Bryan Reid

Husband, Dad, Contractor, Lover of the Jays, Golfer, Skier, Traveler

[HoCStaffer @HoCStaffer]

"I can guarantee you there will be no laws restricting abortion passed when I am Prime Minister." - Pierre Poilievre

It cannot be clearer than that. Any person - media included - who continues to whip this issue up is spreading misinformation.

[Warren Kinsella @kinsellawarren]

Carney's "genocide" statement will pooch his candidates in ridings where the Jewish vote matters. There's about 14 of them. Right now, that could spell the difference between majority/minority. Pretty dumb.

#cdnpoli

[Dan Knight @DanKnightMMA]

Last night, in a massive warehouse just outside Edmonton, something extraordinary happened. Fifteen thousand Canadians showed up—not for a concert, not for a protest, but for a political rally. For one reason: to hear Pierre Poilievre speak. But the real shock? The man who introduced him.

Stephen Harper—the most successful Conservative prime minister in a generation—took the stage to deliver a blistering endorsement of Poilievre, and a scathing indictment of the Liberal regime.

He didn’t mince words. Harper said what every Canadian knows but no one in the press gallery will admit: this country needs change—desperately.

And he didn’t hedge. He didn’t qualify. He didn’t say “both parties have made mistakes.” No. Harper made it clear: this crisis—soaring costs, collapsing standards, vanishing jobs, growing division—it wasn’t created by Donald Trump. It was made right here. In Ottawa. By three terms of Liberal government and the Prime Minister who wants a fourth.

“These were not created by Donald Trump… They were created by the policies of three Liberal terms—policies the present Prime Minister supported.”

That’s as blunt as Harper gets. And it should be a headline on every newspaper in the country. But it won’t be. Because it hits too close to home for the elite class that’s spent nearly a decade covering for Trudeau’s failures.

Harper pointed out that the Liberals and their media allies are now trying to blame everything on geopolitics. Blame Trump. Blame supply chains. Blame COVID. Blame war. Blame anything but themselves. Because the truth? They can’t run on their record—so they’re running from it.

What is that record?

Exploding debt

Collapsing GDP per capita

A federal bureaucracy that punishes work and rewards compliance

A housing market that’s locked out an entire generation

And an energy sector that’s been handed over to the Americans while Canadians sit unemployed on world-class resources

And now, as Mark Carney floats in with his $180 million CBC top-up and another round of green buzzwords, Harper reminded everyone: they’ve had their shot. Three terms. And they blew it.

He warned Canadians not to fall for the same routine again. Not to fall for the same slogans. Not to fall for the polished elites promising “solutions” to the very problems they created.

He reminded Canadians that while the Liberals talk about “fighting Trump,” they’re really just using the U.S. as a scapegoat for their own failures. And what did Harper offer instead? A rallying cry to seize this moment—not as an excuse—but as an opportunity to rebuild a truly independent Canada.

“The challenge from the United States… should not be another excuse for Liberal failure. It should be a historic opportunity.”

But the line that hit hardest? It was personal. Harper reminded everyone that he’s the only person alive who actually led Canada through the global financial crisis.

That little swipe at Mark Carney—you could feel the building rumble.

Carney wants credit for crisis leadership? Harper was running the country when the global economy was imploding. He knows what real leadership looks like—and he said flatly that Pierre Poilievre is the only one on the stage today who’s shown it.

Stephen Harper stood up and told the country what it needs to hear: Pierre Poilievre is ready to lead.

Not because of branding. Not because he’s a “fresh face.” Not because some elite committee in Ottawa thinks it’s his turn. No—because he earned it.

Harper laid it out plainly. Poilievre started in the back row. He built his career not on media hype or party privilege, but on policy work, persistence, and a rock-solid conservative vision. He wasn’t parachuted in. He wasn’t picked by insiders. He clawed his way up with substance.

“Pierre is not new to this. He’s been on the national scene for more than two decades. He has been in cabinet. He has been in opposition. He’s a serious policy-maker. A leader who has grown through experience.”

That’s what Stephen Harper said. And you could hear the crowd erupt when he said it.

Because Canadians are desperate—desperate—for someone who doesn’t just play politics, but actually understands the fight. Someone who knows how Parliament works. Someone who has taken on the gatekeepers—and won.

And Harper wasn’t just praising Poilievre’s résumé. He called him what the man actually is: an ideas-driven, battle-tested leader who has spent his entire career pushing back against the smug, bloated, bureaucratic class that now defines Ottawa.

“Pierre has always been guided by conservative values… smaller government, fiscal responsibility, and making this country work for those who do the work.”

Imagine that. A politician who talks about work—and means it.

Harper could’ve stayed silent. He’s done the job. He’s earned his peace. But he stepped into that warehouse in Nisku for one reason: to make it clear that this is Pierre’s moment—and Canada can’t afford to miss it.

“He is our leader. And he is the next Prime Minister of Canada.”

That wasn’t hyperbole. That was a warning shot to the Liberal machine. A message to the Laurentian elite, the smug consultants, the CBC newsrooms, and every Davos-friendly banker currently circling Ottawa like vultures: your time is up.

Stephen Harper didn’t back Pierre out of nostalgia. He backed him because he sees a real, competent, fearless leader—someone who knows that you don’t fix this country by managing the decline. You stop the decline.

Pierre Poilievre isn’t Trudeau with a different haircut. He’s the anti-Trudeau. He’s not trying to be liked by the press gallery. He’s trying to restore the country.

