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@bruce_mcgonigal Douglas Channel and oil don't mix. So Ellis Ross and the rest of the Kitamaat Council turned to LNG. In 2004. Dragged the BC Liberals into the deal 2012-2017. Kids in Kitamat have jobs, not drugs. FN's leadership

The irony is that we had a private investor who wanted to spend billions on a refinery in Kitimat. First Nation communities that wanted to be a part of Northern Gateway, which would have supplied the refinery, were set to make BILLIONS off the deal in equity shares. Guess who the assholes are who made sure that wouldn't happen? They would rather FN kids are wasted on drugs, unemployed and harm reduction clients.

@Martyupnorth Instead of Trump's America? 100% I love a lot of Americans, so sad to see how pathetic their government has become. A lesson for all of us

"...it’s my strong personal view that the international order will be rebuilt, but it will be rebuilt out of Europe.... I am very appreciative of the invitation...." Carney is betting on Europe instead of the U.S.A. Are you on board with joining the EU?

@JasJohalBC Jas, come on, don't be ridiculous. The BCCP puts toughest rules into their leadership race and you bring conspiracy theories? I've worked a few leadership campaigns. If South-Asians were pushed away there would be very few people left. Citizen's privacy trumps transparency.

1/3 We're at that part of the BC Conservative leadership campaign where the culling of new South Asian members begins, for a variety of manufactured reasons. (What a vague email). Once the race ends, the pandering to the community will resume right on schedule. #bcpoli #cdnpoli

@BobDEithKC I think one important phrase should be added to land acknowledgements - "At time of contact..." It is irrational to think that a certain band occupied a tiny spec of land for 1,000's of years, and kept all "newcomers" off of it. Adding this phrase will give proper perspective

Land acknowledgements simply recognize the traditional territories of First Nations who lived here for thousands of years before other people settled in BC. It is respectful, honourable and appropriate. Scoring political points by vilifying reconciliation is horrible.

@Aaronpete_ Aaron, I see your style as creating an atmosphere where your guests feel free to express themselves without fear of a "gotcha" situation. Your interview with A'a:liya Warbus regarding Res. Schl. Denialism was excellent. You framed your questions with facts, didn't box her in.

I’m trying to earn your trust. There are some who will say I should be more aggressive, ask more tough questions and push harder. There are some who say I shouldn’t speak to certain voices, and that I platform the bad people. I am trying to earn the place as a reasonable place for thoughtful, honest conversations where we don’t seek just a middle ground but higher ground. I’ll fall short. I’ll fail my own goals and I can name interviews that I would do differently in hindsight. If you have feedback - tell me. I don’t fear insults, criticism, judgement, or snark. I fear not improving. The mission remains the same: deliver nuanced discussions on pressing issues. I appreciate all the guests who share their time and knowledge.

@tomfletcherbc Tom, its an old clip and she does not say that the 215 were murdered. I am amazed that Paul Ratchford putting out this false claim generates so much misinformation, like your post. Please check the facts before you repeat the lies of others.

@dubsndoo Terry, you are the one spreading lies. See my post on Paul Ratchford's original post. At about 4 PM today. Paul is the one who is lying. Warbus never said anything about the 215 being murdered. Listen to the entire interview. It is from Sept. 30, 2024.

How the hell was she appointed to the position of House Leader in…checks notes…the B.C. Conservative Party?? If this isn’t proof that the party needs new leadership, I don’t know what is.

@JimMcMurtry01 Jim, you should be asking yourself that question. This is a clip from 2024. How much longer are you going to run this ghost story? It's not like there is nothing else to talk about right now. So please, drop this old story and talk about something current.

BC MLA Áʼa:líya Warbus says her people are still triggered by the 215. How much longer will politicians run with this ghost story?

@P_Ratchford I don't believe any children were murdered at res. schools. That's not the point. Listen to the Aaron Pete interview youtube.com/watch?v=bQa0Jo… Warbus is the type of leader we need more of. I have been a conservative all of my life. Voting since 1972. Warbus is smart, & has guts.

