So the night before a young man was about to be acclaimed a candidate in a provincial nomination race I invited him on my radio show. I had never met the man but I had stuck up for him before. In fact, if you were to ask Jeremy Roberts, no single person in the media did more to raise the issue of voting irregularities in the Ottawa West-Nepean PC nomination than me. So I invited him in to speak with me about the old nomination being overturned and him being acclaimed. I felt it was important to ...
Mar 08, 2018•7 min
Brian opens the show talking about the myth that women in Canada make 69 cents on the dollar to men. While there is a wage gap, actual, reliable statistics show it is much smaller than that. These are facts the government and activists won't like. Also on the show, you won't believe what someone paid to bring Bill Nye the Science Guy to Ottawa. Hint, it likely involved your tax dollars. A new poll shows the Ontario Liberals are about to flame out in the next election. And a guns and gangs summit...
Mar 08, 2018•2 hr 3 min
Brian opens the show talking about how Trudeau's Liberals have taken race and identity politics to the next level and abandoned MLK's vision of people judged by the content of their character rather than the colour of their skin. They want it to be all about race. Also on the show, Brian throws an Ontario PC candidate out of his studio for refusing to answer a simple question and use the air time as his own advertisement. Phil Gurski on terrorists wanting to live in Canada after they are caught ...
Mar 07, 2018•2 hr 2 min
Justin Trudeau isn't just failing on NAFTA and with Trump's tariffs, he is stepping in it with every trade deal he touches. Listen as Brian explains what is wrong with Trudeau. He also speaks to trade expert Carlo Dade on Trump's tariffs and past tariffs. Senator Linda Frum on why fellow members of the upper chambers are blocking her bill to block foreign funding in Canada's elections. Ray Heard on Trudeau's poll numbers and why they are slipping and Dom Santaguido on what needs to be done to fi...
Mar 06, 2018•1 hr 59 min
Gerry Ritz served as agriculture minister for eight years under Stephen Harper and has a keen understanding of international trade in one of the biggest components of Canada's economy. As India slaps Canada with even bigger tariffs on agriculture products, Ritz says it is clearly in response to Trudeau insulting India over the conspiracy theory that India is behind a plot to embarrass Trudeau over his invitation to a would be assassin to two receptions.
Mar 02, 2018•10 min
After a week of Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government insulting India, the government of Narendra Modi has struck back. India has boosted tariffs from 40% to 60% on some key agricultural products. In the midsts of that Trudeau and his cabinet continue to defend briefing journalists but not elected MPs on the Indian conspiracy. Also on the show, the PC Leadership race, the senseless boycott of hiking and paddle boarding gear over guns, a women's bureau at city hall and more.
Mar 02, 2018•2 hr
On Wednesday night in Ottawa the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party held a packed house debate at the Shaw Centre. Listen to the full debate in this special edition of Beyond the News. You can hear the full debate, the immediate reaction from PC Party supporters, the scrums with the candidates and more.
Mar 01, 2018•2 hr 50 min
Listen as Brian responds to Trudeau's budget and his admission that the national security advisor is blaming India for his invitation to a terrorist at dinner. On the show, Bloomberg Ottawa Bureau Chief Theo Argitis on what is in the budget, COnservative MP Pierre Poilievre with reaction and lawyer Solomon Friedman tries to convince Brian that he is wrong to be upset the Omar Khadr's lawyer just got appointed to be a judge.
Feb 28, 2018•2 hr 1 min
Listen as Brian explains why Trudeau's big blunder in India was using the supposedly "non-partisan" National Security Advisor to spin media on a conspiracy theory that the Indian government was out to get our PM. It is worse than Trudeau changing outfits more often than Britney Spears. Also, a Carleton prof critical of Trudeau gets threatened, Patrick Brown resigns....Brian has the inside scoop, and the terrifying crash in the Rockies.
Feb 27, 2018•2 hr
There is a lot of rhetoric, most not based on the facts heard in court, about the Gerald Stanley trial. Brian breaks down what happened, what politics are in play and how race and anger are being used to push an agenda. Also on the show, Brian talks to terrorism expert Phil Gurski about Jihadi Jack's attempt to move to Canada because we are nicer to returning ISIS fighters than Britain. Lorne Gunter on the pipeline vs wine fight between Alberta and BC. And Ottawa Police Association President Mat...
