OTTAWA—A dragon, a marijuana activist and a former Tory MP who backed maverick MP Maxime Bernier’s leadership campaign are now throwing their weight behind his fledgling new political party. Maxime Bernier responds to questions after announcing he will leave the Conservative party during a news conference in August. While maverick MP Bernier may not have caucus support for his political party, he has attracted an eclectic group of people to his cause. “That will be a decision made later on,” he said, adding that for now his energy is focused on rallying members to support Bernier. Emery, another supporter of Bernier’s leadership bid, said that he donated $1000 to Bernier’s campaign and that he “totally” endorses everything Bernier says and does.

Source: thestar September 11, 2018 12:56 UTC