Vice President at WA, proud husband and dad, and former political staffer.
Alberta, Canada
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Peter Csillag retweeted
Today, we Remember those who served and sacrificed for Canada. We wear our Poppies in their honour. We pause in gratitude. We promise never to forget. And through your generosity, we can continue to support Veterans and their families who need our help. Remember their sacrifice. Honour their service. Make a difference. There's still time to support the Poppy Fund. Donate: legion.ca/donations Lest We Forget.
The entirety of GST revenue the federal government will collect this year ($51.5b) PLUS the entirety of EI premiums they’ll collect this year ($34.3b) together aren’t enough to cover the near $90b cost of OAS this year. This problem will only get worse as the population ages.
Peter Csillag retweeted
In almost every meeting I have with the Canadian government, I highlight how the inability to think strategically, nurture homegrown innovators, and become a good, reliable customer will result in more and more companies activating the pressure relief valve - an exit from a foreign org who values them more.
We keep hearing "the world needs more Canada." Many of our allies know what our best innovators can offer.
It just seems that Canada doesn't.
It's time.
The Godfather of Canadian underwater drone companies has just been sold to a foreign entity, apparently without a national security review and despite interest from domestic competitors.
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Great news for BC, great news for all of Canada. Congratulations to the @Conservative_BC team on the massive victory!
#BREAKING: B.C. Conservatives win majority government. Live real-time election updates here. ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article…
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Peter Csillag retweeted
On 23rd October 1956, the Hungarian nation had enough of godless tyranny.
During the Revolution, Cardinal József Mindszenty was freed from prison after years of suffering for the Faith. His witness shows that no worldly power can extinguish the light of Christ in the soul of a people.
Peter Csillag retweeted
"Conservatism starts from a sentiment that all mature people can readily share: the sentiment that good things are easily destroyed, but not easily created. This is especially true of the good things that come to us as collective assets: peace, freedom, law, civility, public spirit, the security of property, and family life, in all of which we depend on the cooperation of others while having no means singlehandedly to obtain it. In respect of such things, the work of destruction is quick, easy, and exhilarating; the work of creation slow, laborious, and dull." How to Be a Conservative
Hero.
"By combating the falsehoods of communism and proclaiming the true dignity of the individual, [Pope John Paul II] was the moral force behind victory in the Cold War. Millions owe him their freedom and self-respect."
- Margaret Thatcher
On this day in 1978, Karol Wojtyła was officially elected Pope John Paul II. Amid some of the Cold War’s most turbulent years, his visit to his native Poland inspired millions to stand firm in their faith, even in the face of oppression. Many historians view that visit as a spiritual spark that helped ignite the Solidarity movement, setting in motion events that would ultimately contribute to the fall of communism in Europe.
Peter Csillag retweeted
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! A great opportunity to truly appreciate everything we have to be thankful for in our lives, community and country.
Peter Csillag retweeted
Three years ago today, the world witnessed the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Families were torn apart, children kidnapped, women assaulted, and the elderly slaughtered: some 809 civilians were killed, while 252 would endure captivity as hostages.
In January, the last body of the hostages killed was finally returned following the return of the last living hostage last year. The return offered some closure to the conflict as the last body was laid to rest, but we know the scourge of antisemitism is not over.
The hatred that fueled October 7th did not remain on foreign shores. Right here in Canada, far too many synagogues, Jewish businesses and institutions have been the targets of harassment and hate.
This is not, and cannot become, normal. Conservatives will always fight against antisemitism and all forms of hatred: protecting our schools, communities and places of worship so that Canadians of all faiths can live in peace and security.
Today, alongside our Jewish friends and neighbours, we remember those who lost their lives that day. May their memory be a blessing.
Peter Csillag retweeted
Today, Germany celebrates reunification day.
For 40 years, a nation was divided by communism. Split in two, millions were held captive in the East by an oppressive ideology and a pervasive surveillance state. The communist regime knew that its system was so flawed that it had to build a wall to stop people from escaping to freedom.
Today, we celebrate a Germany united after tearing down the walls that communism built.
Peter Csillag retweeted
Many people are rediscovering the Gospel and embracing the faith against the backdrop of a society marked by a deeply secularized culture. With pastoral tenderness and fraternal charity, we must recognize, welcome, and protect the small flame that the Holy Spirit has kindled in the darkness of the night. #ApostolicJourney #France vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/e…
When CBC bosses told their journalists that they could no longer refer to the 9/11 terrorist attacks as terrorism, it seemed like they hit a moral rock bottom.
Now, they’ve started digging. An inexcusable new low.
Reportedly, the CBC is investigating and discipling a Jewish CBC reporter because he filmed the antisemitism he experienced going to synagogue on Yom Kippur.
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The outlandish tariff threats ramped up 20 months ago.
But of course, the NDP didn't feel this obligation to ask voters for direction when they were tied in the polls.
I suspect BC voters won't take kindly to this brazen opportunism, running roughshod over municipal campaigns.
Excellent news. Great team.
Hearing @katy_merrifield has been named @Conservative_BC campaign director. And @DPinBC as deputy.
Conservatives moving quickly to put together team and consolidate together as @Dave_Eby drops writ.
On consequential stories, like Canada’s Liberal government mulling associate membership in the EU or details about trade talks, Canadians first have to look to foreign media.
But anonymous speculation about the opposition Conservatives? Our national media is ready to pounce.
Caucus a ‘fractured mess’ as Poilievre gathers Conservatives in B.C.: source ctvnews.ca/politics/article/…
Peter Csillag retweeted
Father Walter Ciszek was an American priest who was arrested by the Soviet secret police for daring to minister in a communist regime that was waging war on religion.
Following 5 years of solitary confinement in Lubyanka Prison, Father Ciszek was sentenced to 15 years of forced labor in the Gulag. He refused to denounce his religion. His life stands as a testament to courage, faith, and resistance to communist repression.
