[LINK] "Trump's message must come to Canada, Kellie Leitch says in Tory leadership bid"

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The Globe and Mail's Laura Stone lets us know that, already, Trump's victory has emboldened some people in the Conservative leadership race here in Canada. Do not expect the Canadian border to be a cordon sanitaire.

Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch is praising American voters for throwing out “the elites” to elect billionaire Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency and says that same message needs to come to Canada.

In a fundraising e-mail to supporters sent early Wednesday morning, the Ontario MP also expands on her plan to screen immigrants and refugees for “Canadian values” to also include visitors – although what she means by visitors isn’t entirely clear.

“Tonight, our American cousins threw out the elites and elected Donald Trump as their next president,” Ms. Leitch, a pediatric surgeon, said in the e-mail sent to supporters at 3:08 a.m. ET Wednesday.

“It’s an exciting message and one that we need delivered in Canada as well.”

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Ms. Leitch, one of 12 candidates vying for Conservative leadership, said she’s the only one “who is standing up for Canadian values.”