Anthony Matar | ܐܢܬܘܢܝ ܡܛܪ

Gladu on January 11, 2026, “Really, the whole point of being an MP is to represent your constituents. So if they’re voting you in under one platform –for you to switch for whatever reasons, just seems to me to not be representing what you’re supposed to be there to represent. “We elected you under this banner, and if you don’t want to be under that banner, then we deserve a chance to have a redo.”

The funeral of Father Pierre El-Rahi, Maronite parish priest of a Christian village, is celebrated today in #Lebanon, as these villages once again experience the tragedy of war. I am close to all the Lebanese people in this time of grave trial. Fr. Pierre was a true shepherd. As soon as he heard that parishioners had been wounded in a bombing, he rushed to help without hesitation. May the Lord grant that the blood he shed become a seed of peace for beloved Lebanon. #PrayTogether

A state that negotiates with terrorists, governs a diverse society through centralization, and normalizes corruption cannot expect credibility abroad. The real question isn't why the world doesn't take #Lebanon seriously, it's why Lebanon doesn't take itself seriously

Hutson not being on 4 on 3 PP for Monteal in overtime makes zero sense to me

'No one writes thank you on their tax forms' - @PierrePoilievre on why the free market is the only system where everyone benefits ⬇️

These secondary explosions are proof that Hezbollah hasn't respected their part of the bargain by removing artillery from south of the Litani as the ceasefire required them to do. The Lebanese government must act immediately and be the sole entity in possession of such arms.

This criminal organization has done nothing but exile and endager the population while servicing the demands of the murderous Iranian regime Enough is enough! We must speak up and stand up to these dangerous warlords putting Lebanon's sovereignty and safety at risk for 4decades

And with this rocket, Hezbollah effectively killed the cease fire Lebanon had with Israel and by doing so now puts the poor people of the south, as well as the country's critical infrastructure, at risk of being attacked. I am from Tyr, 15 minutes away from the southern border

Yesterday was a great day for Lebanon's martyrs, the Iranian and Lebanese people, as well as the countries under Iran's influence. Today, the world is a safer place. Amen!

They came. They died. Your Lebanon lives on.

One of the architects at the top of the pyramid of evil people from Iran that designed Lebanon's descent to hell. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who I, funny enough, share a birthday with was unalived. Good riddance.

@GadSaad Sa7ten!

Lebanese food!

إطلاق الصواريخ من جنوب لبنان ليس “حادثاً” ولا “رسالة” , إنه قرار حرب اتخذه حزب الله منفرداً، ضارباً بعرض الحائط الدستور وسيادة الدولة وإرادة اللبنانيين. ما قام به هو وضع لبنان عمداً في قلب مواجهة عسكرية لا يريدها شعبه ولا يحتمل كلفتها. حزب الله يتحمّل كامل المسؤولية السياسية والوطنية عن جرّ البلاد إلى الحرب وتعريض حياة اللبنانيين وأرزاقهم للخطر. لا يمكن الاستمرار في التعايش مع واقع ميليشيا تقرر مصير وطن بأكمله. أطالب مجلس الوزراء بالانعقاد الفوري وإعلان موقف واضح لا لبس فيه: لا شرعية لأي سلاح خارج إطار الدولة، تكليف الجيش بفرض السلطة الكاملة على كل الأراضي اللبنانية، ومحاسبة كل من تورّط في هذا العمل دون أي غطاء. سيادة لبنان ليست شعاراً , إما دولة واحدة بقرار واحد، أو فوضى يدفع ثمنها اللبنانيون

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants strongly condemns the Iranian attacks against the sovereignty and security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Lebanon affirms its full solidarity with these fellow Arab States and firmly rejects any violation of their sovereignty, any threat to their security, or any action undermining their stability.

With all due respect, you abandoned the Lebanese Christians 50 years ago. And multiple times since. So I’ll kindly pass on trusting you to do anything positive for us. Actually shocked you still believe anyone would.

