EDMONTON — The two most high-profile candidates for the leadership of Alberta’s new United Conservative Party are distancing themselves from Rebel Media. Earlier in the week, rival leadership candidate Doug Schweitzer also called on Jean and Kenney to disavow the outlet. “Sad to see a decent guy like Brian Mason stooping to NDP McCarthyite tactics,” he tweeted in a reference to U.S. senator Joe McCarthy’s pursuit of suspected communists on flimsy grounds in the 1950s. “However, recent events have me concerned with the commentary and editorial direction coming from Rebel Media. I have not appeared on the Rebel in seven months and unless their direction changes in a significant way, I will not in the future.”

Source: National Post August 17, 2017 20:48 UTC