Sheila Gunn Reid

REBEL ROUNDUP | Minister recuses from terror files, Canada sets refugee record, Sir John back in Ont.

June 12th, 2025  |  1 hr 10 mins

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Today, we're looking at Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree recusing himself from files related to two Sri Lankan terror groups in an effort to reduce any apparent conflicts of interest.

Plus, Canada set a new record for asylum claims in 2024, with the country receiving the fourth most claims of any nation last year.

And finally, five years after a wooden sarcophagus was set up around a statue of Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, at the Ontario legislature, the tomb has been removed.

SHEILA GUNN REID | Ottawa's spending spree without a budget—with Kris Sims

June 11th, 2025  |  53 mins 33 secs

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Kris Sims from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation breaks down the financial chaos unfolding in Ottawa, where the government has committed to tens of billions in new spending, all without tabling a budget.

REBEL ROUNDUP | $93M ArriveCan disaster, Poilievre backs CAF spending, Clueless immigration minister

June 10th, 2025  |  1 hr 8 mins

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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.

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.

SHEILA GUNN REID | Letters to Sheila: Ostriches, Alberta by-elections, and more

June 4th, 2025  |  38 mins 46 secs

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Sheila Gunn Reid reacts to letters from listeners while on the road in Regina.

SHEILA GUNN REID | Drea Humphrey shares update on 'Battle for the Birds' in Edgewood, B.C.

May 28th, 2025  |  31 mins 46 secs

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While the CBC retypes government press releases, Drea packed her boots and camera and moved to the farm. She's telling the story the government hoped would fly under the radar.

SHEILA GUNN REID | Jason Kenney, Kris Wells, and Jann Arden: The faces of Alberta's anti-independence freakout

May 21st, 2025  |  35 mins 32 secs

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Author and unapologetic Albertan Cory Morgan joins the show to talk about the rising panic from the Laurentian elites and their lapdogs in Alberta who are terrified — absolutely terrified — at the growing momentum behind Alberta independence.

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 | Feds push MAID for teens, Carney defends housing prices, Canada's fent problem

May 20th, 2025  |  1 hr 36 mins

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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.

REBEL ROUNDUP | Carney's middle-class tax cut, Poilievre on pipelines, Save The Ostriches update

May 15th, 2025  |  1 hr 16 mins

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Today, we're looking at Prime Minister Mark Carney's Trump-style signing of a middle-class tax cut, a promise new Finance Minister Francois-Phillipe Champagne said would be the Liberals' top priority when Parliament returns on May 26.

Plus, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre spoke about the importance of pipeline development to Canada's economy and warned Carney's decision to keep climate radical Steven Guilbeault in cabinet was further antagonizing provinces like Alberta and Saskatchewan.

And finally, the case of hundreds of ostriches facing a cull order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is going viral online. Rebel News reporter Drea Humphrey has been covering the story and is headed to the remote farm.

SHEILA GUNN REID | Mark Carney Won’t Build a Pipeline — And Westerners Know It

May 14th, 2025  |  44 mins 48 secs

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Mark Carney's rise to power has been met with glowing praise from the international climate elite — and eye rolls from Canadians who've heard this story before. Despite desperate recent Liberal spin, there's no reason to believe Carney will deliver anything close to a functional energy strategy, let alone an export pipeline.

His track record? Blocking development through carbon pricing schemes, ESG mandates, and aligning Canada's resource policy with the anti-oil obsessions of the World Economic Forum. Carney hasn't just talked about leaving oil in the ground — he's helped design the financial and regulatory machinery to make sure it stays there.

And now, he has hand-picked cabinet ministers who cheer on Bill C-69, oppose tanker traffic, and support phasing out fossil fuels entirely. If you think this crew is about to greenlight a pipeline to tidewater, you haven't been paying attention.

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 | Separatism & Indigenous treaties, CBC sucks up to Carney, Jasper fire mismanagement

May 8th, 2025  |  1 hr 9 mins

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Today, we're looking at the conversation around separatism and what this means for treaties Indigenous groups signed with Canada, and whether these treaties can prevent a province — like Alberta — from splitting off from the rest of Canada.

Plus, CBC is sucking up to its benefactor, Mark Carney, following the prime minister's visit to the White House. Is this the kind of positive coverage Carney was expecting after pledging a $150 million increase to the state broadcaster's budget.

And finally, documents uncovered by Blacklock's Reporter reveal how Parks Canada was aware of an issue surrounding dead trees in Jasper, but conducted no controlled burns in the area prior to the devastating 2023 wildfire.

SHEILA GUNN REID | Western Separation: How We Got Here — And Why It’s Not Going Away

May 7th, 2025  |  28 mins 17 secs

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Historian Dr. Michael Wagner discusses the history of Western separation, tracing its roots to the National Energy Program, resource sector decline, and regional movements. 

REBEL ROUNDUP | Carney-Trump fallout, Alberta Accord initiative, Poilievre's election reflection

May 7th, 2025  |  1 hr 31 mins

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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.