Canadian Tradition: Misogynist Behaviour and Paul Wells

canadian tradition: By Paul Wells National Affairs Fri., Sept. 9, 2016 In fairness to Kellie Leitch — no wait, come back — it would have been surprising if no candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada leadership had run on identity politics, according to Toronto Star. Leitch, of course, is the physician and Conservative MP who has been vaulted from obscurity into a sort of pallid, sickly limelight for suggesting it would be a swell idea to screen potential immigrants for anti-Canadian views that include intolerance towards other religions, cultures and sexual orientations, violent and/or misogynist behaviour and/or a lack of acceptance of our Canadian tradition of personal and economic freedoms. In the current field of certain or probable candidates, the two who most closely fit those requirements are Andrew Scheer, the former Commons Speaker, above, and Erin O'Toole, writes Paul Wells. There are enough examples around the world of politicians who have sought to profit from fear of outsiders that I was actually wondering, before Leitch made her move, why that particular tactical position seemed destined to lay unoccupied in the Conservative race. Trump, in particular, will have plenty of imitators in years to come. From Marine Le Pen in France to the anti-immigrant UKIP party in Britain, to Donald Trump in the U.S., there are plenty of examples. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.