Brian Lilley

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Political columnist for the Toronto Sun. I write about federal and Ontario politics. Sometimes other stuff. I tweet about @NDFootball and movies.

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1Jan 19, '25This is the wildest end to a political rally I’ve ever seen. Trump ends with his rallying cry and then is joined on stage by The Village People and he dances with them.157×6.8M41k3.6k7.5k
2Mar 4, '25The only Canadian retaliation measure that has caught American attention is Doug Ford saying he is willing to cut electricity off. Ford was on CNN this morning, NBC last night. Ame97.3×4.2M11k1.5k1.3k
3Apr 28, '25I mean, based on Liberal standards, we all know what this is about. Can’t be any questions about it. No explanation. It’s clear what this is. Right?40.9×1.8M12k2.5k612
4Oct 24, '25So basically we are screwed.29.5×1.3M20k2.9k1.1k
5Mar 17, '25Wow! Mark Carney gets very testy when asked about his assets by the Globe’s Stephanie Levitz and then lectures CBC’s Rosemary Barton for following up. Something is up here. And rea27.3×1.2M19k5.3k1.6k
6Mar 27, '25Here is the warning that Trump sent out to Canada on TruthSocial at 1:50 AM.20.1×869k10k1.6k392
7Mar 7, '25Danielle Smith says she won’t accept export tariffs imposed on Alberta energy because Ottawa has broken trust with her province. She’s 100% right. The treatment of Western Canada, 19.6×847k9.7k1.8k320
8Jan 10, '25Justin Trudeau says it’s not him or his policies that made his government unpopular, it’s those damn right wingers on social media.15.9×687k8.2k1.4k340
9Mar 11, '25Wait until Donald Trump finds out that Doug Ford is about to run ads in the United States explaining to the American people how bad Trump's tariffs are for them.15.8×683k19k4.1k407
10Mar 4, '25Trump is basically saying beatings will continue until morale improves14.8×639k9.6k848179
11May 14, '25Canada’s new foreign affairs minister Anita Anand blames all the deaths on Israel. Let me clear this up for her. Hamas started the war. They refuse to surrender. They refuse to rel14.4×622k7.7k1.7k315
12Feb 24, '25Over on Facebook, Ben Shapiro is asking the question we all want more prominent American conservatives asking openly. Why Canada? We have allies in the American conservative moveme14.3×616k8.5k958345
13Feb 1, '25What House Press Secretary Karline Leavitt says Justin Trudeau should trying calling Trump before spouting off to the media about tariffs.14×607k8.8k1.5k298
14Mar 21, '25There is nothing in this book, or what Mark Carney has said in the past, that aligns with what he is promising now.13.2×569k10k3.4k486
15Feb 23, '25Let’s put this in blunt terms for Canadians. If Trump reduces regulation and takes the corporate tax rate down to 15%, matching our effective rate, and we have Mark Carney and his 13×562k7.4k1.5k267
16Nov 23, '24If you search Montreal on X tonight, this is what you will find. The city I used to live in, the city I still love, summed up with video after video of pro-Hamas, anti-Jewish mobs 12.6×544k7.5k1.7k294
17Nov 26, '24So, @realDonaldTrump just gave Canada 2 months to fix our border with the US, to stop the crime, to stop the flow of drugs or face across the board 25% tariffs.12.5×539k11k1.8k439
18Jul 31, '25Anyone paying attention could have predicted this. Mark Carney, the Trump whisperer, strikes again. We were close to a deal two months ago and will now head into August as the only12.3×533k8.7k1.8k241
19Dec 27, '24The more I think about this, taking over the Eaton Centre for the Hamasnik cause, the more I want action. Arrest those involved. Deport non-citizens for supporting terrorism. Same 12.3×530k11k1.9k191
20Nov 6, '24Quite the speech from Scott Jennings on why Trump won.12.1×522k8.3k1.8k1.4k
21Apr 11, '25So Carney has emerged from his cabinet meeting. He gave a brief statement, took no questions and bolted. His decision to “suspend” his campaign is a distraction. He doesn’t handle 12×519k7.6k2k203
22Dec 16, '24Last week, I reported that Freeland’s deficit number today would be $62 billion. Some doubted me. Turns out I was wrong, the deficit won’t be $62 billion, it will be $61.9 billion.11.8×508k8k1.2k84
23Mar 8, '25Ben Shapiro is an ally of Donald Trump, he was at the joint address in the front row of the gallery clapping. He is also a friend of Canada, may hate Trudeau, but loves this countr11.5×498k8.8k1.1k294
24Oct 8, '24They don’t just hate Israel. They don’t just hate Jews. They hate all of Western civilization. Here are the folks at the October 7 vigil in Vancouver chanting “Death to Canada!” an10.4×450k15k4.3k600
