the White House, argues Jenn Jefferys.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY JENN JEFFERYS

March 15, 2017

OTTAWA—Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch has a following, and there’s a reason for that. Many voters do not live in big cities, will never be able to afford a higher education, couldn’t care less about cosmopolitan cultural norms, and cannot identify with anyone in government. T...

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