L’intention est plus que louable et j’encourage toutes les femmes à se faire dépister pour le VPH. Je me questionne ici sur le fait qu’on ne soit même pas capable de nommer les femmes. Pourquoi on efface les femmes? Pour ne pas déplaire à une infime minorité? Ça suffit.

« L’extrême droite » C’est ce qui m’a été lancé en Chambre lors de mon discours hier ! Pourtant, la motion portait simplement sur des FAITS qui méritent réflexion : - Un programme fédéral dont les coûts ont explosé, passant de 211 millions à près de 900 millions en quatre ans, avec des prévisions de 1,5 milliard de dollars par année d’ici quatre ans. - Le fait que six millions de Canadiens n’ont pas accès à un médecin de famille. - Le fait que 100 000 personnes sont décédées en raison des délais trop importants dans le système de santé. - Le fait que 86 000 personnes ont vu leur demande d’asile rejetée au Canada, mais reçoivent tout de même des services de santé auxquels plusieurs Canadiens n’ont pas accès. - Le fait que 300 000 demandes d’asile sont en retard de traitement, alors que les demandeurs reçoivent néanmoins des soins de santé au Canada. - Le fait que, dans le programme des libéraux, certains fournisseurs facturent jusqu’à cinq fois les tarifs provinciaux, ce qui représente de la surfacturation sur le dos des contribuables. Alors, est-ce que demander des comptes sur ces décisions, c’est être d’extrême droite..?

This👇is great, but before getting too excited, recall that this is essentially what the Harper government sought to do for Canada through the Canada-Europe Trade Agreement, the Trans Pacific Partnership, plus a bunch of bilateral FTAs. The idea was to make Canada a global hub for free trade to reduce our dependance on the US market. Under the Harper government, Canada went from having largely tariff free access to 6 countries, to over 45 countries. But a decade after Harper's massive FTA expansion, Canada was even *more* dependant on the US export market. Why? because most of what the world wants and needs from Canada is commodities. Oil, gas, minerals, potash, grains, oilseeds, livestock, lumber, etc.. Stuff that is bulky, and requires massive infrastructure to move: pipelines, LNG liquefaction plants, expanded rail, bigger ports, etc.. Free trade access to foreign markets is great, but it only matters for Canada IF WE CAN ACTUALLY SHIP THOSE COMMODITIES quickly and efficiently. So yes, godspeed to the Carney government if it can help cement alternative global zones for freer trade. But it won't matter materially to Canada unless and until we have radical deregulation to build big things again, like pipelines and ports, at the speed of business. On that front, lot's of great talk from Ottawa. Now we desperately need bold, concrete action!

A Liberal's interpretation of Harper's speech. And a poor one twisted to fit Carney's Trump-as-Canada's-problem narrative. Granted, Harper compared this moment to 1866: America abandoning reciprocity/free trade, and elements of the US government demanding annexation of Canada. Threats that led to Confederation and a nation-building response. However, inconvenient for the Liberal narrative and for full context of his Trump comments, Harper went on to say: "Our conversation must be mature enough to recognize that most of our problems are not because of Donald Trump, but the bad decisions of our own government." Harper also said, as a unity response, we don't need a list of major projects, we need to bring back the 2012 reforms to get major projects approved quickly. I could go on but it would hurt Tyler's partisan-serving spin. Bottom line: it was vintage Harper. The adult in the room, with a bang-on understanding of geopolitical challenges, with a detailed plan on how to meet the moment and win. I never had such reassurance that Trudeau understood the moment let alone had a plan. And I haven't yet felt such a moment with Carney. He should follow Harper's advice.

@iamrobinguy Merci chef! 🙌🏼

@anthony_matar Félicitations mon ami

Je suis honoré d'avoir été élu pour un deuxième mandat afin de représenter le Québec à l’Exécutif national du Parti Conservateur du Canada Honoured to have been elected for a second mandate to represent Quebec on the Conservative Party of Canada's National Council