Donald Trump election win roils Canadian Conservative leadership race
OTTAWA — Donald Trump hadn’t even given his victory speech early Wednesday morning before his brash style of nativist, anti-immigrant rhetoric began intruding into the Canadian political scene.
Conservative party leadership candidate Kellie Leitch jumped on the Republican president-elect’s surprise U.S. victory to fan the fires of her own campaign, which is premised on enforcing as-yet undefined “Canadian values.”
On Facebook and in emails to supporters overnight, Leitch hailed Trump’s election as an “exciting message that needs to be delivered in Canada as well.”
“It’s why I’m the only candidate who will ensure that every visitor, immigrant, and refugee will be screened for Canadian values.”