25Jun 23, '25This is sick, but no longer surprising.9.7×418k13k2k216
26Oct 27, '24If you don’t consider yourself Canadian, think this country is a white supremacist, settler project built on stolen land then….show the courage of your convictions and leave. Go li9.6×416k8.9k1.6k298
27Jul 26, '25This is unreal. An actual quote from the Montreal mayor's office. "Freedom of expression is one of our fundamental values, but hateful and discriminatory speech is not accepted in 9.6×415k11k2.3k529
28Mar 28, '25This is a bombshell. Mark Carney - plagiarist. The question is, will Canada's media, will academia, hold Mark Carney to account or look away because he is a Liberal?9.3×403k7.8k2.4k155
29Jan 21, '25Danielle Smith says Justin Trudeau has torched Canada’s relationship with Washington and put us in this position.9.3×402k9.3k1.7k244
30Jan 15, '25Someone inside Trudeau's office sent me these photos from a secret meeting between Trudeau and Carney in recent months. Anyone still want to dispute my reporting that Carney is Tru8.9×384k9k3.3k342
31Mar 26, '25I’m from Hamilton. Covered politics for near 25 years. I’ve never seen a crowd this big come out for any politician in The Hammer, never mind a Conservative one.8.8×379k16k3.4k284
32Jan 6, '25Pierre Poilievre is right, today’s announcement changes nothing - at the moment. Trudeau is still PM. Our government is a lame duck as he tries to negotiate with Donald Trump over 8.6×373k7.4k1.5k130
33Jan 31, '25Super rich dude says that you noticing the price of everything going up as the carbon tax goes up means you don’t understand how good the carbon tax is for you.8.1×350k7.7k1.9k245
34Dec 17, '24This isn’t CBC fact checking Pierre Poilievre, this is Janyce McGregor spewing PMO talking points on CBC to defend the government and attack Poilievre. Defund CBC now!8.0×348k8.4k1.5k223
35Dec 10, '24So, a little after midnight and Trump is posting this to his Truth Social account calling Trudeau a governor. After Trudeau spent more than a year denouncing Trump in an attempt to7.7×332k8.7k1.4k245
36Jul 26, '25CBC started a holy war this week over a Christian singer with political views they don’t like. CBC pushes left-wing values in effort to cancel Christian singer | Toronto Sun7.5×324k7.8k1.9k147
37Sep 11, '25People reached out to say be careful after Charlie Kirk was shot. That wouldn’t happen here. This professor at U of T would say otherwise. Her office is just a few blocks from mine7.4×319k12k3.1k327
38Sep 11, '24Pierre Poilievre says he will cap Canada's immigration numbers until the housing supply catches up. Then the cap will be tied to housing starts and builds. Do you agree with this?7.2×313k9.2k966124
39Jul 2, '24T-shirt spotted on the beachfront at Wasaga Beach.7.2×313k7.7k1.1k167
40Jan 8, '25Yes, this is Elon Musk’s response to Justin Trudeau clapping back at Trump yesterday. You can get angry at Musk for the crudeness or his seeming support for Canada being the 51st s7.1×308k8.4k1.2k184
41Jul 14, '24This person should no longer teach at the UBC medical school.7.1×306k12k3k121
42Jan 22, '25Poilievre's comments will see anger in fury among our media and political establishment. The general public will quietly nod in agreement.7.0×302k7.6k1.1k170
43Apr 11, '25Why did Mark Carney “suspend” his campaign and return to Ottawa? Because he is really bad at campaigning and gets angry at journalists asking fair and basic questions. Like yesterd6.8×295k12k3.5k235
44May 25, '25End of the walk. What a sight.6.8×295k8.6k1.2k139
45Dec 17, '24This seems appropriate tonight as the Trudeau government admits to a $61.9 billion deficit. Remember back in 2015 when Stephen Harper warned us that Trudeau would bring about non-s6.7×290k7.5k1.9k330
46Aug 6, '24Shocked and horrified only scratches the surface. Conservatives are calling for a Parliamentary investigation into how a man arrested in a terror plot last week was able to enter C6.6×286k8.9k2.6k247
47Dec 27, '24It's not clear to me why so many Canadians are shocked that Trump is insulting Trudeau and trolling him online. Trudeau has been insulting and attacking Trump for years.6.5×279k16k2.8k150
48Mar 23, '25This is the line to get into Poilievre's event in Liberal fortress Toronto.6.4×278k8.3k1.4k135
49Apr 18, '25Stephen Harper is coming out to endorse Pierre Poilievre over Mark Carney once again, saying they both worked for him and he backs Poilievre.6.4×276k8.8k1.6k131
