On Wednesday night's show, hours before Amanda Simard announced she would leave the PC Party to sit as an independent, I was explaining what was happening. I had talked about Simard likely couldn't stay in caucus after not only voting with the NDP motion on French services but more importantly, she had voted against the government's fall economic statement - a confidence vote. Then Mary called in. A Francophone woman who lives in Simard's riding, Mary was not impressed. I think she will be less ...
Nov 29, 2018•5 min
Did the framers of the Charter really believe that Section 33 of the Charter, known as the Notwithstanding Clause, should rarely if ever be used? Not according to Norm Spector who was in the room for many of the conversations. Listen as Norm explains what really happened and even how Pierre Trudeau promised to use the Notwithstanding Clause.
Sep 18, 2018•17 min
Is Doug Ford going to Washington to clean up Justin Trudeau's mess on NAFTA? Sure looks that way. Trudeau can't get a deal, Chrystia Freeland can't get a meeting and Ford is heading to Washington. Listen as Brian Lilley breaks it down. Plus a long conversation with Norm Spector about what really happened when the Notwithstanding Clause was agreed to as part of our constitution, it isn't what most people are telling you. Democrats attack Trump's Supreme court pick in a strange way and so much mor...
Sep 18, 2018•1 hr 49 min
This past week the Ontario government under Doug Ford announced a major reform of education. It was almost a home run with changes to math, skilled trades, financial literacy and more. But there is nothing but confusion on sex-ed. Listen as Brian Lilley speaks to Tanya Granic Allen about the mess caused by Ford's education minister Lisa Thompson.
Aug 26, 2018•13 min
When Mad Max did the Bernier Bolt last week some thought it was the end of the Conservative Party. So far, no one is following Max, at least not from the party brass and workers. Kory Teneycke was one of Bernier's top advisors during the leadership campaign. He also worked for Stephen Harper, recently ran Doug Ford's successful Ontario campaign and started Sun News Network. Will he follow Max? No! Find out why.
Aug 26, 2018•14 min
Justin Trudeau's Liberals say there is no problem, no crisis, on the border. Yet Trudeau's own immigration minister, Ahmed Hussen, is warning that the system is unsustainable as people cross the border illegally in the tens of thousands. Listen as Brian Lilley speaks to former Chris Alexander who served as immigration minister in the last Conservative government about Trudeau's abject failure. SHARE this on Facebook.
Aug 26, 2018•16 min
Justin Trdueau's decision to sneak through the fact that talks with the premiers on equalization were off isn't sitting well out west. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe had proposed a number of changes to the system that he feels does not benefit his province. Moe and other premiers were supposed to meet with Trudeau and have discussions in the spring. Now those talks are off and the system that helps Quebec and the Maritime provinces stays in place. That also happens to be the area the Liberals ha...
Jun 23, 2018•13 min
Does Canada still have a "special relationship" with the United States? And if we do, how do we fix it? In the wake of Donald Trump's tariffs and blasting of Canada on Twitter, Brian Lilley debates Geoffrey Johnston, the international affairs columnist for the Kingston Whig-Standard, on how to deal with the trade war.
Jun 17, 2018•21 min
The Supreme Court of Canada has decided that "charter Values" trump Charter Rights like Freedom of Religion. In their bizarre decision on Trinity Western University's law school, the Supreme Court has decided that the Charter is not there to protect minority groups but to push agendas. Listen as Brian Lilley speaks to lawyer and Executive Director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation, Howard Anglin about the problems with the decision.
Jun 17, 2018•19 min
The Liberals claim they are the most open and transparent government ever. They also claim that they base all their decisions on facts, evidence and science. Yet when asked to release their studies on the cost of their carbon tax plan for the average Canadian family, Justin Trudeau's Liberals have refused. So from Thursday night until Friday morning, the Conservatives refused to play nice and made the Liberals stand and vote on hundreds of line item spending measures. Listen as Brian Lilley spea...
Jun 17, 2018•14 min
The people have spoken and in Ontario they said they didn't want Kathleen Wynne's cap and trade debacle. So Doug Ford promised to get rid of it right away. Well what is a Liberal to do? Justin Trudeau's environment minister Catherine McKenna says she will impose a federal carbon tax. Listen as Brian Lilley explains all that is wrong with that idea.
Jun 17, 2018•12 min
Is there something happening to fix the border crisis? Reports say yes but the Trudeau government says no. Meanwhile Kathleen Wynne says she will run on her record, a record that calls for her defeat. Brian dives into the carbon tax issue with lots of audio from Question Period in the House of Commons, an interview with climatologist Dr. Tim Ball and Kris Sims from the British Columbia office of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. That and your calls.
May 02, 2018•2 hr 1 min
A full show with lots on Trudeau's carbon tax plan, why it won't work and why the price of gas and everything else will go up. Senator Denise Batters on how Trudeau is trying to usurp democracy in the Senate. Ray Heard on Wynne's desperation in the Ontario election. Jon Robson on the daft Supreme Court we have in Canada. Megan Barth on the unfunny progressive left at the White House Correspondents Dinner. And lots on Trudeau's ever rising carbon tax. Listen and SHARE this on social media.
May 01, 2018•2 hr 1 min
We are getting gouged at the pumps for gasoline, paying more that we should. But what is behind it? Dan McTeague, senior petroleum analyst with GasBuddy.com join Brian on the radio to say it has more to do with bad government policy than those greedy big oil companies. Listen and learn. And share this clip!
Apr 29, 2018•16 min
The two Koreas did what was unthinkable just a few months ago, they held a peace summit where Kim Jong-un actually went onto South Korean soil, the first time a leader from the north has done so in more than 50 years. Should we be hopeful? Cynical? A combination of the two? How does this compare to the Berlin Wall moment and how much credit does Donald Trump deserve? Listen as Brian interviews international affairs columnist for the Kingston Whig-Standard, Geoffrey Johnston on all these question...
