Lise Merle
Special guest
Lise Merle has been a guest on 20 episodes.
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REBEL ROUNDUP | $93M ArriveCan disaster, Poilievre backs CAF spending, Clueless immigration minister
June 10th, 2025 | 1 hr 8 mins
alberta, canada, conservative, culture, ezra levant, news, politics, pop culture, rebel, trudeau, trump
Today, we're looking at a new report from the Auditor General, which blasted the Liberal government for its massive failures on the COVID-era ArriveCan app, including nearly $100 million in contracts awarded to the small firm behind the app's development.
Plus, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he supports Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan to reach NATO's 2% spending commitment and would support further funding for the Canadian Armed Forces as the alliance prepares to increase spending commitments ahead of a summit later this month.
And finally, deputy Conservative leader Melissa Lantsman grilled Carney's new immigration minister, Lena Metlege Diab, over failures in the government's vetting process for new immigrants following a spate of terror-related arrests.
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REBEL ROUNDUP | BC won't back new pipelines, Smith slams net zero, 5M expired immigrant visas
June 4th, 2025 | 1 hr 25 secs
alberta, canada, conservative, culture, ezra levant, news, politics, pop culture, rebel, trudeau, trump
Today, we're looking at B.C. Premier David Eby rebuking assertions that a second pipeline could be developed in the province, along with insisting that oil tankers will continue to be banned from the province's northern coastline.
Plus, Premier Danielle Smith is pushing back against Ottawa's firm net-zero 2030 goals, which are crippling the country's economy.
And finally, while Canada approaches nearly one million new arrivals so far in 2025, a further five million visas are set to expire — leading to questions about how this issue going to be resolved.
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REBEL ROUNDUP | Cons make Carney deliver a budget, Smith stands for Alberta, UN attacks free speech
June 3rd, 2025 | 1 hr 12 mins
alberta, canada, conservative, culture, ezra levant, news, politics, pop culture, rebel, trudeau, trump
Today, we're looking at the Conservatives, supported by the NDP and Bloc, passing a motion in the House of Commons to force the Liberals to provide an economic update or budget before Parliament breaks for summer.
Plus, Premier Danielle Smith stood up for Alberta and the country's oil and gas sector as she met with Prime Minister Mark Carney and fellow premiers at the first ministers meeting in Saskatchewan on Monday.
And finally, UN Secretary-General Antonia Guterres announced the globalist organization aims to target disinformation on the internet — with more censorship.
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REBEL ROUNDUP | Feds push MAID for teens, Carney defends housing prices, Canada's fent problem
May 20th, 2025 | 1 hr 36 mins
alberta, canada, conservative, culture, ezra levant, news, politics, pop culture, rebel, trudeau, trump
Today, we're looking at an assisted suicide program being promoted to teenagers and the social harms from Canada's shameful Medical Assistance in Dying program.
Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending Canada's outrageous housing prices and his government's failure to release a budget.
And finally, FBI Director Kash Patel called out the fentanyl crisis in Canada, with the country becoming a hotbed for drug trafficking.
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REBEL ROUNDUP | Carney-Trump fallout, Alberta Accord initiative, Poilievre's election reflection
May 7th, 2025 | 1 hr 31 mins
alberta, canada, conservative, culture, ezra levant, news, politics, pop culture, rebel, trudeau, trump
Today, we're looking at fallout from Tuesday's meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump, with the Canadian leader travelling to the White House and returning back north of the border with little to show for it.
Plus, Premier Danielle Smith is pursuing a new Alberta Accord initiative with Ottawa, aiming to restrict the federal government's overreach into provincial affairs and laying out key issues Albertans want addressed going forward.
And finally, Pierre Poilievre published a video reflecting on the election as he returned to Ottawa to meet with the Conservative caucus, where he also answered a question from Rebel reporter Alexa Lavoie.
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REBEL ROUNDUP | Carney meets Trump, Smith addresses separation, Ford calls for unity
May 6th, 2025 | 1 hr 42 mins
alberta, canada, conservative, culture, ezra levant, news, politics, pop culture, rebel, trudeau, trump
Today, we're looking at Prime Minister Mark Carney's first meeting with President Donald Trump, with the Canadian leader travelling to Washington to meet the U.S. leader at the White House.