And if you want a Prime Minister who understands the value of work, who believes in the dignity of the individual, who will cut the red tape, slash the taxes, fire the gatekeepers, and take Canada back from the bureaucratic swamp—Harper made it clear:

There is only one choice.

Pierre Poilievre.

[Chris George @ByGeorgeJournal]

Jim Balsillie (formerly of RIM/Blackberry) on Mark Carney:

"Whether it’s his perspectives on incentives, investment, climate strategies or productivity, Mr. Carney’s economic proposals to date represent the very establishment that has for the past 30 years peddled ossified and distorted ideas about the economy that manifested a systemic erosion of Canada’s prosperity. A more confident and efficient version of Mr. Trudeau will not make Canada’s economy grow. Instead, Mr. Carney’s economic policy proposals will simply perpetuate the status quo, making Canada more vulnerable, less prosperous and less sovereign."

From the Globe and Mail article "Mark Carney will not make Canada more prosperous"
#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics #CanadaElection2025 #CanadaElection

[Marc Nixon @MarcNixon24]

BREAKING NEWS

A Conservative-led government just announced DOGE 🇨🇦 for Bureaucracy

Cut 25% of bureaucracy in 2 years
For every 1 new regulation, 2 must be abolished

Gov. General to audit all future governments

Canada’s finally cutting the RED TAPE

Unleashing 🇨🇦 potential

[Kevin O'Leary aka Mr. Wonderful @kevinolearytv]

Before I ever hire a new employee I always do a deep dive on past performance. Maybe #Canada before you hire Mark Carney as #PrimeMinister you may want to hear what his previous employer had to say about his executional skills. Perhaps it would be best if he spent a few years as a back bencher to get his sea legs before he tries to run the country. Canada can't afford any more poor management in government. The economy is on it's knees because there has only been 1.4% GDP growth over a decade and 25% of the population live at the poverty line. As a result the Canadian dollar is at new lows. What Canadian, regardless of political affiliation, would want more of this?!

[Bryan Reid @BryReidKindred]

@AnitaAnandOE So much campaign driven rhetoric. This isn’t needed, and we can’t afford it. Let media stand on their own feet and be free of obligation.

And stay principled rather than shifty. Every announcement from this party is something we could have heard ages ago. Why now? Politics.

[Ron Butler @ronmortgageguy]

Carney's Housing Plan: This Stuff Is Totally NUTs Important Fact: The Word "Homeownership" Appears Nowhere

Yep, a Housing Plan without anyone buying homes

I have read every word of the Explainer on the website & I will break down the key crazy elements of the plan

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[Ron Butler @ronmortgageguy]

Hold On A Second...... This Was YOUR TAX

You, the Liberal Party defended it as absolutely neccessary for YEARS

But every Canadian hated it for all those years

But today the Liberals are the HEROES?

[Bryan Reid @BryReidKindred]

@MonaFortier Why not do this at any time over the past nice years? Or at any point when it’s not just a campaign issue, but a liveability one?

[Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪🇲🇩 @acoyne]

We are going to regret this.

[Warren Kinsella @kinsellawarren]

If there is anything more Justin Trudeau-esque than calling one's own scandal "a teachable moment" for everyone else, I literally do not know what it is.

[Trevor Tombe @trevortombe]

Comparing GDP/capita growth across OECD countries over the past decade (plus selected aggregates like EU/G7/etc). #cdnecon

[Ben Mulroney @BenMulroney]

Hold up… I’m just trying to follow the puck here. For years, we were told that the carbon tax put more money back into the pockets of 80% of Canadians. Now, Prime Minister Carney is telling me that in order to put more money back into my pocket, he must kill the carbon tax. Just pick a lane…

[Martyupnorth®- Unacceptable Fact Checker @Martyupnorth]

The Conservatives are barely in majority territory.

I don't understand Canadians.

Inflation at 1.9% and rising.
Interest rates at 30 year high.
Housing is unaffordable for young people.
1 in 7 families using food banks.
We have an opioid epidemic.
Excess death still rising.
Our economy has shrunk to pre-2014 levels.
29 first nations still don't have clean water.
$2 trillion in debt.
Interest payments are $1 billion per week.
The RCMP is ineffective.
Parliament is prorogued.
The Canadian Armed Forces are demoralized.
The Bank of Canada is losing billions of dollars.
The CPP can't cover it's accrued obligations.
The Chinese are interfering in our elections.
The Emergency Act was enacted illegally.
Immigration is ou of control.
Our fertility rate is falling.
11 traitors in Parliament.
Our life expectancy peaked and now is dropping.
Crime is at an all-time high.
10 years of deficits.
Tent cities.
No progress on unmarked graves.
Climate change predictions didn't come true.
Censorship.
The Governor General had to resign.
Other countries are doing better than us.
112 churches burned.
Our GDP per capita is in freefall.
Our allies no longer trust us.
We're all living paycheque to paycheque.
New immigrants aren't integrating.
Government employees are overpaid.
Our healthcare delivery sucks.

10 years of Liberal failures and YOU want more.

[Bryan Reid @BryReidKindred]

@MarkJCarney What’s the plan? I build lots of houses for Canadians. I’m listening (and have been for nine years)………

[Bryan Reid @BryReidKindred]

@TashaKheiriddin Do construction.

[Bryan Reid @BryReidKindred]

@LcpVan Happy to chat with anyone looking at the construction side of the equation.

[The Vancouver Sun @VancouverSun]

Here are the 80 MPs set to qualify for a pension with the help of a Liberal rule change https://t.co/4dSUh5o7cI

[City of Vancouver @CityofVancouver]

Please share: Additional shelter spaces and warming centres are available tonight until January 11.

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