Brian Lilley
National Bureau
Brian Lilley is host of Byline on Sun News Network, daily show that follows the stories that matter to Canadians. Brian also writes regularly in the pages of Sun Media newspapers including a column each Friday. Prior to joining Sun, Brian spent 10 years covering politics on talk radio in several major Canadian markets including Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. His work has been featured on CNN TV and Radio, CBS Radio and on some of the top talks shows in Canada. Brian lives in Ottawa with his wife and four children.
Columns
A dose of common sense
We are having an insane debate across North America right now, a debate about whether to make vaccines mandatory all because there is a relatively small outbreak of measles in the United States.
Fifty shades of GG? No thanks
It is a book that has the imprimatur of the Governor General of Canada and the applause of the Canadian artistic and media elite, and yet I can’t read the first line or much of the first few pages on television.
When victims become criminals
It should be pretty simple: A man’s home is his castle. Break into that castle at your own risk and deal with any consequences.
Cuba deal brings hope, skepticism
I have mixed feelings about the deal to normalize relations between Cuba and the United States.
Open eyes to Islamist threat
We are confronting a global terrorism problem and for the most part that threat emanates from Islam.
Gun control won't solve real gun problem
This Saturday is the 25th anniversary of the shooting of 14 women at Ecole Polytechnique by Marc Lepine, also known as the Montreal Massacre.
Money for nothing? No way
Show me the money. It’s a simple phrase and it applies to life well outside of the movie Jerry Maguire.
U.S. greenbacks funding anti-oilsands fight
The U.S. Senate struck a blow for Canadian prosperity this week when Democratic senators voted en masse to block legislation that would have pushed for American approval of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Don't fall for Trudeau's Occupy rhetoric
Justin Trudeau is hoping to steal from Barack Obama's playbook as we head towards the 2015 election.
Why CBC's probe will change little
CBC isn't serious about dealing with allegations of harassment and misconduct in their own workplace and now I have the proof.
Time for straight talk on terrorism
Canada lost two soldiers this week in two unrelated terrorist attacks, one in St. Jean sur Richelieu and the other in Ottawa.
Networks shouldn’t censor political ads
In November 1988, the Liberal Party of Canada went to court to force CBC and CTV to carry their attack ads against Brian Mulroney and his Progressive Conservatives. The ads used footage of Opposition leader John Turner taking on Mulroney over the issue of free trade during the televised leaders debates.
Call it what it is -- Islamic terrorism
This week two Muslim groups launched a new booklet in conjunction with the RCMP. It’s called "United Against Terrorism" and who could think that's a bad thing.
Green movement all about greenbacks
It's climate week in New York. I learned about that after seeing pictures of littered streets, garbage piled up in the wake of thousands who marched to demand world leaders do more for the planet.
Occupy mentality sets up tent in New Brunswick
Do you remember Occupy Wall Street and its many imitators across North America?
Stories
Harper gives us a break
If you’ve got a kid, Prime Minister Stephen Harper wants to give you a tax break.
Court hears damaging testimony former friends of robocalls accused
Friends of the only person charged in the robocalls scandal told court Monday that Michael Sona discussed diverting voters to wrong polling stations during the 2011 federal election campaign.
Cable bill hike to pay for CBC?
The head of the CBC is floating the idea of taking a percentage of every cable or satellite bill in Canada as a way to get the state broadcaster more money.
NDP wants more taxpayer cash for CBC
As CBC prepared to announce cuts to programming Thursday, the NDP called on the government to boost the state broadcaster's current annual subsidy of $1.1 billion.
Job cuts at CBC after hockey loss
CBC is getting ready for a round of mass layoffs, all the result of the state broadcaster losing the rights to Hockey Night in Canada.
Canadians ready to sell CBC and Canada Post: Poll
More Canadians now favour privatizing CBC, Canada Post and Via Rail than favour keeping the Crown corporations in public hands.
CBC's spy claims fizzle
CBC's bombshell claim that the National Security Agency (NSA) spied on Canadian soil with the support of the Harper government was blown to bits Monday after the state broadcaster released its source documents.
CBC pays former porn promoter for 'spy scoop'
A senior government MP denounced the CBC in Parliament on Friday for paying for access to secret documents leaked earlier this year by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
Amid claims of union corruption, rank and file want to know how dues money is spent
Union funds used to rebuild a biker strip club, false expense claims sometimes totalling $4,000 in a day for a single executive and plenty of connections between top union officials and organized crime. These are just some of the shocking revelations to come out of Quebec's Charbonneau Commission into corruption in that province.
CBC paid big bucks to party with Suzuki: Documents
CBC used taxpayers' money to gain access to a movie premier for a film they co-produced and owned the rights to, documents show.
CBC took six years to release overtime stats
It took CBC six years to respond to an access to information request on how the state broadcaster handles overtime payments.
Home firebombed, Ian Thomson wants special handgun permit
A Port Colborne, Ont., man is seeking a rarely issued permit to carry a handgun at all times, saying that police cannot protect him.
CBC blocks website access
CBC is once again refusing to be open about how it spend taxpayers' money even as MPs debate a bill that would force it to be more forthcoming.
CRTC gives mandatory carriage to CBC
Canada's broadcast regulator has ordered that every home in Canada with cable or satellite TV continue paying for CBC's specialty news channels. The ruling came early Tuesday as part of the renewal of CBC's entire broadcast licence for five years.
Liberals are hypocritical in blasting Senate scandal: James Moore
As they fought back questions on the Senate expense scandal Thursday, the Conservatives pointed out that three Liberal MPs have run afoul of rules governing housing expenses in recent years.
Equal under the law?
There is a long-standing legal principle in Canada that is in serious jeopardy: Equality under the law.
CBC flouts law and gets praise
CBC may not be adhering to the law and is still handing out blank pages on a frequent basis but that was good enough for the state broadcaster to get an A in a report card from federal information commissioner Suzanne Legault.
Taxpayers pay big for CBC to pimp their ride
Canadians are paying out a pretty penny to have CBC executives and top talent drive around in cushy cars.