50Oct 17, '25News flash for you all… Poilievre is right about the RCMP and SNC.6.4×275k9.9k2.8k196
51Oct 31, '25Kevin Hassett, one of the quieter people in the Trump admin and one of the president’s top economic advisors says that the Canadian negotiating team are rude and not serious. Thing6.4×275k7.8k1.8k354
52Jun 19, '24It's 31 degrees in Toronto. That's not unusual for mid to late June. We are being told now that it is a heat dome. We are being told to avoid going outside. We are being told to be6.3×273k8.2k2k72
53Feb 1, '25Hold on…. We are taking in 5,000 people from Gaza, one of the most radicalized places on earth, but Egypt, which is next door, doesn’t want to take anyone? 🤔🤔🤔🤔6.3×270k7.6k2.1k218
54Feb 5, '25Even with a ceasefire, the Hamasnik animals are on the streets of Toronto, faces covered denouncing Israel, supporting their terrorist pals and denouncing me. They can go to hell.6.2×268k8k1.5k95
55Apr 17, '25The message Poilievre is giving here is the same one that I heard growing up in my immigrant heavy neighbourhood in Hamilton. Bring your culture and traditions, leave the violence 5.8×250k12k1.9k128
56Jan 19, '25Do you agree with Rupa?5.6×242k7.5k1.1k58
57Jan 12, '25Never in my lifetime have I seen provincially leaders do so much diplomacy. The reason this is needed is the lack of any credible federal leadership. What are your thoughts.5.6×240k14k1.8k132
58Apr 6, '25The selling point for Mark Carney is that he is a smart economist. Here he is in Dec. 2020 saying inflation wouldn’t be a problem. A few months later inflation took off. Within the5.3×227k9.4k3.4k618
59Feb 22, '25This is a really well done video that explains Carney’s actual position on the carbon tax accurately.5.2×225k7.4k3k1.2k
60Mar 9, '25Now that is a packed rally. It’s not the Liberal leadership race, it’s Poilievre in London, Ontario on a random Sunday.5.1×221k10k1.9k64
61Jan 13, '25Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says if Trudeau blocks Alberta's oil exports in response to Trump tariffs, it will cause a national unity crisis. Do you agree?5.1×218k8.4k1.1k84
62Sep 15, '25Conservative MP for Lethbridge Rachel Thomas pays tribute to Charlie Kirk in the House of Commons, calls for the defence of free speech and against political violence. She gets a s5.0×216k9.2k1.3k374
63Apr 13, '25I was busy yesterday and missed this but it is truly remarkable. Bankers aren’t backing the banker, they are backing Poilievre and so are other business leaders. Poilievre has huge5.0×215k11k3.7k329
64Jan 28, '25Poilievre says we should be deporting temporary residents, folks here on visas, committing hate crimes. Sounds good to me. Do you agree?5.0×215k13k1.4k64
65Mar 25, '25It’s fascinating that so many of the people screaming about Team Canada and Elbows Up have spent the last several years describing Canada as a horribly racist country. You know who4.8×205k9.2k1.8k139
66Apr 2, '25I'm glad I'm not the only one who picked up on this. Carney isn't just lifting policy from Poilievre, he's now taking parts of his speech. He's trying to convince you he's a centri4.7×201k8.3k3.1k222
67Jul 26, '25No permit. And CBC would never ask.4.6×197k12k3.1k284
68Mar 15, '25This is the Liberal Party. They have been telling us for years that if you oppose the carbon tax, you hate the planet. Now they are bragging about cancelling it. Which they haven’t4.3×187k10k2.6k262
69Mar 18, '25Hamas was supposed to release the hostages. ALL OF THEM. They didn’t do that and that is what broke the ceasefire, not the deadly strikes on Gaza taking place now. The problem is a4.3×186k10k1.6k109
70Feb 8, '25In 2023, Japan came to Canada asking to buy our LNG. Trudeau said no. On Friday, Trump announced a major deal that we could have had. Investment, long term contracts. Trudeau made 4.3×184k8k2.3k224
71Feb 23, '25Since I reported on Mark Carney hanging out with Ghislaine Maxwell more than a month ago, not a single establishment media outlet has reported on it or asked him about it publicly.4.1×175k8.9k2.6k152
72Feb 15, '22BREAKING: Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly has resigned according to a senior source close to the situation.4.0×030k6k125
73Sep 12, '25Stop calling people you don’t agree with Nazis or fascists.3.9×170k7.7k1.2k99
74Nov 23, '24For the love of Canada, Justin Trudeau just has to go.3.8×165k14k1.9k52
75Mar 28, '25So, just trying to make sure that I follow all of this. Plagiarism is fine, if you are a Liberal. Taking credit for the work of others or work you didn't do is fine, if you are a L3.8×164k9.2k2.6k140