Feb 13, 2018•1 hr 52 min
If you listen to Brian on the radio often then you know he likes his whisky, and his whiskey. To celebrate Whiskey Ottawa, Brian met up with Matt Jones who reps for Jim Beam as a Brand Ambassador to talk all things bourbon. They met up at the liquor store in front of the wall of borubon.
Oct 14, 2017•13 min
For two years Justin Trudeau and his Liberals have been riding high in the polls. But the latest poll from Angus Reid shows the Liberals tied with the Conservatives and a country divided. Listen as Brian takes you through the details. In the US Trump is decertifying the Iran deal. What does that mean? Geoffrey Johnston helps us through the muddy waters. And because Friday shows are fun shows, Brian talks bourbon with Jim Beam brand ambassador Matt Jones ahead of the Whiskey Ottawa event.
Oct 14, 2017•53 min
Want the truth about what Donald Trump just did with the "Dreamers"? Then listen here. Brian breaks down the big story with facts and explains this isn't a mass deportation. Also on the show, what the heck is Justin Trudeau up to on NAFTA? Pierre Poilievre talks about the complaints he's hearing about the small business tax changes. Brian grills Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau on the illegal heroin injection site. And Sister Bernice speaks about her time with Mother Teresa who died 20 year...
Sep 06, 2017•1 hr 59 min
Like all parents Brian is celebrating back to school! But that doesn't stop the politics. He chats about Trudeau's attack on small business with Bill Tufts, the Ontario Liberals big crony capitalist payout to big pharma and discusses North Korea's threat of an EMP attack with Anthony Furey. That and your calls.
Sep 06, 2017•1 hr 55 min
Brian Lilley is back on radio! He talks about what happened while he was away, the need for conservatives to stay away from Nazis, the need for the left to stay away from antifa and the future of the conservative movement. Also on the show, he speaks to an MP just back from the 75th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid, a friend who saw the totality of the eclipse from the wilds of Tennessee and Donald Trump's mega speech on Afghanistan.
Aug 22, 2017•1 hr 58 min
The NDP wants to eradicate capitalism and bring in wealth redistribution. They spoke openly about this at their latest leadership debate. Have you heard about this? No. Maybe because so many in the media agree with it. Also on the show, Brian talks the Ontario minimum wage hike to $15, what the rate hike means for mortgages, all things politics with Warren Kinsella and what actual scientists say about that giant iceberg. Hint: They aren't blaming climate change.
Jul 13, 2017•2 hr 1 min
Brian asks if the city is doing enough on opiods. MPP Steve Clark joins the show to tell the story of an elderly Kemptville couple separated in different homes and what needs to be done to fix it. Marnie Bennett, real estate guru, talks to Brian about the affordability of living in Ottawa and how to get into the market or downsize without cost. And Geoffrey Johnston joins Brian at the end of a week where terror never left the news.
Jun 24, 2017•1 hr 53 min
Brian calls for the politicians to leave O Canada alone and explains why what they tried was wrong. He speaks to beer entrepreneur Dave Howard about why the perpetual booze tax increase is so wrong. What will happen to Sears employees? Lior Samfiru check in. And that amazing sniper shot and what it means, plus your comments, calls and emails.
Jun 23, 2017•1 hr 48 min
What a packed show! Senate vs Trudeau, GOP wins and what that means for Trump, Wynne bounces back - kind of - in the polls, hockey news, why hipsters wear beards and as grocery prices go up we give you ways to save. Listen, download, subscribe. You can subscribe on Soundcloud or your fave podcast app.
Jun 22, 2017•1 hr 47 min
A senseless shooting of Republican lawmakers by a Bernie Sanders supporter has the whole world talking but are they talking about the right issues. Brian Lilley speaks with John Lott about the reality, not the hysteria about gun violence in America. Warren Kinsella brings the liberal view on this issue and more. And Brian speaks to Dr. Greg Wells about how sleep s the start of all health concerns.
