Author of The Resistance on Substack and now-former MP Charlie Angus returns to talk about his Elbows Up Resistance Tour that has been crisscrossing Canada ahead of appearances on B.C.’s Vancouver Island, first in Courtenay (now updated to Cumberland) April 10, Nanaimo April 11. From there Angus heads to Edmonton on April 13.

Angus expands on his advice to Canadians to avoid travel to the U.S., which was how he spent his last news conference as a Member of Parliament. 

Angus rails against Preston Manning because of the editorial he wrote in the Globe and Mail where Manning claimed, “a vote for the Carney Liberals is a vote for Western secession – a vote for the breakup of Canada as we know it.” 

Angus lumps Manning in with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, and Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre, calling members of that group everything from “Quislings,” to the “MAGA maple crowd.” 

I contacted each of Manning, Smith, and Poilievre to offer each of them an opportunity to respond. The one to reply was Manning. 

In a written statement, the former leader of the Reform Party said Angus is engaged in, “hysterical name calling,” and “false allegations, 

“There is intense dissatisfaction with the last nine year of Liberal government and that this will result in increased support for secession if the LIberals (sic) under Mr.Carney (sic) were to return to office.” 

Recent polling suggests Manning may have an exaggerated sense for the degree of secessionist sentiment in Western Canada. 

I contacted Liberal leader Mark Carney seeking a comment in response to Manning’s statement, however the Liberal Party did not respond to the request. 

However, Carney has been widely quoted in the media responding to Manning’s editorial. 

“Such dramatic comments are unhelpful at a time when Canadians are coming together,” said Carney. 

Then, Dr. Ron Dart, author of 42 books, and professor emeritus in the Political Science department at the University of the Fraser Valley joins the program to discuss the wave of Canadian nationalism and points out that it’s “nothing new.” 

“It's a revival of a significant tradition that has been implicit the last few decades, and it's becoming explicit again because of [U.S. President Donald] Trump.” Dart said.  

“The good of Trump, if there can be seen a good in Trump, is he's resurrected, Phoenix like, the best of the Canadian nationalist tradition, which has a very long history going back ... to pre confederation through John A. McDonald, a variety of Progressive Conservative prime ministers and then with [Pierre] Trudeau as well.” 

(00:00) - introduction 

(03:24) - Charlie Angus interview 

(29:35) - Response from Preston Manning 

(33:25) - Dr. Ron Dart interview