OTTAWA — On a Tuesday night, on the eighth floor of a building bordering Ottawa’s Parliamentary Precinct, Conservative MP Jamil Jivani stood before a small crowd to denounce “Liberal racism” — a form of “discrimination” he believes is eroding meritocracy, eradicating diversity of thought and tearing Canadians apart.

About 50 people filled the nondescript room, where bottles of Bud Light — a beer branded “woke” by the right in 2023 after partnering with a transgender influencer — were cheekily on offer for attendees.

The event was mostly attended by political staffers, most of whom were Conservative, though several Liberals also joined.

But members of Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative caucus were also part of that total: over the course of the evening, 22 Tory MPs made appearances, with so

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