Plus, Premier Danielle Smith addressed Alberta separation in a lengthy speech yesterday, which also included her key points she wants addressed by the federal government and promised to respect the results of citizen-led initiatives on separatism.
And finally, in response to talks of separatism or leaving the country after another victory for the federal Liberals, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Canada needs to be united in response to the threats coming from the U.S.
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REBEL ROUNDUP | Alberta independence talks, Quebec rejects oil, Conservatives ponder future
April 30th, 2025 | 1 hr 30 mins
alberta, canada, conservative, culture, ezra levant, news, politics, pop culture, rebel, trudeau, trump
Today, we're looking at how discussions surrounding Alberta's potential independence are heating up following Mark Carney's victory and Danielle Smith's announcement that the petition threshold for citizen-driven initiatives will be lowered.
Plus, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet has sparked backlash after boldly claiming that "there's no future for oil and gas" in Quebec and "probably everywhere."
And finally, the federal Conservatives are pondering their future after the Liberal minority election result despite getting more of the vote share than any other Conservative party since 1988. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre was defeated in his own riding of Carleton by Liberal Bruce Fanjoy.
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REBEL ROUNDUP | Poilievre on defunding CBC, Carney on climate change, PPC candidate's bank frozen
April 15th, 2025 | 1 hr 3 mins
alberta, canada, conservative, culture, ezra levant, news, politics, pop culture, rebel, trudeau, trump
Today, we're looking at Pierre Poilievre reiterating his commitment to defund the CBC, while keeping the French-language Radio-Canada, and forcing the state broadcaster to compete with other outlets.
Plus, Mark Carney admitted the Liberals' flagship carbon tax policy actually contributed very little to reductions in emissions — so why has the party spent the last 10 years forcing the punitive tax on Canadian consumers?
And finally, Meghan Murphy, an outspoken activist opposing radical gender ideology, announced she was running as a candidate for the People's Party of Canada, only to then have her bank account frozen.
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REBEL ROUNDUP | Huge crowd for Poilievre, Carney says Cons bow to Trump, Tamara Lich speaks
April 8th, 2025 | 1 hr 28 mins
alberta, canada, conservative, culture, ezra levant, news, politics, pop culture, rebel, trudeau, trump
Today, we're looking at Pierre Poilievre's massive rally in Edmonton, where a crowd of around 15,000 Conservative supporters turned out for the event, whcih also saw former prime minister Stephen Harper give his backing to the Conservative leader.
Plus, Liberal Leader Mark Carney is accusing Conservatives of bowing down before President Donald Trump as the American leader continues to enforce tariffs on goods imported to the U.S. from around the world.
And finally, Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich has spoken out following her conviction on mischief charges relating to the 2022 protest.
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REBEL ROUNDUP | Trump's new global tariffs, Poilievre and Carney respond, Tamara Lich verdict
April 3rd, 2025 | 1 hr 35 mins
alberta, canada, conservative, culture, ezra levant, news, politics, pop culture, rebel, trudeau, trump
Today, we're looking at the new global tariffs rolled out by President Donald Trump on Wednesday and how this announcement is reverberating around the world.
Plus, the two men vying to become Canada's next prime minister have shared their vision for how the country should respond. We'll look at what Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are saying on the campaign trail.
And finally, Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are receiving rulings today for their mischief trial stemming from the 2022 Freedom Convoy, with the judge finally bringing an end to the three-year ordeal.
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REBEL ROUNDUP | Smith on Alberta independence, Carney copies Conservatives, Poilievre's tariff plan
April 2nd, 2025 | 1 hr 5 mins
alberta, canada, conservative, culture, ezra levant, news, politics, pop culture, rebel, trudeau, trump
Today, we're looking at Premier Danielle Smith weighing in on the topic of Albertan independence as a recent push for the province to separate has been picking up more support.
Plus, Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet accused Prime Minister Mark Carney of copying the Conservatives policies, a talking point that has been circulating in political circles following the Liberals shifts on several policies, including the party's flagship carbon tax.
