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 Ottawa ignoring Albertans’ wishes to reform equalization would deepen separation sentiment.

Ottawa ignoring Albertans’ wishes to reform equalization would deepen separation

Naveen Day October 20, 2021

Political reporter Brian Lilley says if the Trudeau Liberals do not take the referendum vote on equalization seriously it could further deepen the divide between Alberta and Ottawa.Read More

 What could Alberta’s upcoming municipal ballot mean for Albertans

What could Alberta’s upcoming municipal ballot mean for Albertans

Jeannette Rocher October 15, 2021

On Monday October 18th Albertans will be heading to the polls. Not only to cast votes for their municipality’s mayor, council and school board trustees, but there are referendum questions as well. Dave Naylor, Read More

 Former Alberta surgeon critical of government’s handling of pandemic.

Former Alberta surgeon critical of government’s handling of pandemic.

Hal Roberts October 15, 2021

There are some within the medical community who question the way the government handled the pandemic. You can include Dr. Dennis Modry in that conversation. Dr. Modry implemented Western Canada’s first heart and lung Read More

 Voting for more than candidates this municipal election

Voting for more than candidates this municipal election

Hal Roberts October 15, 2021

Monday, millions of Albertans will go to the polls to vote for their next municipal governments. There will also be a couple of referendum questions on the ballot including if we should keep Daylight Savings Read More

 Politics begin at the dinner table

Politics begin at the dinner table

Hal Roberts October 14, 2021

Val Olson has a background in broadcasting. She is also a content creator and a concerned Alberta mother. Val says it appears right now that our premier, Jason Kenney, may be a little out of Read More

 Vaccine passport will be in Alberta for some time says legislative reporter.

Vaccine passport will be in Alberta for some time says

Hal Roberts October 14, 2021

The Alberta government announced that its vaccine passport system will remain in effect until sometime in 2022. This comes as Alberta launched its QR code reader for vaccine passports. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says even Read More

 Calls for PM Trudeau to resign are getting louder says political reporter Brian Lilley

Calls for PM Trudeau to resign are getting louder says

Hal Roberts October 6, 2021

Many including Liberals within the Trudeau caucus are calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign. It stems from the recent holiday he took in Tofino, BC on the inaugural National Day of Truth and Read More

 Despite recent struggles legislative reporter says Premier Kenney still has support.

Despite recent struggles legislative reporter says Premier Kenney still has

Hal Roberts October 1, 2021

The UCP says Premier Jason Kenney will be facing a leadership review in April at its annual general meeting. The gathering will take place April 8th and 9th in Edmonton. Recent reports have indicated certain Read More

 China interfered with the Canadian election says political reporter

China interfered with the Canadian election says political reporter

Hal Roberts September 29, 2021

 When it came to the recent federal election there were concerns that China may have potentially interfered. According to political reporter, Brian Lilley, he says there were those in China who took to social media Read More

 Foreign Affairs expert gives her take on the two Michaels being released.

Foreign Affairs expert gives her take on the two Michaels

Hal Roberts September 28, 2021

One of the issues surrounding our prime minister’s leadership was how Canada dealt with China when the two Michaels were held captive for more than a thousand days. Our foreign affairs expert, Lisa Daftari, Read More

 The world needs to stand with women in Afghanistan says foreign affairs expert.

The world needs to stand with women in Afghanistan says

Hal Roberts September 22, 2021

Our foreign affairs expert Lisa Daftari says the international community really needs to come together to fight for women in Afghanistan who are being told to stay home. Women who are doctors and lawyers. She Read More

 Post Federal Election Analysis with political reporter Brian Lilley

Post Federal Election Analysis with political reporter Brian Lilley

Hal Roberts September 21, 2021

Toronto Sun columnist and political reporter, Brian Lilley, discusses with BCN’s Hal Roberts what went right and what went wrong with Canada’s federal parties following the recent federal election. He also discusses if Read More

 Political Science Prof shares thoughts on upcoming Federal Election

Political Science Prof shares thoughts on upcoming Federal Election

Jeannette Rocher September 18, 2021

Our country’s debt is at 1.1 trillion dollars and rising. The Parliamentary Budget Officer says the earliest Canada could potentially balance the books would be the year 2070. Dr. Geoffrey Hale is a political science professor Read More

 Vaccine passports not popular with UCP base says legislative reporter.

Vaccine passports not popular with UCP base says legislative reporter.

Hal Roberts September 16, 2021

When it comes to a vaccine passport being implemented in Alberta many of those who supported Jason Kenney during the last election will not be happy. That is according to our legislative reporter and the Read More

 Political reporter discusses impact of new book on Trudeau’s campaign

Political reporter discusses impact of new book on Trudeau’s campaign

Hal Roberts September 15, 2021

Former Liberal Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould released her new book called Indian in the Cabinet. It discusses a number of issues including her and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s involvement in the SNC Lavalin scandal. Read More

 Lethbridge candidate for CHP wants your vote

Lethbridge candidate for CHP wants your vote

Hal Roberts September 15, 2021

The Christian Heritage Party is hoping for your vote on September 20th. Geoffrey Capp is the candidate for the Lethbridge riding. We asked Mr. Capp how important it is for Canada to pay off the 1.1 Read More

 Lethbridge PPC candidate speaks about the issues in S.W. Alberta

Lethbridge PPC candidate speaks about the issues in S.W. Alberta

Hal Roberts September 15, 2021

 One of the hot button issues on the federal election campaign has been the Liberal’s spending habits and how our national debt is now over a trillion dollars. Kimmie Hovan is the PPC candidate Read More

 Lethbridge NDP candidate discusses the issues heading into the federal election.

