Author: Rob

The Eastern SOB podcasting in the West


I’m in Calgary today and tomorrow for the Essentials of Freedom conference. John Robson is here with me and lots of other great lovers of small government.
So the podcast was partly recorded on a warm, sunny Calgary patio and partly back in cold Ottawa before I left. Listen to Trudeau double down on his dumb comments. Ezra and I go deep into what The Rebel is all about and I chat with John Robson about the great news that his documentary on The Magna Carta got full funding, from you….

Clear language on jihad from Jason Kenney


On Friday, at the Manning Conference in Ottawa, I had a chance to speak to Defence Minister Jason Kenney. We talked before either of us knew about the death of Sgt. Andrew Doiron.
But after the niceties of discussing his new job, he’s only been minister a few weeks, we turned to discussing what is needed to fight the jihadists, the limits of what we can do militarily and the need for clear language on who the enemy is.
Enjoy.

The Brian Lilley Blazecast


I spent a busy weekend at The Manning Conference and brought some of that to the Blazecast this week including a talk with Monte Solberg about whether those fed up with Republican leaders caving to Democrat demands should start a third party. Monte was a ’93 Reform MP and knows the good and bad of splitting the conservative tent.
Also in this Blazecast, Clinton’s email scandal, Netanyahu’s speech and the Ottawa terror manifesto released.

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