Craig Chandler is not some random wingnut. He has close ties to the top conservatives in Alberta, including the premier. Here Chandler is calling for the collective punishment of Newfloundlanders in Alberta because their province voted Liberal.
According to Chandler, the "innocent blood" of Newfoundlanders must be shed. He later claimed to be speaking metaphorically.
Imagine if Trump loses the election and then a top advisor of Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for the collective punishment of everyone in Texas who came from Rhode Island. That's basically what's happening in Canada.
The key dynamic here is that a significant number powerful Canadian right-wingers are very bitter about Trudeau's win. They thought election was winnable (Liberals weakened by scandal, right-wing revved up). They aren't dealing with it well & are looking for someone to hurt.
In sum, this was not a typical Canadian election & the bitterness on the right is intense. It's going to take real skill on Trudeau's part to calm things down.
Here's a former Ontario premier talk on this point: the deep regional divisions coming out of the election:
