CHP TALKS

My guest this week is Kris Sims, Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. We discuss the various deceptive talking points used by the Liberal Government in presenting its $78.3 billion deficit budget last week. We also talk about the need to educate young Canadians on the history behind Remembrance Day, the sacrifices made by veterans in the two World Wars and the need to improve Can...

My guest this week is Joel Salatin, a writer, speaker and successful farmer. His family farm in Swoope, Virginia (Polyface Farms) provides meaningful work for 22 employees; the farm also provides healthy, nutritious beef, pork and chicken to over 5,000 families, 10 restaurants, and 5 retail outlets. All this without using agricultural chemicals. They also sell forestry products. Joel’s passion and...

My guest this week is Katie Pasitney, who’s been on our program before. She is the official spokesperson for Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, BC. My wife and I were onsite with Katie last week to see the situation for ourselves; we were so impressed with Universal Ostrich Farms and the hundreds of volunteers and supporters who have come together in community to stop the unreasonable slaughter...

My guest this week is Christian McCay, someone we’ve known for some years and who—on October 18 in Abbotsford BC—was elected to serve as the next Leader of the Christian Heritage Party of BC (CHP-BC), the provincial wing of CHP Canada. Recorded on the front lawn of the BC Legislature in Victoria, we discuss Mr. McCay’s background and previous experience in seeking to restore biblical morality at t...

My guest this week is Greg Hill, co-founder of Free to Fly, an organization dedicated to restoring and defending personal freedom, particularly as it pertains to air travel. Their newsletter goes out over 35,000 airline professionals and passengers. Today we discuss the ominous approach of a digital ID in the UK, Canada and the world. Learn more about Greg and Free to Fly at https://www.freetofly....

My guest this week is Michael Clark, head of the Christian Impact Network and a repeat guest on CHP Talks. In July, Michael was touring Alberta and motivating Christians to step forward as candidates for municipal and school board offices in the 2025 Municipal Election. That election will take place on Monday, October 20 and Michael has returned to do yet another Alberta tour, encouraging the cand...

My guest this week is Pastor Derek Reimer of Calgary. Derek feeds and ministers to the homeless in Calgary but was arrested for peacefully presenting biblical truth at a “Drag Queen Story Hour.” He was arrested again for attempting to discuss—with a library manager—the use of a public library for these types of events. He served 105 days behind bars and has now served 9 months of a 12-month senten...

My guest this week is Kris Sims, Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. We discuss the $30 Billion of taxpayer-funded corporate welfare doled out to large multinational corporations like Honda, Volkswagen, Stellantis and Northvolt for major capital expansion projects that—if they were sound investments—would be able to find money without putting taxpayers deeper in debt. Many of th...

My guest this week is Ted Kuntz, President of Vaccine Choice Canada ( https://vaccinechoicecanada.com ). Ted had a leading role in exposing government lies and misinformation during the Covid years but he’s also been challenging the pharmaceutical industry’s control of medical funding and protocols for many years prior to Covid—ever since his son was injured and ultimately died as a result of a va...

My guest this week is Pastor Steve Bainbridge, lead pastor at The Mill Christian Fellowship in Mississauga, Ontario. His church will be the location of the Maple Abolition Conference Sept. 18 to 20. Numerous speakers—including Laura Klassen (Choice42)—will be addressing the issue of ending abortion in Canada. Pastor Matthew Trewhella will also be speaking on the topic of the responsibility of “les...

My guest this week is John Sikkema, Director of Law and Policy at ARPA (Association for Reformed Political Action). We discuss the recent decision by Andrea Horwath, Mayor of Hamilton, to remove ARPA’s billboard. The billboard carried the message: Let Kids Be.ca / Stop Medical Transitions for Minors. It is one of the visuals ARPA is using to educate and inform the public of their Let Kids Be campa...

My guest this week is Salena Zito, veteran political reporter, currently writing for the Washington Examiner . She is the author of Butler: The untold story of the near assassination of Donald Trump and the fight for America’s heartland. Salena was in Butler, Pennsylvania on that fateful day and only a few feet from the stage where President Trump was speaking when the shots rang out. She has a lo...

