34 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Alberta's refusal to enforce federal gun buyback program logical, sensible

It’s not just Alberta that is refusing to aid the federal government in its useless gun buyback program. After the UCP government introduced a motion Tuesday that would advise all police forces in the province (including the RCMP) not to make arrests under the federal act and direct Crown prosecutors not to bring charges, there […]

Events

54 h. ago Jesse Hartery: Prairie pushback may cause collision with Ottawa over gun buyback program

Alberta and Saskatchewan seem to be inviting the federal government to bring them to court

Events

3 d. ago Alberta to defy federal gun buyback program with Sovereignty Act motion

Alberta is introducing a motion under the province's sovereignty legislation to fight the federal government's gun buyback program.

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3 d. ago Alberta government to detail plan to fight federal gun buyback program

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says more details are expected today on her government's proposed plan to fight Ottawa's gun buyback program.

Politics

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Feds’ treatment of Alberta versus Quebec clearly uneven

Presently, Quebec’s legislature, the National Assembly, is debating a new provincial constitution that would declare Quebec a “free national State,” known as the State of Quebec, “fully sovereign” from the rest of Canada. The new constitution would assert that the province may appoint its own superior court judges (a power now reserved to Ottawa), conduct […]

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2 w. ago Ottawa delays planned restart of gun ‘buyback’ program for retailers with banned stock

This comes as Mark Carney's government intends to move ahead with the launch of a national buyback program for individual gun owners by the end of the year

Economics

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Alberta's proposal to increase certain highway speed limits not reckless

Once when I was a young reporter, I had occasion to interview the head of the Montana Highway Patrol. The state had just given up its unlimited (“reasonable and prudent”) speed limit and adopted the 55-m.p.h. limit demanded by Washington in return for $400 million annually in highway construction funds. I asked about enforcement. His […]

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3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Liberals’ hatred of Alberta and oil obvious in major projects snub

Could it be that Alberta’s oil and gas are being deliberately targeted?

Politics

4 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Smith needs to let Alberta's recall process proceed as UCP lawmakers intended

Chill, Premier Smith. Don’t take for granted that the two recall petitions currently circulating and the other seven in the application process will fail. But don’t panic, either. The bar over which petitioners must jump is dauntingly high. During question period in the legislature on Wednesday, Smith said her government would not make any changes […]

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