Our legislative reporter and the Alberta correspondent with the National Post, Tyler Dawson, says when it comes to a break at the pumps that Premier Smith says is coming for Albertans, it may be long term. Mr. Dawson will also discuss how the Alberta Sovereignty Act will be Premier Smith’s first order of business when […]Read More
Brendan Miller is a lawyer representing some of the protesters from last February’s Freedom Convoy in Ottawa. He was temporarily kicked out of the public inquiry into the Emergencies Act. Political reporter, Brian Lilley, has the details in this interview with BCN’s Hal Roberts.Read More
There have been ample discussions about the Covid pandemic and the actions that were taken by the Canadian and provincial governments. Today we speak with Nadine Wilson, MLA for Saskatchewan Rivers, who has launched a petition for a commission of inquiry into the Saskatchewan government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
Drew Barnes is an independent MLA in Cypress-Medicine Hat. He was booted from the UCP caucus about a year and a half ago. Barnes says with the new leadership under Premier Danielle Smith he would be open to returning to caucus if they share his values of helping to make life more affordable for Albertans. […]Read More
Canada’s Security Intelligence Service or CSIS has said that the Freedom Convoy last February posed no national security threat just before the Emergencies Act was invoked. That is according to political commentator and Toronto Sun columnist Brian Lilley. He shares the details with BCN’s Hal Roberts. Read More
The Alberta provincial election is not until next May but according to political reporter Tyler Dawson the UCP has to shore up a lot of support between now and then. The latest polls suggest the UCP is trailing the NDP in popular support not just in Edmonton but in Calgary as well. Dawson shares the […]Read More
Political commentator Brian Lilley has been covering the public inquiry into the Emergencies Act quite extensively. We asked Brian if he thought invoking the act by the Trudeau government was even necessary. Read More
Political reporter and Toronto Sun columnist Brian Lilley has been following the public inquiry into the Emergencies Act closely. Lilley says the police in Ottawa should have known that the truckers and protesters were going to be staying longer than a couple of days. Read More
As the cost of living continues to skyrocket and inflation hovers around 7 per cent more and more Albertans are headed to food banks. Some have even given up living in their homes and are now living in their cars. Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas explains in this interview with BCN’s Hal Roberts.Read More
Political reporter Brian Lilley says Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, during his recent testimony at the inquiry, is incorrect when he says truckers with the Freedom Convoy were in Ottawa earlier this year protesting provincial mask mandates. Read More
Alberta has a new Premier, the have the highest influx of Canadians moving in from other provinces, we have some of the lowest fuel and utility prices – and currently, our economy and research and development are firing on all cylinders. BCN’s Jeannette Rocher chats with Western Standard editor Dave Naylor about if Danielle Smith […]Read More
Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says the comments from Premier Smith of how the unvaxxed in our province were discriminated against will resonate with many Albertans but it will also upset a number of others. Read More
Scott Smith is out as Hockey Canada’s president and CEO. In fact, the entire board of directors for Hockey Canada also resigned today. Smith was unable to survive the fallout related to the national body’s handling of sexual assault allegations and how settlements were paid out. The news angered many Canadians leading to calls for […]Read More
Toronto Sun Columnist Brian Lilley tells BCN’s Jeannette Rocher, that Alberta’s Justice Minister Tyler Shandro has every right to not want the province’s RCMP to be used in the federal gun buyback program. Ottawa is commissioning a firearms ban which includes a buyback program and wants to use RCMP to help them carry it out. […]Read More
Lethbridge East MLA, Nathan Neudorf, explains how many family physicians are on their way to Lethbridge and why he is throwing his support behind UCP leadership candidate Danielle Smith. MLA Neudorf explains in this one-on-one interview with BCN’s Hal Roberts.Read More
Next month we will find out who the new premier of Alberta will be. The UCP will be choosing its new leader on October 6th. Many political experts say Danielle Smith is one of the front runners. Our legislative reporter Tyler Dawson says the support for Smith appears to be growing with party members. Read More
When it comes to the cost of food a recent survey says 24 percent of Canadians are buying less of it due to higher prices. The study says inflation is hurting many including our seniors, single moms and the disabled. Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas says so many Canadians are hurting right now.Read More
Political reporter, Brian Lilley, says CPC leader Pierre Poilievre is taking credit for having the Liberals lift many of the border restrictions. Lilley explains, however, that it wasn’t just the pressure from the Tories as to why we won’t have to undergo health checks for travel on rail and in the air. There was pressure […]Read More
The UCP will be choosing its new leader on October 6th. Albertans will then be headed back to the polls next spring. Will the UCP remain in government or will Rachel Notley and the NDP get back in? A new poll by Leger asked Albertans if an election was held today who would you vote […]Read More
During his caucus retreat in St. Andrews, New Brunswick Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his party has a plan to help the Canadian economy get back on track as we make our way out of the pandemic. Political reporter Brian Lilley says the PM’s plan of spending more taxpayer’s dollars is not the answer.Read More
Interim Conservative leader, Candice Bergen, says she will stay on as a member of Parliament for now but will not be running in the next election. We asked political reporter Brian Lilley why the popular Manitoba MP is stepping away from public life. He will also discuss if anything can stop the Pierre Poilievre train […]Read More
A large rally is being planned for Winnipeg on Saturday. It is being put on by a group calling itself the Citizens for Truth. They want the RCMP to investigate alleged criminal activities that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic. The group alleges there were criminal actions taken by various healthcare agencies, police forces and […]Read More
Alberta now has a $13.2-billion budget surplus. We asked our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, what will become of the large provincial windfall. Will it go towards our provincial debt? The Heritage Savings Trust Fund? He gives his thoughts along with who he thought the winners and losers were in the recent Edmonton UCP leadership debate. Read More
Following the incident in Grande Prairie, where a man yelled profanities at Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians need to respect each other more. Political reporter Brian Lilley is taking issue with that comment from our PM. He says Trudeau really needs to practise what he preaches.Read More
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe blasted federal officials for trespassing on farmer’s land. Apparently the federal workers were collecting water samples checking out nitrate levels. Political reporter, Brian Lilley, says this may just be a case of a little misunderstanding.Read More
Inflation continues to have an effect on everything, especially the price of food. Stats Canada says grocery bills climbed as the price increased by 9.9 per cent year over year. Trevor Lewington with Economic Development Lethbridge says the best way for people to save at the checkout is to shop for items locally and to […]Read More
The Alberta government announced a blueprint for a provincial police service that would add 275 frontline police officers to our province’s 42 detachments. Justice Minister, Tyler Shandro, says Alberta is still studying the potential of a provincial police force. He says it is sorely needed because the RCMP’s mandate is stretched far too thin. Our […]Read More
Many Canadians would argue that the Trudeau Liberals are not doing enough to help curb inflation. Political reporter Brian Lilley says they really don’t have a plan outside of encouraging the Bank of Canada to raise its prime rate.Read More
BCN’s Hal Roberts chatted with UCP leadership hopeful and Fort McMurray/Lac La Biche MLA, Brian Jean, about what he would bring to the table as Alberta Premier. They discussed crime, opioid crisis, agriculture, supporting seniors and health care. The UCP will choose its new leader on October 6th. Watch the full interview here.Read More
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Costa Rica enjoying a holiday with his family. There was some controversy when our PM stepped off of the plane and he was seen not wearing a mask. Political reporter Brian Lilley says that is a major no-no since the Trudeau Liberals say you must wear a mask at […]Read More
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