And finally, with U.S. President Donald Trump declaring April 2 “Liberation Day” as he prepares to unveil a sweeping set of tariffs on international goods, Pierre Poilievre has pledged a Conservative government would reinvest money collected from tariffs into modernizing and expanding Canada's military.
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REBEL ROUNDUP | Students protest Danielle Smith, Carney snaps at media, Radical gender clinic
March 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 36 mins
alberta, canada, conservative, culture, ezra levant, news, politics, pop culture, rebel, trudeau, trump
Today, we're looking at law students at the University of Alberta holding up signs in protest of Premier Danielle Smith. We'll also look at the premier's comments to Ezra Levant, having joined the Rebel News boss on Monday night's edition of The Ezra Levant Show.
Plus, Mark Carney addressed the media, where he snapped at reporters from the Globe and Mail and CBC for questioning the new prime minister over potential conflicts of interest he might have.
And finally, controversy has broken out surrounding a story published by Juno News highlighting how Carney's daughter attended the controversial Tavistock children's gender identity clinic, which was shut down in 2022 after the institution was deemed to be putting young people at risk of suffering from mental health problems and distress.
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REBEL ROUNDUP | Canada-US tariff talks, Toronto police apologize, RCMP surveilled Trudeau
March 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 25 mins
alberta, canada, conservative, culture, ezra levant, news, politics, pop culture, rebel, trudeau, trump
Today, a delegation led by new Liberal leader and de facto prime minister Mark Carney is set to travel to the United States to meet with President Trump to discuss current trade tensions.
Plus, the Toronto Police Service have issued an apology after a pair of officers discussing how criticism linking anti-Israel rallies to Hamas was “Islamophobic” on a podcast went viral online.
And finally, a scathing new report from the Globe and Mail revealed the RCMP captured a meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and an influential alleged Chinese criminal along with another man linked to the Chinese military.
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REBEL ROUNDUP | Trump's tariffs take effect, Canada's response, What comes next?
March 4th, 2025 | 1 hr 22 mins
alberta, canada, conservative, culture, ezra levant, news, politics, pop culture, rebel, trudeau, trump
Today, U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his threat to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, with 25% charges being placed on Canadian goods and 10% on energy.
Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and premiers from across the country are weighing in on the developments. We'll have a look at what Trudeau, Doug Ford, Danielle Smith and others are saying.
And finally, we'll look dive into the questions on everyone's mind: with tariffs now in place, what comes next? How long will tariffs last? What will happen to the economy and how does this play into Canada's upcoming election?
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REBEL ROUNDUP | Liberal debate recap, Tariffs start March 1, 'Celebrating' Jagmeet's Payday
February 25th, 2025 | 1 hr 30 mins
alberta, canada, conservative, culture, ezra levant, news, politics, pop culture, rebel, trudeau, trump
Today, we're looking back on last night's first Liberal leadership race, which took place in French, as the contenders vying to replace Justin Trudeau offered little divergence from what the Trudeau Liberals have been offering the past 10 years.
Plus, President Trump asserted that tariffs are set to be imposed as of March 1, following a one-month delay at the start of February. Will the US follow through on the threat? Or will Canada manage to stave off tariffs?
And finally, with being February 25, we're "celebrating" Jagmeet Singh being "rewarded" for his time in Parliament with a pension — after propping up the Liberals since 2022's supply-and-confidence agreement.
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REBEL ROUNDUP | Crash landing in Toronto, Poilievre's Canada First rally, Ezra grills Marc Miller
February 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 43 mins
alberta, canada, conservative, culture, ezra levant, news, politics, pop culture, rebel, trudeau, trump
Today, we're looking at the latest fallout from a crash landing at Pearson Airport in Toronto, where, luckily, no one was killed after a Delta plane arriving from Minnesota went up in flames and flipped over on Monday.
Plus, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hosted a large "Canada First" rally as national pride has made a resurgence during trade tensions with the United States.
And finally, Rebel News boss Ezra Levant was on the street outside of the Poilievre rally, where Liberal Immigration Minister Marc Miller attempted to create a scene by delivering doughnuts.