The Blueprint: Canada’s Conservative Podcast

Not a single tariff was removed. No trade barriers were eliminated. Nine EU member states still have not ratified CETA, leaving Canadian exporters without the full market access they were promised.

Meanwhile, the EU’s carbon tariff threatens $2.8 billion in Canadian exports, adding further pressure on Canadian steel and aluminum workers already facing significant trade challenges.

More talk, more promises, but where is the delivery?

Stephanie Kusie joins me on The Blueprint: Canada’s Conservative Podcast to discuss the Canada-EU Summit, the proposed associate membership, and why Canada needs real trade results instead of more announcements and promises.

2.35 million food bank visits in a single month. The highest number ever recorded.

Canadians from all walks of life are struggling to afford the basics. Nearly 117% more food bank visits are being recorded each month than in 2019, and 1/3 of food bank visitors are children.

This is no longer just about those who are unemployed. More and more people who work hard are turning to food banks because their income isn’t keeping up with the cost of living. Meanwhile, food banks themselves are struggling to keep up with demand, with many running out of food before everyone can be served.

Tamara Kronis joins me on The Blueprint: Canada’s Conservative Podcast to discuss Canada’s record food bank usage, the growing affordability crisis, and what needs to change.

Canadians are facing a cost-of-living crisis, skyrocketing housing costs and a youth jobs crisis. Increasing immigration at this point is beyond irresponsible.

Mass immigration policies have put enormous pressure on housing, healthcare, social services and our education systems, while an oversupply of workers puts downward pressure on wages.

Despite these challenges, they continue to issue hundreds of thousands of work permits to temporary foreign workers and international students, while Canadians struggle to find jobs and afford a place to live.

Brad Redekopp joins me on The Blueprint: Canada’s Conservative Podcast to discuss why Canada needs a system that puts Canadians first, how Minister Diab has made yet another fumble, and much more.

We have the resources the world needs, and our party has always stood firmly behind resource development, the workers who power our economy, and getting Canadian products to global markets.

It has taken the Prime Minister a year and a half just to put a proposed pipeline on the list, while at least 500 projects remain on his desk waiting for approval!

Canada needs pipelines in the ground, yet the government has kept their anti-energy policies that make major projects more costly and complicated.

Pat Kelly joins me on The Blueprint: Canada’s Conservative Podcast to discuss what it will take to get Canadian resources moving, build major infrastructure and unlock Canada’s full economic potential.

The Prime Minister needs to explain why he has dismissed reports of EU associate membership, only to tell the European Parliament: “Canada welcomes this ambition.”

Before agreeing to any new arrangement, Canadians deserve to know what it would actually mean. The costs, obligations, regulatory implications, labour mobility, spending and impact on Canadian decision-making.

We have always supported strong trade and defence ties with Europe. In fact, it was Stephen Harper’s government that negotiated CETA with the EU.

The problem isn’t a lack of free trade. It’s that damaging taxes, red tape and anti-development policies are making it harder to build projects, develop our energy and critical minerals, and get our products to global markets.

Shuv Majumdar joins me on The Blueprint: Canada’s Conservative Podcast to share his perspective on Canada’s proposed relationship with Europe, what it could mean for Canadian sovereignty, and why we need to build our economy at home.

Is Carney once again helping his Brookfield buddies?

The $50B Maple Fund ties CPP Investments with Brookfield, the company Carney previously led and still has financial interests connected to.

Brookfield’s COO confirmed that as Brookfield’s value rises, so does the value of Carney’s remaining Brookfield interests. Meanwhile, serious questions remain about the scope of his ethics screen.

Canadians deserve transparency and answers. Not more decisions made behind closed doors.

John Brassard CPC joins me on The Blueprint: Canada’s Conservative Podcast to break down the questions Canadians deserve answers to.

Auditors found that answers to individual tax questions were accurate just 17% of the time.

Meanwhile, the CRA aggressively pursues Canadians and small businesses with threatening letters, mounting interest, frozen accounts, even when the Agency is responsible for the mistakes!

Yet the CRA wrote off $1.2 billion owed by just 11 companies, while the Liberals refuse to tell Canadians who received these massive write-offs.

Jasraj Singh Hallan joins me on the Blueprint: Canada’s Conservative Podcast to discuss the CRA’s failures and the need to restore accountability.

How is it a “Team Canada” approach when Premiers and the Opposition are being left in the dark on trade negotiations with the United States?

Canada must stand up for our workers and industries. We must also defend our national interests against unjustified attacks from the United States.

With conflicting reports about why negotiations collapsed, Carney should release the deal he rejected and explain why his government walked away.

At the same time, counter-tariffs are driving up costs for families, while hundreds of major projects remain stuck waiting for federal approval. We need to build more at home, strengthen our economy and get our people back to work.

Kyle Seeback joins me on the Blueprint: Canada’s Conservative Podcast to discuss the ongoing trade dispute with the United States, the need for a united Team Canada approach, and how we can strengthen our economy at home.

Some people leave Parliament with a record. This guy is leaving with a legacy.

Throughout his career, Larry Brock has solidified himself as a champion for justice, safer communities, and accountability.

From his time as a Crown Attorney to his years in Parliament, he held the government to account with every fibre of his being: calling out bad policy, pushing for meaningful change, and fighting for Canadians who need a strong voice.

Larry, we’re going to miss you.

Your passion, your conviction, and your commitment to changing things for the better have made a lasting impact, and it’s been a privilege to work with you throughout your time as a Member of Parliament.

Watch as he joins me for his final appearance on The Blueprint: Canada’s Conservative Podcast to reflect on his time in public life and how he will continue to fight for what is right.

Food prices are putting pressure on families across Canada, while farmers face growing challenges to produce the food we rely on.

Agricultural research helps farmers improve yields, use inputs more efficiently and develop better practices for the future. Yet the Liberal government is cutting this critical research, including at stations that have driven innovation in Canadian agriculture for decades.

At a time when families are struggling with grocery costs, we should be strengthening Canadian agriculture. We should never cut the tools farmers rely on.

Watch as Jeremy Patzer and I discuss food security, agricultural research and the future of Canadian farming on The Blueprint: Canada’s Conservative Podcast.