Juno News - January 30, 2026


Ontario MP won't tell westerners what to think


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Length

1 minute

Words per Minute

227.9079

Word Count

386

Sentence Count

22


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Transcript

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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.