Canadian conservatives have a patriotism problem

Open this photo in gallery:Canada's Conservative Party holds a national convention in Calgary, in January.Jennifer Gauthier/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountDoes Canadian conservatism have a problem with patriotism? Do some conservatives feel a greater loyalty to their ideology than their country? Does this lead them to side with Donald Trump and the United States against Canada, in a dispute that turns in part on whether Canada should exist as a country, separate from the United States? Does it also lead them to favour the separatist side in the coming referendum in Alberta, which is also about whether the country should exist in its current form?Have conservatives become so embittered by a century and more of Liberal dominance of…

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