Western Standard - February 18, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Another Tory MP crosses the floor ｜ 18 Feb 2026

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1 minute

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130.7

Word count

239

Sentence count

26


Summary

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Edmonton Tory MP Matt Gennaro has crossed the floor to join the Liberals. The RCMP, Border Service agents and Australian police have made a massive meth bust that saw 2,700 kilograms of the drug bound for Australia being seized. The BC Budget was released Tuesday and has the province facing a $13.3 billion deficit, a record amount. And the Top Baby names have been released in Alberta.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
00:00:08.120 I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.
00:00:13.540 Edmonton Tory MP Matt Gennaro has crossed the floor to join the Liberals.
00:00:18.500 He becomes the third Tory to cross the floor since the election.
00:00:22.180 In November, Gennaro said he would be resigning from politics this year.
00:00:25.840 The RCMP, Border Service agents, and Australian police have made a massive meth bust that saw 2,700 kilograms of the drug bound for Australia being seized.
00:00:38.060 Eight people in Australia have been arrested.
00:00:41.200 The BC budget was released Tuesday and has the province facing a $13.3 billion deficit, a record amount.
00:00:48.980 And the top babies' names have been released in Alberta, with, for the first time, Mohamed being the top boy's name.
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