Wow! An “Urban Conservative”, huh?
Does he wear ear rings and hip-hop too? I hope so! He’s “urban”! And “Conservative”! Word!
OTTAWA CENTRE Tories have elected a self-described “urban Conservative” who supports gay marriage to run in the historically left-leaning riding in the next federal election.
Keith Fountain, 40, won the Conservative nomination handily at yesterday’s meeting at the Glebe Community Centre. He defeated party veterans Idris Ben-Tahir, an information scientist and pupil of John Diefenbaker, and Guy Dufort, a lawyer with Heenan Blaikie who is also a former president of the Quebec wing of the party.
Fountain joined Canada’s Foreign Service in 1990 and helped to open Canada’s embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2003.
He says the key element of urban conservatism is giving people choice in their personal lives. Unlike many in his party, Fountain says he supports same-sex marriage.
“In my opinion, it’s not for the state to intervene in other people’s lives with the sole purpose, essentially, of making them unhappy,” Fountain explained following his victory.
He thinks his message of offering personal choice will resonate with the many older, NDP voters in the Glebe.
“Ultimately, they’re about choice as well,” he said. “They’re about choice in lifestyles. That’s something they’ve brought with them in terms of who they are.” …
Yup—sure sounds like he fits right into the new “moderate” Conservative Party! Vote liberal! Or, you know, whatever! Just dance! And pass the joint! And someone get me a hooker!
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