Western Standard News Update | Liberal MP’s company received nearly $600K from feds | 11 May 2026

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers a new Angus Reid poll showing majority support for the West Coast LNG project, including strong backing from BC residents. Naylor also looks at nearly $600,000 in federal project money received by Liberal MP Lori Idlout’s company, four cruise ship passengers in isolation on Vancouver Island after hantavirus contamination, and closed-door Privy Council Office meetings on which media outlets the government may blacklist.