Leadership Rivals: Stephen Harper and Editorial Writers

leadership rivals: First up was Kellie Leitch, who suggested screening potential immigrants for anti-Canadian values, according to Toronto Star. She ran into a buzz-saw of criticism from editorial writers, commentators and some of her leadership rivals. Wed., Sept. 14, 2016 The contest to succeed Stephen Harper as Conservative leader seems to be turning, at least in its early stages, into a bidding war for the support of the narrow-minded, the suspicious and the fearful. But the idea seems to be popular among rank-and-file Conservatives, giving her a big boost in name recognition and support. He playing to the same crowd with a 10-point plan to fight terrorism with enhanced screening of immigrants and foreigners, among other measures. Now comes Tony Clement, who clearly knows an opening when he sees it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.