Key Canadian Conservative calls fellow party members ‘lunatics’ in warning of populist mutiny

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Jason Kenney warns a far-right element could seize control in the coming weeks as United Conservatives hold leadership reviewAlberta’s premier has called fellow Conservatives “lunatics” who are “trying to take over the asylum” as a populist mutiny in his party foreshadows a bitter fight for the future of Canada’s Conservative movement.In a leaked recording of a meeting with caucus staff on Tuesday, Premier Jason Kenney warned a far-right element – skeptical of coronavirus measures and wedded to conspiracy theories – could seize control of the party in the coming weeks as the United Conservatives hold a leadership review. Continue reading...

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