For Conservative Party activists misguided enough to want their Party to ape the Trump phenomena in their choice of Party leader, it looks like Kellie Leitch is offering the undiluted reactionary social conservative option while Kevin O’Leary is preparing to offer the full frontal free market fundamentalist option. However, a commanding majority of the Conservative Party base (including centrists and Red Tories) and of the general public will reject the stridency and divisiveness represented by these options.

These activists should learn from the current turmoil within the Federal NDP which is facing an internal upsurge in ideological sectarianism in a multitude of mutually incompatible flavours in the wake of disappointment with the outcome of the October, 20015, General Election and is suffering a loss of direction, unity, relevance and public support in consequence.