76Oct 30, '24And look how shocked I am..... Jagmeet Singh says he won't vote to bring down the Trudeau government even as he denounces Trudeau. This is really pathetic.3.8×164k7.6k1.6k50
77Dec 22, '24Freeland is being portrayed as a hero these days....called a centrist who shows fiscal responsibility. That's simply not the case if you look at the record. Read & RP #cdnpoli3.7×162k8.3k1.7k77
78Apr 26, '25The guy who was shot and killed after pulling a gun on cops at Pearson on Thursday was Daniel Dolan of Toronto. The 30 year-old had a violent past and was under 3 gun ban orders. S3.7×158k8k2.7k167
79Feb 6, '25Pierre Poilievre says the open borders, globalist agenda of Trudeau -Carney will end when he is PM3.6×155k7.7k1.4k94
80Jan 21, '25I agree fully. Do you?3.6×154k7.6k1.1k18
81Jun 4, '25Olivia Chow needs to be replaced as the Mayor of Toronto. We need one, serious candidate.3.5×151k7.9k1.2k56
82Apr 5, '25Carney wants everyone to pay their fair share of taxes. Well, not him or Brookfield, for those matters he uses tax havens in Bermuda.3.4×148k7.6k2.5k127
83Sep 21, '25Donald Trump is pretty blunt. Canada, the UK, France and Australia are rewarding terrorists.3.4×145k8.7k1.9k241
84Apr 22, '25I've never seen a politician lie as much or as blatantly as Mark Carney in my 25 years of covering politics. Yesterday, when called out on saying something that wasn't true about P3.2×139k7.8k2.8k158
85Dec 17, '24Poilievre says there should be an election in Canada before Trump takes office to protect Canada. Do you agree?3.2×138k8.1k93947
86Jan 6, '25I love Blanchet’s bluntness. He says putting a new leader at the helm of the Liberals won’t change anything. It’s the same people with the same policies and same values. Time for a3.2×137k8.2k1.3k88
87Dec 27, '24Justin Trudeau has ignored the will of Parliament, ignored a ruling of the speaker, is pushing through tax changes without a vote in the Commons and is bypassing the House by using3.1×134k8.7k2.6k142
88Mar 24, '25His rally in Toronto is massive, but as @PierrePoilievre speaks to the people in the room, he's go 35,000 watching live on X, another 7,600 watching on YouTube and just shy of 2,003.0×132k7.7k1.6k105
89Apr 6, '25It wasn't Donald Trump that gave Canada rising unemployment, a sputtering economy, a broken immigration system or a 69 cent dollar, it was the Liberals. Why reward them with a four3.0×132k9.6k3k118
90Apr 11, '25Carney was dismissive, aggressive, condescending to a Globe and Mail reporter today because he didn't like their legitimate. question about China and influence. Anyone else notice 3.0×128k7.6k2.3k103
91Sep 13, '25Time to stop calling your political opponents Nazis and fascists.2.9×127k7.9k1.7k213
92Oct 8, '24Are you done with this BS? Are you fed up with terror rallies shouting "Death to Canada!" on our streets?2.9×123k8.1k2.1k152
93Jun 20, '24Let's get real, the van circling Toronto is not a hate crime. That Toronto Police were so quick to rush to an investigation while ignoring what's been happening on our streets for 2.5×107k8.1k1.9k67
94Mar 22, '25We are getting an election, let's not waste it. Canadians need to remember which party has been in power for the last decade and why it's time for a change.2.5×106k7.8k2k55
95Nov 23, '24It’s not just dancing at the Swift concert as Montreal was dealing with crazy riots. It’s his policies. His decisions. For the sake of Canada, Trudeau needs to go.2.3×98k11k2.1k45
96Apr 24, '25A clear theme throughout this campaign has been that Mark Carney lies. He lies quickly. He lies casually. He lies all the time. He did it this week in attacking his main opponent o2.2×94k7.7k2.9k116
97Feb 8, '22Liberal MP Joel Lightbound is calling for a roadmap out of COVID including ending mandates, passports etc. Said that his own government has taken the wrong tone on COVID and he wan1.5×012k2.4k59
98Feb 4, '22It’s a few days old now but this broadcaster from India rips @JustinTrudeau for his hypocrisy. Had lots to say, lots of understanding for the farmers protesting in India but disdai1.5×09.8k3.1k182
99Apr 14, '22I’ve seen a lot of outrage today over the idea of @elonmusk buying Twitter. I’ve never seen outrage at a Saudi prince owning the biggest chunk of Twitter. You know, Saudi Arabia, t1.4×011k2.3k106
100Sep 11, '22I’ve watched a lot of leadership speeches over my time in this business. Never heard or seen one as good as this. To all the Liberals thinking they should be happy that ⁦@PierrePoi1.1×08.7k1.2k36

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