Veteran conservative politician Jay Hill has been named interim leader of the separatist Wexit Canada party, following the resignation of founder Peter Downing. Wexit also plans to run candidates at the provincial level in those provinces, but Hill said the federal party will not be affiliated with the provincial parties. The provincial Wexit Alberta party is holding a vote this week on whether to merge with the Freedom Conservative Party. House leader under HarperHill lives in Calgary, and represented Prince George-Peace River under the Reform Party of Canada, the Canadian Alliance and the Conservatives. In October 2019, Hill told CBC that he felt Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's minority government was "illegitimate" and said it was time for Western Canada to separate.

Source: CBC News June 24, 2020 01:46 UTC