BC Conservative House Leader Warbus wants reconciliation based on a big lie. One part of the lie is the claim of 215 murdered children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. She also wants to “educate” us that it’s the “truth.” Listen to the end.

@P_Ratchford Paul, you are the one telling a big lie. Warbus has never said she wants reconciliation based on the claim of 215 murdered children. Interview is from 9/30/24. globalnews.ca/video/10780222… Paul, you edited this interview to create a lie. Why? You foment hate & division.

@by__brittany If Peter Milobar does not fire his campaign manager, Mark Werner, he has no integrity. I met Peter at a coffee shop in East Van two weeks ago, and I was all in. But now we find out his campaign manager plays dirty. Peter, its time to show us what kind of leader you are

BC Conservative Leadership Candidates Who are your TOP TWO right now???

@TNorrisBC Trevor, nice to meet you virtually. I am following this race closely, but I am not sure who you are talking about. Could you please provide us with the names of the two people you are referring to?

The top two early contenders for BC Conservative leader are an unabashed residential school denier who models his style of politics on JD Vance, and a rich white lady who spends half of her time going on racist tirades about Indgenous people on X. Such joy. #bcpoli

@KirkLubimov It’s a pretty simple explanation. He was obeying the law. We have different criteria for wiretapping, release of information, etc. This came up in January when the whole fentanyl border issue came up. We obey our laws in Canada and don’t ignore them for foreign governments

🚨Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem exposes Justin Trudeau Liberal's incompetence. Wow! "The former Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau is a trainwreck. He was hard to work with...I tried to work with him previously in trying to build relationships with Canada so we knew who was crossing our border, asking them to take back their citizens who were illegal...wasn't willing to share criminal background information on individuals with us, wasn't willing to allow us access to some of their data systems that would tell us who was trafficking a lot of drugs, the cocaine, the fentanyl..." So Canada gave the US the middle finger and wasn't cooperating with protecting the safety of both countries and citizens and instead sure looked like protected criminals. This is a huge insight. The more info comes out the more it makes how Canada became such a fruitful ground for drug operations and why Donald Trump is upset.

@Tablesalt13 Playing Trump like a fiddle. Trump probably thinks that Carney thinks Trump is smart. hahaha. Just like the "transformational" comment Carney made in the oval. (and joked with the press later "I hope you didn't know what I was thinking)

🚨HOOOOLLLYYYY SMOKES! AFTER KISSING TRUMP'S ASS FOR ALMOST A MIN IN THE OPENING REMARKS Carney again SINGLES TRUMP OUT of all the G7 leaders and COMMENDS HIM for his leadership Manchurian candidate. 1000% he told Trump his campaign toughness was fake.

@gregbradyx Greg. give me a break. When someone is making a complete fool of himself in front of the whole world, you just let him keep spouting off. Russia was kicked out by Harper. Carney's smart - rips Trump to shreds in his speech last week, then pays him that phony compliment this AM

You don’t have to have loved Justin Trudeau by the end, or even voted for him once/twice/thrice, but maybe you can think of another Prime Minister of our great country, who would simply sit there & let another foreign leader lift his leg & pee all over his predecessor with utter falsehoods & slander. Chretien wouldn’t. Mulroney wouldn’t. Trudeau’s DAD wouldn’t. This is humiliating - & this isn’t even about the federal election campaign of “Our relationship with America is over! Just wait until you see me stand up to him!”. I can handle our leaders being wrong from time to time, as we all are. I can’t handle them lacking a spine. As well, the same people marching in the streets of Toronto this weekend - burning Trump in effigy, calling him a dictator, calling for his death (!), will praise Carney. “He can’t tick Trump off. He has to read the room”. The double standards….

