Juno News - January 30, 2026


Ontario MP won't tell westerners what to think

Topics
affordability crisis
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Mark Carney Pierre Poilievre
Doug Ford REFUSES to support Poilievre ahead of leadership vote Conservatives vote on Pierre Poilievre's leadership

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1 minute

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227.91

Word count

386

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22


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In this episode, I sit down with Conservative MP for Ontario's Peter Demers to talk about the Alberta separation movement, his support for the proposed separation of Canada from the United States, and why he believes the federal Conservative Party should focus on the needs of Canadians.

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00:00:00.000 So we've seen the Alberta separation movement grow quickly with thousands of Albertans lining up to sign the petition.
00:00:05.500 Given how many people are interested, do you believe that this is a legitimate option for the province?
00:00:10.400 I'm an Ontario MP. I think the last thing Western Canadians want is someone from Ontario telling them how to engage with politics.
00:00:16.680 You know, I'm here at this convention because I think we need to save Canada from, you know,
00:00:20.480 more of what we've seen over the last 10 years of Liberal government.
00:00:23.400 And I think Pierre Polyev is the leader for that.
00:00:25.660 He's a guy from Alberta. He understands the problem and the reasons why people in Western Canada are frustrated.
00:00:31.560 But I think we need to unlock our resource sector, and that's something that doesn't just benefit people in the West but across the country.
00:00:37.500 What are your thoughts on Mark Carney cozying up to China, even though he said previously that they're our biggest threat?
00:00:43.060 Well, it's another flip-flop. I mean, Mark Carney promised Canadians that he would get a deal with the United States.
00:00:48.160 He did not say that he was going to instead start making deals with dictators in Qatar and China.
00:00:53.300 So I think we need to be very concerned about that.
00:00:55.660 and even what he's promised on bringing in 50,000 Chinese-made electric vehicles.
00:00:59.420 That isn't just an economic threat to Canada, but that's a security threat.
00:01:02.880 So it's something that people need to be very concerned about.
00:01:05.580 What do you feel like should be the number one focus for the Federal Conservative Party right now?
00:01:09.840 Well, I think the focus is meeting the needs of Canadians.
00:01:13.620 We have seen a massive affordability crisis in this country.
00:01:16.700 I think it's 2.2 million people use a food bank every single month.
00:01:20.180 In my own riding, we've seen record demand at all of the local food banks,
00:01:23.440 and this is a problem that is only getting worse.
00:01:25.280 We also see crime, a massive issue there where 10 years of reforms on bail have resulted in more violent repeat offenders out on streets.
00:01:33.680 And I think that at a certain point people need to realize and are realizing that the government that caused these problems can't be trusted to find the solutions for them.