I have never spoken to Andrew Coyne, and I do not know Jason Kenney—outside of a friendly conversation we shared in the UK this past June. Where he pretended to have no idea who I was, only to then go on to use me (after that completely friendly conversation) as his go-to anti-Pierre Poilievre conduit instead of just going after Pierre himself like he really wanted to. He has since falsely tried to link me to the separation movement in Alberta, despite my not ever talking about it because I don’t even live there. And claim that I’m MAGA North (how cringe) because I stand with laid off workers who are suffering as a result of no-deal with our largest trading partner and historic ally. And I (as data would suggest) know that Canada’s problems pre-date Trump by many years… yet, veteran writer and political commentator Mr.Coyne has declared that a woman he’s never spoken to before thinks Jason Kenney is her enemy. Worse, that she is more of an enemy than a heavily funded Democratic astroturfing operation using Mr. Kenney to advance their political narrative and goals. For people who love to discuss foreign interference, I find it quite hypocritical… and oh so very transparent what is going on here. My advice to those of his ilk? Get out of the Ottawa bubble of lobbyists and former strategists/consultants who haven’t won a Conservative election in over a decade. It may enlighten you to what citizens (whose tax dollars pay your bills in many cases) are truly focused on and worried about right now. Mr. Coyne has done plenty of work I actually respect and appreciate… and I will continue to give credit where it is due when it arises. But this was an incredibly bad and unfortunate take. As for Mr. Kenney, I completely reject any premise of his to use my name as a strategic political move for his end goal. He knows absolutely nothing about me outside of the caricature he has flattened all nuance from for his personal motivations. I see you. We all do.