David Menzies

REBEL ROUNDUP | Carney commits to NATO, Islamic values are Cdn, CPC voters back Alberta separatism

June 9th, 2025  |  1 hr 10 mins

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Today, we're looking at Prime Minister Mark Carney declaring Canada will meet its 2% NATO spending target by March 2026 — with the announcement coming just weeks ahead of a NATO summit, where allies are expected to agree to a further increase in defence spending.

Plus, the PM also addressed the Muslim Association of Canada last week, where he said that Islamic values are Canadian values. Is that true? Or was Carney just pandering to the audience?

And finally, a new poll shows around half of Conservative Party of Canada voters would back an independent Alberta.

REBEL ROUNDUP | Nearly 1M newcomers so far in 2025, Terror in the US, Carney meeting premiers

June 2nd, 2025  |  1 hr 12 mins

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Today, we're looking at new figures from Statistics Canada revealing over 800,000 new immigrants arriving in Canada through the first quarter of 2025. With millions more of visas set to expire later this year — and questions over how many of those individuals will voluntarily depart — how much more can the country sustain?

Plus, a suspect has been detained in Colorado after he yelled “Free Palestine!” while using a makeshift flamethrower to attack a group rallying for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

And finally, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with Canada's premiers in a first ministers meeting this week in Saskatoon, where tariffs imposed on Canadian goods by the United States are expected to be at the top of the agenda.

REBEL ROUNDUP | Walk For Israel confrontation, 'Leaders' back pro-Hamas thugs, Rebels catch Liberals

May 26th, 2025  |  1 hr 2 mins

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Today, we're looking at the confrontation between attendees at the annual Walk For Israel in Toronto and the pro-Hamas crowd that turned out to protest the annual event.

Plus, controversy erupted over the decision to allow the pro-Hamas crowd to march alongside the pro-Israel rally, allowing the counterdemonstrators to blare music and yell at the Israeli supporters.

And finally, Rebel News reporter Alexa Lavoie is in Ottawa as members of Parliament return to the House of Commons, where she caught up with some Liberal MPs on their way into the building.

REBEL ROUNDUP | Canada headed for recession, Trump's missile defence plan, GTA crime wave

May 21st, 2025  |  1 hr 31 mins

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Today, we're looking at a warning from TD Bank's chief economist, who says Canada is heading for a recession and forecasted 100,000 jobs could be lost in the country.

Plus, President Trump announced the U.S. would be developing a "golden dome" missile defence technology — and apparently Canada is interested in joining in what could be a modernizing of North America's air-defence systems.

And finally, a crime wave is whipping through the Greater Toronto Area, but the city's top officials seem to be more concerned with other issues instead of residents' safety.

REBEL ROUNDUP | Trump's big announcement, Libs say they'll cut immigration, Hate crimes against Jews

May 12th, 2025  |  1 hr 11 mins

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Today, we're looking at President Donald Trump's unveiling of his "big announcement" — the signing of an executive order aimed at lowering drug prices in the United States, a task delivered to his Health and Human Services department, headed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney is claiming his Liberal government will make cuts to immigration, but what does that really mean? Meanwhile, across the Atlantic in the United Kingdom, Labour PM Keir Starmer is also claiming his government will tighten restrictions on immigration following a strong performance from Nigel Farage's Reform UK party in recent elections.

And finally, new data reveals that 40% of hate crimes in Toronto are committed against Jews, as protests supportive of Hamas continue in the city following the terror group's Oct. 7 attack against Israel and amid the ongoing war in Gaza.

REBEL ROUNDUP | Separatism rising in Sask & Alberta, Carney's Bermuda tax haven, Unemployment rises

May 9th, 2025  |  1 hr 9 mins

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Today, we're looking at the rising separatist movement in Alberta and Saskatchewan, with new polling data showing around 25% to 30% support for the motion prior to the election — only for that number to have climbed to 36% following Mark Carney and the Liberals' fourth straight consecutive electoral victory.

Plus, Rebel boss Ezra Levant took a short trip to Bermuda, where he investigated Carney's firm, Brookfield Asset Management's ties to the notorious tax haven.

And finally, unemployment in Canada is nearing 7% and the Bank of Canada warned yesterday that a prolonged trade war poses a serious threat to the national economy.

REBEL ROUNDUP | Trump to meet Carney, Albertans identify as 'Alberta First', Canada falls in freedom

May 5th, 2025  |  1 hr 42 secs

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Today, we're looking at Prime Minister Mark Carney's expected first in-person meeting with President Donald Trump, following the U.S. leader's continued comments about making Canada the 51st state during an interview with NBC's Meet The Press this past weekend.

Plus, one in four Albertans identify themselves as Albertan first and Canadian second, according to a new poll. Will another Liberal victory drive even more Albertans to see themselves as Alberta firsters?

And finally, Canada has experienced another decline in its freedom rankings, this time for press freedom — something that isn't likely to come as a surprise to regular Rebel News viewers, given the way the government treats independent press outlets.

EZRA LEVANT | Radical transgenders get preferential treatment—at the expense of taxpayers

April 25th, 2025  |  33 mins 57 secs

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Taxpayers are burdened by the preferential treatment given to transgender individuals in Canada—something has to give.

REBEL ROUNDUP | Montreal cops arrest journalist, Poll shows Cons lead, Poilievre's justice reform

April 14th, 2025  |  1 hr 15 mins

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Today, we're looking at the arrest of an independent journalist by police in Montreal. Rebel News reporter Alexa Lavoie was on the scene, capturing footage of the incident and launching a support campaign for Natasha Graham at SaveNatasha.com.

