The Canadian Story

Ian Blackwood is a Crossbow Hunter and a real human male born & raised in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. With over two decades in the entertainment industry from musician to actor to producer to photographer and even podcast host, Blackwood is a jack of all trades. Find Ian online: Instagram: http://instagram.com/theianblackwood IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2179036/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 IBT...

Roman Baber is the Member of Provincial Parliament for the Riding of York Centre. Roman was elected in the June 2018 Ontario Election and currently serves as Chair of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Justice Policy. Roman is a lawyer called to the Ontario Bar in 2006 and practiced law until his election, primarily in the areas of insurance and commercial litigation.  He attended high school...

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Chad Krahn is a community builder based out of Red Deer, Alberta. He is currently a constituency manager for the local MLA, President of his community association and a foster parent. Previously, Chad worked as a poverty reduction advocate and a church planter. He holds a Masters in Theological Studies and has two, soon to be three, but usually more, kids with his wife Heather. You can find C...

Nathan Giede is a pundit who has commented on political matters in print, radio, and television for many years. He resides near Prince George, BC on the family farm. Find Nathan online:  https://www.facebook.com/nathan.giede Find us online: https://www.facebook.com/thecadstory https://twitter.com/thecadstory https://www.instagram.com/thecadstory/ https://anchor.fm/thecadstory

Cole has a Degree in Political Studies from the University of Alberta. He has worked extensively in all three levels of government, campaigned in four provinces, helped run the unity campaign between the Wildrose and PCs, and also ran for office himself. He also has his Private Pilots license and competes in powerlifting in his freetime. Find us online: https://www.facebook.com/thecadstory ht...

Vitor Marciano is a political and communications strategist who has been involved in small "c" conservative politics for over 30 years. He has been a campaign manager many times at all levels in politics. He was on the first national council of the conservative party of Canada, served as the national policy chair for the CPC, the executive director of Wildrose and the press secretary to 2 Alberta...

Andrej is a lawyer specializing in corporate/commercial law. He has held senior positions in the federal public service and Canada's space sector. He earned his law degree cum laude  from the University of Ottawa and holds two graduate degrees in political science and economics. He aspires to own a '67 Mustang one day. Find Andrej online:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrej-litvinjenko-5...

Dan Leytham is an entrepreneur, musician and keyboard/synth player in the band Mucho Disaster based out of Hamilton, Ontario. A few years ago Dan made the decision that although music was his first love, it was more pragmatic to leverage his skills in roofing to start a roofing company. 5 years after starting the company, his company Peak Roofing now generates half a million in revenue annually an...

Senator Leo Housakos was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2008. He was named Speaker of the Senate in 2014. During his tenure, he has been at the forefront of Senate modernization both as Chair of Internal Economy and Chair of Rules and Procedures of the Senate. One of his proudest achievements in the Senate, was the passing of a bill, of which he was the sponsor, callin...

Garnett Genuis is the Member of Parliament for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, and is the Conservative Shadow Minister for International Development and Human Rights. Prior to this, he was the Conservative Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism & for Canada-China Relations. Since having been elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election, he has been an ardent advocate for plurali...

Walied Soliman is the Canadian chair of Norton Rose Fulbright. He is widely regarded as one of Canada’s leading lawyers in his field of practice, having been involved in some of the most significant and complex M&A transactions and proxy battles in the country.  As co-chair of the firm’s Special Situations team, he advises buyers and sellers, boards of directors, hostile bidders as well a...

Benjamin Sharma is a policy analyst and political activist who has most recently worked as a policy advisor in government. Born and raised in Toronto, Ben has an undergraduate degree in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Princeton University, a master's degree in Russian from Harvard University, and law and business degrees from the University of Toronto.  Ben's study of Russia has given h...

Dan Leytham is an entrepreneur, musician and keyboard/synth player in the band Mucho Disaster based out of Hamilton, Ontario. A few years ago Dan made the decision that although music was his first love, it was more pragmatic to leverage his skills in roofing to start a roofing company. 5 years after starting the company, his company Peak Roofing now generates half a million in revenue annually an...

Aisha Gerber (Godbout) was a Canadian competitive gymnast, competing at the international level beginning in 2003. She then earned a scholarship to UCLA, where she completed her Bachelor’s degree in World Arts and Cultures and competed with the UCLA gymnastics team. After graduating in 2012 she spent the next 5 years coaching gymnasts at the recreational and competitive level, eventually shifting...

Derek Fildebrandt is Publisher of the Western Standard. He was a Wildrose MLA and then Leader of the Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta from 2015 to 2019. From 2009 to 2015 he was Alberta Director and National Research Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Find Derek online:  https://www.westernstandardonline.com https://www.westernstandardonline.com/subscribe/ https://twitter.com...

A graduate of Queen’s University, Brent Cameron is a writer and researcher whose 2005 book “The Case for Commonwealth Free Trade” outlined many of the themes that would become part of the CANZUK concept. Formerly a Research Associate with SES Canada Research (now Nanos Research), and an assistant to a member of the Ontario Legislature, Brent is a Trade Policy Advisor with Toronto-based Concierge S...

Melanie Rose Williamson, also known as singer-songwriter Melle Rose, was crowned Miss Canada 2013, and stands now as a budding cognitive scientist and neuroscientist. With both an artistic and scientific background, Melanie's approach to everything, including neuroscience, psychology, moral ethics, politics, music and otherwise, is highly creative and proactively challenges the standard, where per...

Erin's driving purpose is to help people find their truest, most rebellious path through mindset training, movement, and true community. Erin Moraghan is a long-time grinder in the fitness and wellness world, both as a business developer and a wellness coach. She believes every successful wellness or business strategy begins with mindset training, and considers a daily mindset practice even m...

Eric Bolton is a Canadian performing singer-songwriter and entrepreneur.  Owner of music school/studio E-Bolt Music in Cambridge, Ontario specializing in music instruction with a team of talented instructors while also partnering with Skytrack Studios to provide one of the top recording facilities in the Waterloo Region. Eric is also the leading member of Ontario rock band, Shy Harry. With a...

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Andrej is a lawyer specializing in corporate/commercial law. He has held senior positions in the federal public service and Canada's space sector. He earned his law degree cum laude  from the University of Ottawa and holds two graduate degrees in political science and economics. He aspires to own a '67 Mustang one day. Find Andrej online: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrej-litvinjenko-5964666...