7 d. ago Party leaders have packed itineraries today as election day nears

OTTAWA — Federal party leaders have busy itineraries today in one of the final days of the election campaign. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to spend much of the day in the Greater Toronto Area, first holding a media availability in King City before visiting a small business in Newmarket, holding a meet and […]

Politics

1 week ago Trump Tries to Push Tariff Fight to Trade Court With Better Odds

President Donald Trump wants legal challenges to his sweeping tariffs to be heard by a specialized trade court, an approach that worked in his favor during his first administration even though it didn’t give him an immediate victory.

Economics

1 week ago BAFFLING RESURGENCE OF LIBERAL SUPPORT: Carney’s debt will be higher than Trudeau’s

WATCH: Sun political columnist Lorne Gunter explains how Liberal leader Mark Carney plans to pile on debt spending. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for possible publication to torsun.editor@sunmedia.ca.  Letters must be 250 words or less and signed. And don’t […]

Politics

1 week ago The vision for Canada needs to include fiscal responsibility, something the Liberals have lacked

Reckless and careless Liberal spending contributed to inflation and higher interest rates. The Conservatives have the right vision for current and future generations

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1 week ago Pierre Poilievre promises to slash government consultant spending to pre

Conservative leader claims the current levels of outsourcing are costing the average family more than $1,000 in federal taxes

Politics

2 w. ago LILLEY: Mark Carney’s spending plans make Justin Trudeau look like a tightfisted miser

The Liberal Leader's plan is to spend more, tax more and hope for better results – it's a bad plan

Politics

2 w. ago Liberals promise $130B in new spending and no timeline to balance the budget

The platform maintains previously announced funding for Trudeau-era child, dental and pharmacare programs

Economics

2 w. ago GOLDSTEIN: Liberal spending on climate change has been a $200

Given that the federal Liberal government has earmarked more than $200 billion of taxpayers’ money to fight climate change, how effective has all that spending been? The answer is that it has been a financial disaster for Canadians when one considers the primary purpose of the spending, which is to lower Canada’s annual output of […]

Society

2 w. ago Tariff Fight Prompts Ontario to Tear Down Provincial Trade Barriers

Ontario will make trading with other Canadian provinces easier, hoping to mitigate damage from the country’s ongoing trade war with the US.

Economics

2 w. ago China appoints a new trade negotiator during tariff fight with the US

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China appointed a new trade negotiator Wednesday in the midst of its tariff fight with the U.S. The government said Li Chenggang replaces Wang Shouwen, who participated in negotiations for the 2020 trade deal between the China and the U.S. The world’s two largest economies have been steadily increasing tariffs on […]

Economics

3 w. ago GOLDSTEIN: Reckless Liberal spending compromised our ability to fight tariff war

One of the only alternatives the federal government has left to fight Trump's tariffs is to raise taxes

Economics

3 w. ago Divided in Mount Royal: Conservative sign in Cotler yard illustrates riding’s strange vibe

For more than a year, the Conservatives have been targeting this riding, spending a lot of money and sweat to oust Liberal incumbent Anthony Housefather

Other

3 w. ago China raises its retaliatory tariff on the U.S. to 84% as it vows to ’fight to the end’

BANGKOK (AP) — China again vowed to “fight to the end” Wednesday in an escalating trade war with the U.S. as it announced it would raise tariffs on American goods to 84% from Thursday. Beijing also added an array of countermeasures after U.S. President Donald Trump raised the total tariff on imports from China to […]

Economics