CHP TALKS

My special guest this week is Pastor Kevin Cavanaugh, long-time warrior in the culture wars and a strong advocate of effective Christian witness as we see so much of our civilization and society going galley-west! Kevin is Executive Director of Free To Care; he speaks in churches and to community groups across the country as a staunch advocate for families and helps folks understand the power of a...

My special guest this week is Mr. Lex Acker, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with over 15 years of experience going through the SEC filings of publicly listed companies. His diligent research and analysis of corporate finance was applied to the vaccine mandates and policies of BC’s Public Health Officer, Bonnie Henry. In this episode, we discuss the first three posts of an 11-post series that...

This week I have not one, not two but three (!) guests on my program. On top of our municipal and school board elections, BC Premier David Eby has called a provincial election, trying to take advantage of the division within the BC Conservative Party. I’m grateful that our CHP-BC Leader, Mr. Christian McCay is running in Langford-Highlands and CHP-BC President, Ed Ewald is running in my home distr...

This week I am speaking about my candidacy for School Board Trustee for Telkwa and Quick (SD #54, northern BC). I mostly talk about the importance of ensuring parents are involved in what their children are being taught and in any decisions being made or any activities being planned in the school in which their children would be expected to participate. Visit my website at:  https://www.rodtaylor....

My guest this week is Tom Harris, a friend of the show and Executive Director of the International Climate Science Coalition—Canada. Tom is an expert on climate science. In this episode, we discuss the proposed West Coast Oil Pipeline, part of a much-larger project, the National Interest West Coast Corridor, currently under review by the Major Projects Office.  For more info, visit the website of...

My special guest this week—and our go-to expert on all things that taxpayers and citizens need to know—is Kris Sims, Alberta Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. We discuss the move to abolish the Canadian Senate, once seen as the ‘Chamber of Sober Second Thought’, but now described as a rubber-stamp for the government in power.  Visit the Canadian Taxpayers Federation online and subscr...

My special guest this week is Det. Helen Grus of the Ottawa Police Force. Det. Grus testified recently at the Allison Inquiry. She was suspended in February, 2022 for investigating whether the doubling or tripling of infant deaths in Ottawa might be connected to the rollout of the covid vaccines and the injections of pregnant women and nursing mothers. Her investigation was halted and she herself...

My special guest this week is Mattea Merta, a wonderful lady who has spent years bringing family values and respect for human life to the United Nations and liaising with family values representatives from many countries to influence and encourage policy makers at the highest level of international governance. She is a published writer and has worked with a number of organizations, including Campa...

My special guest this week is Dean Allison, Member of Parliament for Niagara West. On this podcast we will be discuss the upcoming Allison Inquiry into vaccine injuries which Mr. Allison has organised along with Shawn and Teresa Buckley. We also discuss the shortcomings of Canada’s existing Vaccine Injury Support Program: the vast number of vaccine-injured Canadians who have not been able to acces...

My special guest this week is Beth St Denis, a valued friend and fellow worker. Beth is a lifelong resident of Windsor, Ontario where she is currently seeking a seat on the Greater Essex County District School Board. We discuss her platform: wanting to put the needs of students first, strengthening the partnership between parents and schools, improving academic achievement and creating more transp...

My special guest this week is Julia Poole. Julia is a seasoned educator with over four decades of experience teaching in both public and Christian school settings from kindergarten through university. She has contributed to education internationally as a Faculty Associate at both secular and Christian universities in Canada, Finland, Japan, and China. She also chairs March4Jesus in Surrey, BC and...

My special guest this week is Päivi Räsänen, a medical doctor and, for over 31 years, a Member of Parliament in Finland. Päivi has been Minister of the Interior for Finland, Chair of the Christian Democratic Party of Finland and has held many other prominent roles. On March 26, 2026, the Finnish Supreme Court ruled against her in a 3-2 decision, fining her for her statements supporting a biblical...

