Western Standard - Western Standard News Update ｜ Liberal MP’s company received nearly $600K from feds ｜ 11 May 2026

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.

00:00:14.840 A new Angus Reid poll shows a majority of Canadians back in Bridges' West Coast LNG project.

00:00:21.580 That includes 61% of B.C. residents who support it.

00:00:25.020 Four Crossing Liberal MP Laurie Idlaut's company

00:00:30.520 has received nearly $600,000 in federal project money

00:00:34.620 Four passengers from a cruise ship

00:00:38.460 contaminated with Hantavirus

00:00:40.000 are now in isolation on Vancouver Island

00:00:43.220 And Mark Carney's Privy Council office

00:00:47.360 has held secret closed-door meetings

00:00:49.260 on which media the government will blacklist

00:00:52.040 And that's it for now

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Western Standard - May 11, 2026