@vesperdigital You miss the point completely Vesper. No agreements get negotiated and signed in The Oval. Carney played Trump perfectly - "you're a transformational President" (ya, you have made the US the laughing-stock of the world). Trump thought that was a compliment, hahaha. Masterful

I cannot tell you how absolutely embarrassed I am as a Canadian. During the meeting Carney spoke for: 3:18 Minutes Trump spoke for: 29:47 Minutes Thank you for letting Donald Trump embarrass all of Canada for a half hour, while you sat there like a silent coward! 🤦‍♂️

@spittinchiclets I admired Wayne for a long time, but he didn't have the guts to stand up to Trump and defend Canada. Congratulating Ove is not a sign of "class". A sign of class is sticking up for your country when it is being attacked. Wayne bailed. He has no class whatsoever.

“When I was breaking Gordie Howe’s record, he was there. And I said 2 years ago that if Alex gets close to my record, I’ll be here.” Nothing but class from the Great One following the #Gr8Chase

@BillAckman @realDonaldTrump Trump reneges on the contracts he signs. Look CUSMA. He negotiated the deal 7 years ago and now he is violating it. How can you in good faith ask foreign leaders to come and make a deal with Trump when you know they are not worth the paper they're written on.

My advice to foreign leaders is that if you have not already reached out to President @realDonaldTrump, you need to do so immediately. Trump is, at his core, a dealmaker who sees the world as a series of transactions. Based on his track record to date with foreign governments, law firms, and universities, he is a tough, but fair negotiator. He loves to make deals and he loves to get things done promptly. I expect Trump will reward the early dealmakers with fairer deals than those that wait to sit down at the negotiating table. Countries that respond with additional tariffs on our goods will be severely punished. The carrot and the stick writ large, Big Boy style. The Art of the Deal will soon be sold out on @amazon. But if you are running a foreign country that is now subject to massive tariffs, don't wait to read the book. Just pick up the phone. Call the President, and make a deal. Just some advice from a friend of the global economy.

@AzimAJiwani Azim, sorry for the belated reply. I really enjoyed working with you on Ellis' campaign for the BC Lib leadership. Wish you all of the best going forward. I would love to help you guys in the coming federal election. I can't move to Kitimat, but I can help down in Van.

I have been working with John Rustad since he became an independent MLA in 2022. John and I first met and became friends three years ago, while working together on the Ellis Ross BC Liberal Leadership Campaign. We wanted to see a centre right party in BC that was genuinely representative of conservatives — a party which would welcome in more British Columbians to be a real contender for BC’s government. Today, I’m proud that BC’s Conservatives have achieved this goal by supplanting the BC Liberals with a Conservative party that supports parental rights, protects religious freedoms, and openly supports freedom of speech. Together, BC’s Conservatives have permanently shifted the overton window in British Columbia to allow for greater debate on both economic and social issues — I’m incredibly proud that BC’s new centre-right party is a strong, shining beacon for economic freedom and individual liberty. In terms of my involvement with the federally focused Centre Ice Conservatives (later Centre Ice Canadians), I publicly resigned from Centre Ice over a year ago because I disagreed with their direction. Ultimately, I wanted to grow the Conservative movement in both Canada and British Columbia — and Centre Ice wanted to leave it. Even prior to leaving Centre Ice, I publicly praised Pierre Poilievre’s ability to win over everyday non-political people, unite Conservatives, and bring new people from all across the political spectrum to the Conservative movement when I was on BC morning radio with Stephen Quinn. I believe Pierre Poilievre is going to create the biggest, broadest, most meaningful political coalition Canada has ever seen — and I encourage every British Columbian to join Canada’s Conservative Party, as well as the Conservative Party of British Columbia lead by my boss, friend, and mentor John Rustad. I have had many conversations with Paul Ratchford and he never brought up any of his concerns about my political leanings or any other issues with myself. Regardless, I wish Paul all the best. #bcpoli

Canadians at NHL games in Canada with an American team playing should remain seated during the US anthem. A small, respectful protest against an incoming US president who has said he will use force to attempt to annex Canada. A disgusting policy which we must protest.