My guest this week is Dr. Michael Wagner, independent researcher and writer, and a columnist for the Western Standard . He has written some terrific books about Christianity and politics in Canada. He and his wife have eleven children and they have been home educating for over 30 years. We discuss the history of Alberta’s ill-treatment at the hands of Ottawa and the growing sentiment for independe...

My guest this week is Major (Ret.) Russ Cooper, a CAF fighter-pilot veteran of the Iraq/Kuwait War and a retired commercial pilot. Russ is the Founder and President of Canadian Citizens for Charter Rights and freedoms (C3RF). He joins us today to talk about Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing US war in Iran. Major Cooper gives a short history lesson, taking us back to the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD,...

My special guest this week is Alberta constitutional lawyer, Leighton Grey. Mr. Grey shines a light on the Kamloops Residential School fiasco, the “unmarked graves” narrative and the impact this unsubstantiated claim has had on our nation. We talk about the irresponsible journalism that fanned the flames, the RCMP report that was never published, the burning of hundreds of churches that took place...

My guest this week is Tamara Lich, the resilient spokeswoman for the 2022 Truckers’ Convoy and for all Canadians who love freedom, justice and truth. We discuss the status of various court cases: her unjust conviction in the longest “mischief” trial in the history of the Commonwealth, her appeal of that conviction, the Crown’s appeal of her sentence, the $290 million civil suit against her and som...

My special guest this week—and our go-to expert on all things that taxpayers and citizens need to know—is Kris Sims, Alberta Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. We discuss the hype around the Carney-Smith pipeline proposals and why taxpayers should be concerned that both the feds and the provinces are throwing taxpayer dollars at projects that are likely to balloon in cost. We also dis...

My guest this week is U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Mr. Pete Hoekstra. The Ambassador speaks of the 4th of July celebrations coming up this week and the importance and meaning of Independence Day and the Declaration of Independence which was signed 250 years ago on July 4, 1776. We also talk about his past experience as a U.S. Congressman  and his current role representing the United States of Americ...

My guest this week is Dr. David Haskell, the author of a new book entitled: Christ or Collapse: The Case Against Godless Government. Dr. Haskell and I discuss the main themes of his book and indeed, the central conclusions of his research and that of other scholars who have determined—based on stats—that societies whose laws are based on Christian principles do better than other societies based on...

My guest this week is Tom Harris, Executive Director of the International Climate Science Coalition—Canada and an expert on climate science. In this episode, we discuss a new book: Canary in a Climate World , available now on Amazon. We discuss China’s exemption from international agreements regarding fossil fuels and the ways in which our Prime Minister, Mark Carney gains from Canada’s restrictiv...

My guest this week is Tanya Gaw, founder of Action4Canada. Tanya tells us about a webinar she’ll be hosting for pastors and church leaders next week—Thursday June 18—to help them prepare themselves and their flocks for the potential challenges they may face under Bill C-9.  Pastors, please consider attending. Please spread the word to any pastors you know about this important webinar. You must pre...

My guest this week is Dr. Kent Hovind (Dr. Dino). I spoke with Dr. Hovind in person at his Dinosaur Adventure Land and Creation Science Center in Lenox, Alabama. In this episode I asked Dr, Hovind to talk about several of the most convincing scientific facts that point to a young earth designed by our Creator and a couple of the challenging questions he gets asked by skeptics. I encourage folks to...

My special guest this week—and our go-to expert on all things that taxpayers and citizens need to know—is Kris Sims, Alberta Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. We discuss the national debt, the failure of Mark Carney’s Liberals to stick to their own bloated budget, the crazy use of new debt to fund the ridiculously-named “Sovereign Wealth Fund” (not sovereign and curiously devoid of a...

My special guest this week is Mrs. C. Gwendolyn Landolt, co-founder, past President and current Vice-President of REAL Women of Canada. We discuss the founding of REAL Women in 1983, their efforts to defend the innocent pre-born from abortion and all Canadians from the destructive policies and philosophy of the radical left-wing feminists and secular socialists who were undermining the foundations...