Take on the harsh realities of climate change, and Bruce Poliquin brands you the enemy of cheap energy. Support nuanced diplomacy in the Middle East, and Bruce Poliquin accuses you of cozying up to terrorists. Endorse a bipartisan bill to fight childhood obesity, and Bruce Poliquin labels you a fat-shamer.

I don’t always agree with Emily Cain, but at least she understands that complex problems rarely come with simplistic answers, and has the guts and maturity to look at issues from different perspectives and make tough choices.

Poliquin’s dismal record — and his utterly despicable smear campaign against Cain — reveals him for what he is: a gutless party-before-country hack.

Keith Vallencourt

Gardiner