Plus, a new poll from Mainstreet Research is showing the Conservatives in the lead among decided and leaning voters. Could momentum be shifting away from the Liberals and back towards the Conservatives with the election just two weeks away?

And finally, Pierre Poilievre is pledging to invoke the notwithstanding clause to bring about stricter sentences for those convicted of violent crimes.

REBEL ROUNDUP | Carney's strawberry servants, Chaos at McGill, Residential school censorship

April 4th, 2025  |  58 mins 44 secs

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Today, we're looking at Mark Carney's elitist answer to a question about whether he'd still buy American strawberries following President Trump's global tariff rollout.

Plus, anti-Israel protesters have caused havoc at McGill University, where students and professors were blocked from classes and a heavy police presence has been on scene.

And finally, B.C. MLA Dallas Brodie has called out the First Nations Leadership Council for efforts to criminalize her speech stating the truth, that no bodies have been following claims of unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School site.

REBEL ROUNDUP | Poilievre campaigns in BC, Carney's past plagiarism, Ford wants to hurt the US

March 28th, 2025  |  1 hr 7 mins

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Today, we're looking at Pierre Poilievre's rally in British Columbia, where a huge crowd turned out to support the Conservative leader in region that will be crucial to deciding which party forms the next government.

Plus, new allegations of plagiarism have been published in the National Post regarding Prime Minister Mark Carney's Oxford doctoral thesis, which cites 10 instances of plagiarism according to experts who reviewed the material.

And finally, with President Trump targeting vehicles made outside the U.S. for tariffs, Premier Doug Ford is saying he plans to inflict as much pain as possible on American consumers, while trying to spare Canadian consumers. Is such a thing even possible, given the close connection between automakers in Ontario and the U.S.?

REBEL ROUNDUP | Smith meets Carney, NDP says don't travel to the US, Tesla terror comes to Canada

March 21st, 2025  |  1 hr 9 mins

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Today, we're looking at Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's meeting with new Prime Minister Mark Carney, following the premier's announcement of amendments to the province's Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, which asserted more authority over natural resources.

Plus, New Democrats are pushing Canadians to cancel their travel plans to the United States — not because of the plummeting value of the loonie, but because of President Trump's ongoing 51st state rhetoric and tariffs.

And finally, radical left-wing extremism has been exported from the U.S., with Tesla vehicles and dealerships now being targeted in Canada.

REBEL ROUNDUP | Poilievre's carbon tax plan, Carney in Europe, McGregor's mass migration warning

March 17th, 2025  |  1 hr 11 mins

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Today, we're looking at Pierre Poilievre announcing a Conservative-led government would entirely scrap the carbon tax altogether, taking it a step further than the Liberals who have recently been attempting to reverse course on their signature policy — without removing it fully.

Plus, Canada's new prime minister, Mark Carney, is in Europe where he's visiting allies and trying to drum up support to counter U.S. President Donald Trump.

And finally, UFC star Conor McGregor visited the White House today for a meeting with Trump, speaking to reporters beforehand where he warned Ireland is facing a dire threat from mass migration as the country has seen local residents effectively replaced in some small towns and villages.

REBEL ROUNDUP | Brace for tariffs, Trudeau on Ukraine peace deal, Poilievre's 'Canada First' vision

March 3rd, 2025  |  1 hr 13 mins

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Today, Canada is bracing for economic impact as President Trump's proposed tariff threat is scheduled to take effect on Tuesday — barring any further last-minute delays.

Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says “all options are on the table” when it comes to a peace plan in Ukraine. Trudeau's comments come after a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky and United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, with the latter suggesting European soldiers could serve as a peacekeeping force.

And finally, after Trump said he wasn't a believer in the Make America Great Again movement, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hosted a Canada First rally, where he further reiterated his idea of kickstarting the economy to secure the country's sovereignty.

REBEL ROUNDUP | Freeland's 'new world order', Doug Ford premier 'forever', Bizarre stabbing incident

February 26th, 2025  |  1 hr 7 mins

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Today, we're looking at last night's English-language Liberal leadership debate, which saw former finance minister and deputy PM Chrystia Freeland say Canada needs to seek out allies as part of a "new world order" to counter the Trump-led United States.

Plus, with Ontario's election to be decided Thursday night, incumbent Premier Doug Ford says he wants to have the gig “forever” as he looks set to form his third majority government.

And finally, a bizarre stabbing incident in Alberta has seen a trans-identifying man attack his children before ranting about the incident — and, of course, having mainstream media outlets refer to the biological male by his preferred pronouns.

REBEL ROUNDUP | Trump takes jabs at Canada, Liberals boot Ruby Dhalla, More money for Ukraine

February 24th, 2025  |  1 hr 35 mins

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Today, we're looking at President Trump's latest jab at Canada, saying he's fond of the 'O Canada' anthem and that it should remain when the country becomes the 51st state and calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "a loser."

Plus, the Liberals kicked former MP Ruby Dhalla out of the race to replace Trudeau as leader. She spoke with Rebel News boss Ezra Levant about the decision and the very different message she had compared to other Liberal leadership candidates.

And finally, with time running out on his tenure as PM, Trudeau is once again directing more funding to Ukraine as the war with Russia continues despite the latest round of peace negotiations.