Jun 15, 2017•1 hr 51 min
Justin Trudeau is letting China buy up strategic industries in Canada, is this due to his admiration of their "basic dictatorship." Brian rips Trudeau's plans or lack thereof. Conservative MP Bob Zimmer joins Brian to talk about the possibility of an illegal copy of the gun registry. Anthony Furey on why Kellie Leitch is owed an apology. Also on the show, the importance of giving blood from someone that knows, Stuntman Stu and the demise of Sears in Canada.
Jun 14, 2017•1 hr 53 min
Tonight on Beyond the News - Brian talks about why we can't afford Kathleen Wynne in Ontario anymore and why the PC Party has to get it's act together to make sure they beat her in the election next year. Brian also speaks with Justin Trottier of the Canadian Association for Equality about the need for services to help men. Richard Kurland, lawyer and immigration expert joins Brian to discuss why certain refugee groups are doing better. And Joseph Ben-Ami, campaign manager for Brad Trost comes i...
Jun 13, 2017•1 hr 48 min
Big cuts at Ottawa City Hall are looming, Trudeau imposes his carbon plan even as allies scream, Wynne dodges accountability on spending, dealing CBC's expansion and the VP debate. Guests with Brian include MPP Lisa MacLeod, publisher of iPolitics James Baxter, Fran Coombs from Rasmussen Reports, Mike Opelka from The Blaze and Wendy Patrick a specialist in reading people and body language on the VP debate.
Oct 05, 2016•45 min
The carbon tax was anything but welcomed by governments of all stripes. Liberals and allies like Alberta's Rachel Notley bashed the imposition without consultation. Listen as Brian walks through reaction and then speaks to environmentalist and co-founder of Greenpeace Patrick Moore who explains how this won't help the environment at all. Also on the show, why Kim Kardashian deserves our sympathy, why McKenna is stopping a hospital, the media bias on Trump and more.
Oct 04, 2016•2 hr 3 min
Listen as Brian's head explodes over CBC's latest attempt to expand well beyond their mandate - starting up a print opinion website - while complaining they don't have enough money to broadcast. CBC should be sold off but if that can't happen at least the government should make them stick to their mandate from Parliament.
Oct 02, 2016•15 min
Brian reacts to the debate and the obvious bias of moderator Lester Holt, he also speaks with pollster Fran Coombs about the debate's influence on voters. A tale of two Liberals - Kathleen Wynne walks away plans to expand wind and solar, Justin Trudeau approves a pipeline that will put tankers off of BC's northern coast - but no, it's not Northern Gateway. Guests include Tom Adams, Senator Vern White and Kim McConnell from Canadians for Language Fairness on bilingualism at Ottawa City Hall.
Sep 28, 2016•1 hr 54 min
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have split. Is this the biggest entertainment news this year? Maybe not but definitely this week. What is behind the split? What are the claims? The details? Brian is joined by eTalk's Devon Soltendieck to get all the details.
Sep 21, 2016•12 min
Branglina's demise is the big water cooler talk of the day and it spawned a wave of Jennifer Aniston GIFs online but what about the political news. Brian covers the entertainment news but also Trudeau's trip to the UN, outrageous moving costs for Trudeau staffers and blasts Patrick Brown. Plus, Brian also breaks the news of potential political interference by PMO staff in the release of false information through ATIP.
Sep 21, 2016•1 hr 52 min
So Justin Trudeau went to a mosque that was completely segregated and saluted, "the sisters upstairs." Is this what we expect from our "feminist" Prime Minister? What about some of the links the mosque has to questionable movements? Brian chats with David Akin and Anthony Furey on these points. Lorrie Goldstein joins Brian to discuss how the elites get it so wrong when it comes to immigration and screening for Canadian values. Economist Tom Velk on Trudeau's awful job numbers and Lee Versage on ...
Sep 13, 2016•1 hr 56 min
Ontario will have a "price on carbon" but they don't want you to see it on your energy bills. Brian also talks terrorism as a Canadian man is arrested in Bangladesh, cellphone free pubs, women and body image, government daycare and a check in on the Olympics. Guests include Phil Gurski, Ada Slivinski, Andrea Mrozek, Matthew Fisher and your calls.
Aug 05, 2016•2 hr 7 min
