Hal Roberts 🇨🇦

Western Canada Bureau Chief @thenewsforum_ & Host of Forum Dialogue. Former political journo in Ottawa & business journo in Toronto. [email protected]

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@miketgould He is certainly an elite shutdown defenceman. Thanks New Jersey!

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I spoke with MRU poli sci professor @DuaneBratt about the BC election results and the collapse of David Eby and the NDP. #bcpoli

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What drove the B.C. Conservatives historic election win?
@Hal__Roberts
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[Ray (Formerly Charestiste)🇨🇦🍁 @RealAlbanianPat]

New Forum Research Toronto poll:

Olivia Chow: 53%
Brad Bradfrod: 43%

[Variety @Variety]

Walter Koenig, who played Chekov in the original “Star Trek” series and seven “Star Trek” feature films, has died at 90.

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@NHLFlames Legend.

[Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱 @jkenney]

Last night I had the pleasure of attending Calgary Opera's magnificent production of Tosca.

The performance was interrupted by a Hamas supporter screaming hate messages from the audience.

Evil hates beauty.

Supporters of a violent death cult committed to the mass murder of Jews, and the imposition of an Islamist theocracy, are of course blind to the beauty of Puccini's music.

Why would they have any regard for the hundreds of brilliant musicians and others who spent thousands of hours preparing to stage such a sublime expression of one of the highest forms of art? Of course, they have no compunction about disrupting a crowd of 2400 people who have gathered to be inspired by that beauty.

For the Hamas supporters, and their fellow travellers on the far left, their wicked end justifies any means. In a movement where mass rape, killing and kidnapping of innocent civilians is glorified, they don't think twice about marring or destroying great cultural achievements.

Think of the violent mobs in France last week, vandalizing and burning to the ground beautiful symbols of French culture and history, while waving their Palestinian flags as a symbol of destructive violence.

There is not an Islamist society on Earth that would permit Tosca to be staged. Most of the greatest achievements and art forms of western culture are considered haram by the dark doctrine of Hamas. So it's perversely fitting that they would disrupt such a performance.

We should take them seriously when they show us who they are.

And we should remember the aphorism attributed to Prince Myshkin in Doestoevsky's The Idiot: "the world will be saved by beauty."

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@ctvqp Hey, Kory found his Doppelgänger.

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Well, it is Sunday and I do believe in miracles.

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[Stephen Taylor @stephen_taylor]

Conservative Premier Designate Lorne Doerkson's victory in BC is a political earthquake.

[Hal Roberts 🇨🇦 @Hal__Roberts]

@MotorCityMood @DetroitRedWings @FifthThird Long flight? It’s maybe 50-55 min. The drive is 3 hrs.

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Congratulations, @LDoerkson, on your election victory.

I look forward to working with you as Premier to get more homes built, unleash our full potential as an energy superpower, and build a stronger British Columbia and a stronger Canada for all.

Thank you, Premier @Dave_Eby, for your service and all we’ve accomplished together. Major infrastructure projects launched. Export markets unlocked. Jobs protected.

I wish you and your family all the best in this next chapter.

[Hal Roberts 🇨🇦 @Hal__Roberts]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith congratulates Lorne Doerkson on becoming BC’s newest premier.

[Danielle Smith @ABDanielleSmith]

Congratulations to Lorne Doerksen @LDoerkson on becoming the next Premier of British Columbia.

Alberta and British Columbia share strong economic ties and common interests, from trade and energy to transportation and economic growth. I look forward to working with Premier designate Doerksen on shared priorities and advancing the interests of people in both provinces, including unleashing Canada’s potential as an energy superpower.

I also want to acknowledge David Eby @Dave_Eby for his service as Premier. While we did not always see eye to eye, I appreciated the opportunity to work together on issues important to both provinces.

[Lorne Doerkson @LDoerkson]

Thank you, British Columbia.

Tonight, you voted for change. You voted for a government that will listen, keep life affordable, and never take your hard-earned money for granted.

I want to thank every volunteer who knocked on doors, made calls, and put up signs in the rain. I want to thank our candidates, who stepped forward in a snap election with no time to spare. And I want to thank my wife Shelley and my family for standing beside me every step of the way.

To those who didn’t vote for us: I will work just as hard for you. This is your government too.

The work starts now. Let’s get to it.

[Stephen Taylor @stephen_taylor]

BC Premier David Eby resigns his office and his leadership of the NDP in election night concession speech.

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Prior to entering public life, Lorne Doerkson was a rodeo announcer, newspaper publisher, financial planner and a Rotary president. #bcpoli

[David Eby @Dave_Eby]

Congratulations to @LDoerkson on becoming B.C.’s next premier. Serving this province has been the honour of a lifetime. I am so proud of the progress we've made and everything we've done together to make B.C. a stronger, fairer, more caring place. Thank you, British Columbia.

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Félicitations, @LDoerkson, pour votre victoire électorale.

J’ai hâte de travailler avec vous, en tant que premier ministre, pour faire construire davantage de logements, libérer tout notre potentiel en tant que superpuissance énergétique et bâtir une Colombie-Britannique plus forte, ainsi qu’un Canada plus fort pour tous.

Merci, premier ministre @Dave_Eby, pour votre engagement et tout ce que nous avons accompli ensemble. Des projets d’infrastructure d’envergure ont été lancés. Des marchés d’exportation ont été ouverts. Des emplois ont été préservés.

Je vous souhaite, à vous et à votre famille, tout le meilleur pour ce nouveau chapitre.

[Hal Roberts 🇨🇦 @Hal__Roberts]

It looks like the BC Conservatives are poised to form a majority government tonight. #bcpoli

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@DavidJBoles The Rolling Stones

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