#CANADA: O'Leary Cites Trudeau's Diverse Cabinet's Lack Of "Competence"

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Conservative leadership hopeful Kevin O’Leary says the prime minister has ended up with a mediocre cabinet because he was more concerned about diversity than competence.

The Shark Tank star, who sought the Conservative Party leader spot in 2017, said he believes diversity and gender parity is important in government, but if elected, he would balance that diversity with competence.

“He has built up a caucus and a cabinet full of incompetent and mediocre leaders because he only listened to the siren call of diversity without even looking at competence.”

In his first cabinet of 30 ministers, Trudeau said he appointed an equal number of men and women “because it’s 2015.”

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#CANADA: Conservative Cand. Kevin O'Leary Says He'd "Coerce" Provinces To Adopt Policies As PM

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Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O’Leary says if he becomes prime minister he will do everything in his power to "coerce" provinces into adopting his preferred economic policies. In an interview Monday, the TV star and businessman - who is leading in the polls to be the Tory's new leader - said he wants a "new form of federalism" that would prioritize federal targets, including tying equalization payments to specific priorities.

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#CANADA: Conservative Party Uncovers 1,351 Invalid Membership Purchases

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The Conservative Party of Canada has removed 1,351 names from its membership list after discovering they were purchased anonymously and inappropriately. The announcement from the party comes a day after reality TV star and Tory leadership candidate Kevin O'Leary alleged "widespread vote rigging" in the race to replace Stephen Harper as the next permanent leader of the Conservative Party.

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#CANADA: Conservative Pty Ldr Cand. O'Leary Refuses To Attack Opponents In Halifax Debate

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TV star and candidate for Conservative Party Leader Kevin O'Leary refused to attack his 13 opponents during a Halifax debate this past weekend, saying he instead said he had gotten a "wonderful welcome," and thought there was "no need" to fight back against the many barbs sent his way.  The debate touched on corporate taxation, the economy, mandatory minimum sentencing and the carbon tax. O'Leary, a perceived front-runner, was criticized for the amount of time he spends in the U.S., for giving money to the Liberal party and for being a "celebrity" candidate.

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#CANADA: TV Star Kevin O'Leary Launches Bid To Lead The Federal Conservative Party

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Canadian businessman and reality TV star Kevin O'Leary is running for the leadership of the federal Conservative party. He joins 13 other contenders in the crowded race. O'Leary, who appears on the reality show Shark Tank in the US and Dragon's Den in Canada, has been seriously exploring a bid since December. He has drawn comparisons to Donald Trump for both his TV and business background and his boastful tendencies.

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#CANADA: Kevin O'Leary Takes Ontario Premier To Task For Cap And Trade "Slush Fund"

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TV personality Kevin O'Leary, a star of "Shark Tank" and potential political candidate, criticized Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne in an open letter to the editor for her creation of a new $1.9 billion cap and trade fund that Wynne and Finance Minister Charles Sousa will be overseeing. In it, he called for transparency in how the funds would be used.

#CANADA: Businessman, TV Personality Kevin O'Leary Considers Conservative Ldr Run; Says "I'm Not Trump"

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Canadian businessman and TV personality Kevin O'Leary says he is weighing a run for the Conservative Party's leadership, which could come in 18 months. He brushed aside comparisons with Donald Trump, however, saying conservatism needed to be "compassionate" and that he didn't like walls.