My guest this week is Chloe Barnes, Communications Director for We Unify, an organization working to bring together as many individuals and organizations as possible—mostly from Canada but also from the USA—who share values and concerns about some of the secular, globalist trends in government and media. Visit https://www.weunify.ca to see a list of speakers and to register for the upcoming RECLAI...

My guest this week is my good friend, Mr. Ron Gray, former National Leader of CHP Canada. We discuss his “Open Letter to Mark Carney” regarding the PM’s recent announcement that he supports the creation of yet-another “Palestinian State.” We also touch on the CBC and Mark Carney’s financial stake in “green energy” initiatives and “tiny houses.” 

My guest this week is Kris Sims, Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. We discuss the CTF’s recent exposé of the 1,831 “managers, producers and supervisors” at the CBC with salaries over $100,000 (annual cost to taxpayers=$240 million). We also chat about the looming requirement for 20% of all vehicles sold in Canada to be “zero-emission” by 2026 (100% by 2035) and what that will...

My guest this week is Matt Alexander, former schoolteacher (over 20 years), pastor and veteran of the army reserves. He’s also the father of Josh Alexander, the young man who was suspended from his Catholic High School for his efforts to protect the privacy of his female classmates. Matt and his wife, Nicole—both schoolteachers in two different schools—were fired for refusing to promote the LGBTQ...

My guest this week is Arpad Nagy, Political Operations Director for the Quebec Life Coalition (Campagne Québec-Vie) in Quebec. He is currently running for a seat in the National Assembly in a by-election in the district of Arthabaska. We discuss his campaign and how important it is that pro-life, pro-family voters in that district have a candidate to vote for who represents their values. Only qual...

CHP Leader Rod Taylor chats with veteran CHP candidate Jeff Willerton who is running in the by-election in Battle River-Crowfoot about why it’s important that the CHP is there to challenge pro-abortion candidate Pierre Poilievre. See Jeff’s candidate webpage and contribute to his campaign here: https://jeffwillerton.ca

Today’s guest host Beth St. Denis interviews Maggie Hope Braun , founder of KICLEI Canada , a grassroots advocacy organization dedicated to empowering Canadian communities by reclaiming local decision-making authority from global programs such as the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and ICLEI’s “Partners for Climate Protection” (PCP). KICLEI Canada operates entirely on support from priv...

Guest host Beth St Denis interviews Jay Palko, a former Essex CHP candidate and a passionate advocate for protecting children from the corruption happening in our public school systems. Beth and Jay, both outspoken Christians, have been at the forefront of raising awareness about the alarming issues within their local school board. Together, they delve into the specific tactics used by these board...

My guest this week is Jim Enos, Ontario President for the CHP and President of the Hamilton-Wentworth Family Action Council. Jim and the CHP are headed back to court to defend freedom of speech regarding gender and family issues—specifically the right to proclaim the biological reality and dictionary definition that a woman is an adult female. Jim brings us up to date on the appeal and we invite v...

My guest this week is Shaun Newman, host of the Shaun Newman Podcast out of Lloydminster, that wonderful city that straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. His podcast pulls in opinions and observational insights from a wide variety of guests. As he joins me today, he shares bits of his life journey through an early hockey career and into the role of podcaster, grappling along the way with issue...

My guest this week is Dr. John Redekop, author, professor and outspoken advocate for Christian values in public policy and social structures. We speak about the importance of a proper education that not only passes on knowledge but also supports parents and provides traditional moral guidance for young people as they navigate current trends. Dr. Redekop speaks directly about SOGI-123, the BC curri...

My guest this week is Mr. Paul Bootsma, Policy Coordinator for the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO). We discuss his policy work at the CFFO and how the organization advocates for farmers with both the federal and provincial governments. We also discuss the current issue of waste at some small abbatoirs (slaughter facilities) in Ontario where there seems to be a pattern of excessive c...

My guest this week is long-time friend Harold Jonker of Jonker Trucking. Harold drove the lead truck into Ottawa in the 2022 Truckers Freedom Convoy and had up to 12 trucks involved over the course of the event. Until last week, Harold was facing charges related to his participation; but last week, a court in Ottawa ruled that he was innocent of all charges. In this episode, Harold gives thanks to...