Apr 29, 2018•16 min
Last year, Canada had a little over 20,000 people intercepted by the RCMP crossing the border illegally. Almost all, about 18,600 came across in Quebec, mostly at Roxham Road. Candice Malcolm has been writing about this issue in the Toronto Sun and just visited the site in-person to document it, listen as she explains to Brian what is really going on.
Apr 29, 2018•14 min
A leader from North Korea visited the South for the first time in 53 years, why isn't Donald Trump getting credit for this amazing summit. South Korea gives him credit but not Western media. Brian gives his own thoughts and talks to international affairs columnist Geoffrey Johnston about the situation. What is really happening on Roxham Road with the border crisis? Brian speaks to Candice Malcolm, just back from documenting it with her own eyes.
Apr 29, 2018•2 hr 2 min
New data shows that when Justin Trudeau tweeted a welcome to the world's refugees that Canada's bureaucrats were flooded with requests to come here. Conservative immigration critic joins Brian to discuss the whole story including what is happening at the border now, the high level of illegal crossings now and the huge budget payoff you didn't hear about.
Apr 05, 2018•15 min
A new poll shows that Canadians are not on board with the main policy plank that Justin Trudeau is pushing - a carbon tax. Listen as Brian Lilley breaks the poll down, speaks to Warren Kinsella about the Facebook data scandal and the Liberals treating voters with disdain. Michelle Rempel also joins the show to discuss the border problems. Brian discusses the plans for the redevelopment of Albert and Slater Streets.
Apr 05, 2018•2 hr
Matthew Schrier was 45 minutes from escaping Syria when he was taken hostage by Al Qaida. The freelance photographer who had gone to the war torn country to document the fighting went through torture, interrogations and robbery including at the hands of Canadians. It was what he found when he escaped and got back home that has left him shocked. Among those revelations, items bought with his credit card while he was a hostage were shipped to an address in Montreal. Despite working with the RCMP, ...
Apr 03, 2018•18 min
They like to claim that their legislation and policy decisions are based on facts, on evidence and on science. But the gun legislation introduced by Justin Trudeau's Liberals this week is based on emotions and obfuscation. Veteran researcher Dennis Young has been asking the government for information on the evidence that their gun legislation would keep Canadians safer and found they had nothing.
Mar 25, 2018•11 min
Justin Trudeau used to say that we had no core values, now he does. Listen as Brian describes how Trudeau has made support for abortion a core of the federal government's grant program for summer jobs and is now hurting charities. Also on the show, Prof. Charles Burton talks the threat that Chinese companies pose to Canadian technology like your cellphone. Vivian Krause explains why American foundations and billionaires are interfering in our politics. And Brian goes over how Facebook works and ...
Mar 21, 2018•1 hr 54 min
BTN Bites - Poll shows Liberals would be wiped out west of Quebec by Brian Lilley
Mar 20, 2018•15 min
Days after warning young voters to cast ballot or old white people will determine the election, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne offered voters everything under the sun in a desperate throne speech. As Wynne, and her foreign funded allies like Leadnow, ruin Ontario, a new poll shows that the province and most of the country are turning their backs on Justin Trudeau. The Angus Reid Institute poll shows millennial voters fleeing Trudeau's Liberals. If an election were held today, the Conservatives w...
Mar 20, 2018•1 hr 54 min
In stunning remarks that she likely thought were funny and light-hearted, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne told a group of students at Toronto's Humber College that she wanted them to vote, even warned them to vote or old white people would decide the election. Listen for yourself.
Mar 17, 2018•57 sec
A man that wants to be the Prime Minister of Canada has a history of attending rallies that glorify Sikh terrorists that have used violence for their political goals. Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has refused to denounce people like Talwinder Singh Parmar, the mastermind behind the Air India bombing. Now Singh is changing his tune but Ujjal Dosanjh, who has fought Sikh extremists in British Columbia says he still has questions.
Mar 16, 2018•13 min
How bad was CBC's attack on the Mounties and the facts? Quite bad. John Gormley, radio host at CKOM and CJME in Saskatchewan joins Brian Lilley to discuss and to show in detail how CBC got it so wrong.
Mar 14, 2018•16 min
Justin Trudeau insulted another ally, this time Belgium. After Rideau Hall welcomed the Belgian royal family with a German flag, did I mention they are on a tour to thank Canada for liberating them from the Germans 100 years ago, Trudeau left town. Why? Listen and be shocked. James Wallace. VP at Sun papers, on Wynne's lies. Prof. Elliott Tepper on the return of the cold war with Russia. Tony Clement on why the Liberals can't find savings. And an update on CBC's race baiting from their "investig...
Mar 14, 2018•1 hr 54 min
Brian shows that he is right on yet another election unlike the smartypants set that keep getting things wrong like Brexit, Trump, Ford and more. Speaking of Ford, Doug joins Brian to discuss his leadership win, what he wants to do going forward. Radio host John Gormley joins the show to explain what he learned about a CBC Fake News report driven by a race theme. Jim Karaholios, the man behind Axe the Carbon Tax, on what he did to change the Ontario PC Party. Plus your calls and Brian's thought ...
Mar 14, 2018•1 hr 54 min
Donald Trump threatened Canada with tariffs and then blinked. Listen in shock and horror as Brian says something nice about Justin Trudeau and his team and then warns of the future. While Trump says no tariffs for now he has tied it to NAFTA and militry spending. If Trudeau screws this up we are in trouble. Aaron Gairdner, Warren Kinsella and Carlo Dade weigh in. And Doug Ford blasts the Ontario PC Party leadership for not extending the voting period.
Mar 09, 2018•1 hr 56 min
