"Mostly it's because he is a middle-aged, slightly pudgy white man who is also a devout (Catholic) Christian with deeply held personal beliefs. In other words, he belongs to the most reviled demographic in Canada."

Oh man,  this tired shtick again. We poor white people don't stand a chance in this world! Boo hooo! And the irony is that hacks like Wente will then turn around and attack "the left" and their "identity politics". 

Kenny's problem isn't his race or religion. It's his stale, fake-populist, corporatist, divisive, culture-warrior, platform.  He's on the wrong side of every issue. His approach to climate change policy alone - his commitment to build more coal-fired power plants, fight carbon pricing, etc... - is just one concrete example of his wrongheaded view of the world.