After hearing someone claim that conservatives would support sending $2.5 billion to Ukraine if it came from their leader, I had to set the record straight.

This episode isn’t about hating Ukraine — it’s about understanding what being conservative actually means. Conservatives aren’t against helping people. We’re against spending money we don’t have, especially when Canadians are barely staying afloat.

I break down why:

• conservatives would be upset no matter who sent that money

• Canada is not financially or economically healthy enough to give billions away

• uncontrolled immigration is directly impacting housing, groceries, and cost of living

• helping others should never come at the expense of your own citizens

• government spending should focus on what Canadians can’t do for themselves — not foreign wars

If you want to support Ukraine, you should be free to do that voluntarily. What you shouldn’t have is the government deciding for you while Canadians struggle to afford food, rent, and gas.

Before helping anyone else, Canada needs to get its own house in order.