The Trudeau Liberals began their third term in office with a speech from the throne delivered by Governor General Mary Simon. The economy is struggling under supply chain issues and rising inflation is facing its fair share of challenges. According to political reporter Brian Lilley that is apparently not the focus for the Trudeau Liberals […]Read More
This week Brian Lilley talks about how a Saskatchewan senator has launched a review of Tory leader Erin O’Toole, how grain price increases have been great for our farmers but not so much consumers and how thousands of federal workers were allowed to continue working without being vaccinated against COVID-19.Read More
Political reporter, Brian Lilley, says Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu has been shaking things up on Parliament Hill lately. She announced the start of a civil liberties caucus to raise issues surrounding COVID-19. It’s a move, Lilley says, could really backfire. Read More
Lethbridge MP Rachael Harder has spoken out against the Trudeau Liberals bringing on Steven Guilbault as Environment Minister. Guilbault was a Greenpeace Activist in Quebec. MP Harder says the recent appointments by the Trudeau Liberals appear to show that the PM prefers foreign oil over Canadian oil.Read More
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau swore in his new cabinet and made some major moves. In one of his biggest, Harjit Sajjan who was criticized for his handling of sexual misconduct allegations in our military, is leaving the Defence portfolio and moving onto to International Development. Former Procurement Minister, Anita Anand, will become the new minister […]Read More
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 dropped could be better. She explains why in this interview with BCN’s Hal RobertsRead More
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. Lilley also discusses with BCN’s Hal Roberts if we will see a federal election this fall. Read More
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 BCN’s Hal Roberts what a potential strike by border agents at the Canada/US border could mean for the average Canadian.Read More
Bill C-6 has passed in the House of Commons. It is a bill that would amend the criminal code to ban conversion therapy. It would ban advertising or collecting money for the practise. It would also make it illegal to force a young person to undergo conversion therapy. Political reporter Brian Lilley says even though […]Read More
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently wrapped up a meeting with other world leaders at the G-7 Summit in the UK. It appears as though our PM was caught a number of times not wearing a mask during photo ops. Political reporter, Brian Lilley, says it was not good that Trudeau who has been preaching stringent […]Read More
Tory leader Erin O’Toole wants the Trudeau Liberals to launch an investigation into Canada’s ties with the Chinese Communist government. Political reporter, Brian Lilley, says of particular concern is how a lab in Winnipeg came to have a working relationship with the Chinese communist government.Read More
A story we recently covered on Bridge City News is how the federal government shut down the opportunity for Canadians to cross the border into Montana at the Carway border crossing to get their COVID-19 vaccine shots. Well according to political reporter, Brian Lilley, the Trudeau Liberals also shut down a similar opportunity for Canadians […]Read More
The federal Liberal’s controversial Bill C-10, which many Canadians believe is an attack on our free speech, received the support it needed to pass. We asked political reporter, Brian Lilley, what Bill C-10 will mean for the average Canadian.Read More
When it comes to getting the COVID-19 vaccine it appears as though the AstraZeneca shot may become harder to get. According to political reporter, Brian Lilley, there are two reasons for that. In Alberta, it is a supply issue but in many other regions of the country the vaccine has been pulled because of blood […]Read More
When it comes to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, there are calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to implement the Emergency Act. Political reporter, Brian Lilley, says Ottawa taking away that much power away from the provinces would be disastrous.Read More
There are concerns when it comes to CPC leader Erin O’Toole’s carbon tax plan. That is according to Ross McKitrick who is a professor of economics at the University of Guelph. McKitrick says Canadians are already struggling so discussing a new tax may not be a good plan of attack right now.Read More
Political reporter Brian Lilley tells BCN’s Hal Roberts that the Trudeau Liberals agree with Erin O’Toole and the federal Conservatives about how a federal inquiry into Ottawa’s handling of the pandemic is warranted. It’s just a matter of when.Read More
The federal Liberals will be tabling their first budget in over two years on April 19th. One of our regular contributors, political reporter Brian Lilley, says what is good about this budget is that we will finally be able to see exactly where our tax dollars have been going when it comes to pandemic spending. Read More
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