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Brian Lilley
@brianlilley
Political columnist for the Toronto Sun. I write about federal and Ontario politics. Sometimes other stuff. I tweet about @NDFootball and movies.
Jun 1 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
1/ 🚨 In ONE MONTH, Canada’s trade relationship with the United States could BLOW UP. July 1 is the deadline for the CUSMA review. Media calls it a “technical review.” Don’t believe them. US could walk away — or force annual reviews that create chaos for our economy. Thread🧵 2/ CUSMA replaced NAFTA in 2020. Built into the deal: after 6 years, parties decide on a 16-year extension, switch to yearly reviews, or one can give 6 months notice to exit. No automatic renewal.
Apr 29 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
1/ 🚨 BIG NEWS from one of the last living fathers of Canada’s Constitution: Brian Peckford — ex-NL Premier who helped patriate the Charter — says the Carney government is acting UNCONSTITUTIONALLY by asking the Supreme Court to gut the Notwithstanding Clause.

Thread 👇 2/ Background: Quebec’s Bill 21 uses Section 33 (the Notwithstanding Clause) to protect its law on religious symbols for public servants. The Carney Liberals filed a factum + made oral arguments last month demanding the Supreme Court LIMIT how provinces can use it. Peckford is furious.
Apr 23 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
The CBC is misleading Canadians again on trade talks with the US. Their headline screamed that Trump’s team is demanding an “entry fee” from Ottawa. Sounds like a shakedown, right? It’s not true. Here’s what’s really going on 👇 CBC claimed Canada already gave big concessions and got nothing in return — rolling back tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax (DST). Wrong. Those weren’t concessions. They were us finally living up to the CUSMA agreement we expect the Americans to follow.
Feb 6, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Liberal MPs like Chris Bittle want to brand the whole Toronto protest with this man.
I ran into him just before 6pm with protest supporters & opponents.
Both sides told him he was wrong & should leave.
The exchange was fascinating.
Then someone stole his sign & destroyed it. The two men to my left who supported the protest said they were Jewish and asked the man if he knew how wrong he was. They also tried to ask why he was putting the message out there and if he understood how racist it was.
The woman to my right opposed the protest and this man.