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EHR 1364 morning moment 'Brian Peckford on Polivere' Mar 27 2026

March 27, 2026·25 min·2 clips

Brian Peckford, the last living First Minister who signed the Constitution, refused to back Poilievre for Conservative leader because Poilievre skipped the truckers convoy and refused to meet with their delegation.

The episode opens with the standard EH Radio political manifesto before the host introduces his central argument: that Pierre Poilievre's appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast was not the political triumph many supporters believed but a disaster that made Canada look weak and set back the Conservative brand in the United States. The host describes the interview as scripted and staged, controlled by Poilievre's media handlers and social media focus groups. He introduces a contrasting clip he found by accident: an interview between Ezra Levant and Brian Peckford, described as being from just before the last Canadian election. The host describes Peckford as someone whose opinion of Poilievre reveals why he calls the Conservative leader a 'windsock' — someone who follows wherever the political wind blows. The host frames the moment as a constitutional crisis in Canada, deliberately created by what he calls the Liberal Communist Party of Canada, at a time when a principled opposition is most needed. He argues that Canadian constitutional rights — through the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution Act — cannot be overridden by any government, court, or international agreement, including WHO treaties signed by Prime Minister Carney. He criticizes Canadian lawyers for knowing this but being too scared to argue it publicly. He draws comparisons with star chamber proceedings in Britain, referring to the treatment of Rudy Giuliani, Steve Bannon, and January 6 defendants who he says were denied proper legal defense. He warns that digital financial controls — tap payments, frozen bank accounts — are the ultimate enforcement mechanism for a government wishing to control its citizens. The host plays the Peckford-Levant clip. Peckford explains he was contacted by Poilievre when Poilievre ran for the Conservative leadership and declined to endorse him. His reason: Poilievre did not attend the Truckers Convoy, which Peckford attended personally and deemed a peaceful, constitutional protest. Peckford also learned that Poilievre's office refused meetings with trucker delegations seeking to present their grievances. Peckford offers three additional criticisms of Poilievre's leadership: his denunciation of European Parliament member Christine Anderson using language resembling Trudeau's; his ineffective CBC campaign waged via Twitter rather than through legislative action; and his failure to introduce a Conflict of Interest Act amendment that would bar MPs found guilty of violations. Peckford proposes two concrete House of Commons moves Poilievre could make immediately. The episode closes with the standard EH Radio closing manifesto about constitutional rights and the freedom of future generations.

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A relentless alarm bell about Canadian politics, party loyalty, and who MPs are meant to represent.

The segment opens with a sharp critique of the Rogan interview and quickly widens into an attack on Canadian politics. It moves from bilingualism and party loyalty to the argument that MPs should answer to constituents first, not to party discipline, and then pushes that line…

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You want a blistering take on Poilievre, Carney, and a constitutional crisis.

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