Lethbridge NDP candidate discusses the issues heading into the federal

Hal Roberts September 13, 2021

The NDP announced their Lethbridge candidate. It is Elaine Perez. We recently had candidate Perez on Bridge City News chatting about a wide range of issues heading into the September 20th election including her party’Read More

 Lethbridge Liberal candidate discusses the issues

Lethbridge Liberal candidate discusses the issues

Hal Roberts September 10, 2021

Devon Hargreaves is the Liberal Party candidate for Lethbridge. He recently joined us on Bridge City News. We talked about a wide range of issues including the Liberal party’s spending during the pandemic and Read More

 MMA fighter wants to become the next Lethbridge mayor

MMA fighter wants to become the next Lethbridge mayor

Hal Roberts September 3, 2021

 Kolton Menzak is an Mixed Martial Arts fighter. He is also someone who wants to become the next mayor of Lethbridge. We recently chatted with Mr. Menzak about his platform and why he is fighting Read More

 Where has Alberta Premier Jason Kenney been?

Where has Alberta Premier Jason Kenney been?

Hal Roberts September 2, 2021

Even though Premier Jason Kenney had a recent Facebook Live event many Albertans have been wondering where the premier has been? Holidays? Lying low as to not give Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau any ammunition during Read More

 Political reporter, Brian Lilley, has an update on the leader’s platforms from the campaign trail.

Political reporter, Brian Lilley, has an update on the leader’s

Hal Roberts September 1, 2021

Liberal Leader, Justin Trudeau, says the Canadian economy is bouncing back even if Stats Canada says otherwise. Conservative Leader, Erin O’Toole, says he has a solid plan to get more Canadians working again. I Read More

 O’Toole needs to double down on health care says political reporter Brian Lilley

O’Toole needs to double down on health care says political

Hal Roberts August 25, 2021

A huge issue in this federal election campaign is health care. The Trudeau Liberals are blasting the Conservatives saying the Tories are all about For Profit Health care. Political reporter, Brian Lilley, says that is Read More

 Lethbridge MP says timing of federal election is suspect

Lethbridge MP says timing of federal election is suspect

Hal Roberts August 13, 2021

Many believe that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will ask the governor general to dissolve Parliament on Sunday and call for a September 20th election. Lethbridge MP Rachael Harder says the timing of the writ being Read More

 Political reporter, Brian Lilley, gives us his thoughts of a fall election

Political reporter, Brian Lilley, gives us his thoughts of a

Hal Roberts August 11, 2021

Our federal health minister, Patty Hajdu, recently chastised the Alberta government and Premier Jason Kenney for dropping all COVID-19 restrictions. Political reporter, Brian Lilley, says that move by the minister was pure, partisan politics. Mr. Read More

 Lethbridge mayoral candidate discusses her platform

Lethbridge mayoral candidate discusses her platform

Hal Roberts August 9, 2021

The Alberta municipal elections are coming up October 18th. In Lethbridge incumbent Mayor Chris Spearman has decided that he is not running again. Bridget Mearns a former two-time city councillor, is gunning for the mayor’Read More

 Trudeau Liberals are nervous about potentially calling an election says political reporter

Trudeau Liberals are nervous about potentially calling an election says

Hal Roberts July 28, 2021

When it comes to potentially calling a federal election political reporter Brian Lilley says the Trudeau Liberals are somewhat uneasy about the prospect considering that PM Trudeau could face another ethics probe. Lilley also tells Read More

 Justice Minister pitching for pepper spray to be legal says legislative reporter

Justice Minister pitching for pepper spray to be legal says

Hal Roberts July 22, 2021

Justice Minister, Kaycee Madu, has written to the federal government saying that he would like to see Albertans being allowed to carry pepper spray as a legal way of protecting themselves. Currently, pepper spray is Read More

 Foreign Affairs Expert, Daftari, explains why Lebanon could become a terrorist stronghold.

Foreign Affairs Expert, Daftari, explains why Lebanon could become a

Hal Roberts July 20, 2021

Lebanon is going through one of the worst economic depressions in its history. More than 50 percent of the country’s population now lives in poverty and the Lebanese currency has plummeted by 90 percent. Our foreign Read More

 Political reporter says PM Trudeau should condemn the action of the Castro family in Cuba

Political reporter says PM Trudeau should condemn the action of

Hal Roberts July 14, 2021

Toronto Sun columnist and one of our regular contributors, Brian Lilley, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not been condemning the treatment of the Cuban people by the Castro family and he says that is Read More

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