8 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Alberta Premier Smith's trip to Florida aligns with Team Canada approach

After her chat Ben Shapiro devoted his entire show the next day to the folly of tariffs as a trade strategy.

Events

22 h. ago PM’S CREDIBILITY CHECK: Mark Carney is not exactly who he seems to be

WATCH as Postmedia political columnist Lorne Gunter says it would seem Liberal Leader Mark Carney takes a lot of credit for things he did or didn’t do. A National Post report alleges Carney may have plagiarized part of a thesis he wrote back in 1995 when at Oxford University. Plus his relationship with Brookfield Place and managing […]

Transport

28 h. ago Your letters: Premier pushing bounds of decorum in legislature

Premier Danielle Smith’s statement in the legislature on March 26 — defending her response to the threat of U.S. tariffs — was combative, inflammatory and disrespectful. Her language and tone pushed the limits of appropriate conduct in our legislature. Parliamentary decorum typically encourages members to focus on policies and actions, rather than resorting to the […]

Other

3 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Carney has a tendency to take credit where it's not due

If allegations of plagiarism against Prime Minister Mark Carney, as reported Friday by the National Post, turn out to be true, they would be more part of a pattern of behaviour by the new Liberal leader than an out-of-character anomaly. In his 1995 thesis at Oxford University, Carney seems to have lifted quotes from others’ […]

Economics

5 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Carney must commit to tie federal transfers to Quebec to pipeline access

Quebec’s provincial government released its 2025-26 budget on Tuesday “Wow, Lorne, please tell us more!” OK, it might seem a bit of a stretch to start a column for Albertans with news about Quebec’s provincial budget, but the Quebec budget has implications for Alberta. Quebec’s spending plan for the year contains a record-high deficit of […]

Events

6 d. ago Letters, March 26: Smith needs to focus on working for Albertans

Should MLAs tone down their rhetoric? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! ROMPING WITH YANKS Lorne Gunter (Can’t understand uproar over Smith’s early March interview on Breitbart, March 25) can’t equate what Premier Smith says with what he and other commentators say when it comes to Trump and what Canadian political party would be best […]

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6 d. ago Lorne Gunter: NDP slump, Trump rhetoric driving Liberals' polling surge

On the weekend, federal NDP campaign director Jennifer Howard made the preposterous claim that her party had “momentum.” Indeed, according to Howard, the Dippers had “record-breaking momentum.” Yep, in polls and fundraising, the New Democrats have the same momentum the Titanic had just before it snapped in half and nestled into the floor of the […]

Events

7 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Can't understand uproar over Smith's early March interview on Breitbart

Smith has continued to pursue a diplomatic course with the Trump administration, quietly building contacts that might influence the U.S. president.

Events

7 d. ago Tuesday's letters: Albertans will decide on Smith's loyalties

We have now learned that Premier Smith asked the Trump administration to pause tariffs during the federal election to assist Pierre Poilievre. She went on to say that Poilievre would be most in sync with Trump’s goals. This was in an interview with Breitbart News on March 8. These daft statements are an implicit request […]

Other

7 d. ago Alberta NDP accuses Danielle Smith of encouraging U.S. influence in Canada's federal election

'What I fear is that the longer this dispute goes on, politicians posture, and it seems to be benefiting the Liberals right now,' Smith said in the interview with alt-right news source Breitbart

Politics

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Carney surrounded by same crew that created disastrous Trudeau Liberal policies

By the time many of your read this, Canada is expected to be into a federal election. And the front-runner is a man who has never been elected to public office and has never faced Parliament. He isn’t even an MP. And he is keen to call a general election because he doesn’t have to […]

Events

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Smith government ready for a fight with the feds

Alberta’s war with Ottawa is on even before the next election is called. Whether the federal Liberals are able to sustain their polling momentum and win a fourth consecutive government, the Alberta government is preparing for that worst-case scenario. Maybe the Liberals won’t win. (Albertans can only pray that’s the case.) But if they do, […]

Politics

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Poilievre Conservatives were unprepared for Trump/Carney ground shift, but it's not too late to get serious

When Justin Trudeau was leader of the Liberal Party, and Donald Trump was just the obnoxious president Canadians were glad was not their country’s leader, the Conservative Party’s strategy seemed masterful: Do and say as little as possible until an election is called. Leave the Libs alone to self-destruct. But now that Mark Carney has […]

Events

2 w. ago WHO HOLDS FEDERAL POWER: With Mark Carney in as PM, what happens now?

WATCH as Postmedia political columnist Lorne Gunter asks with the changing of the guard in Ottawa — Justin Trudeau to Mark Carney — does the power shift to the Liberals? And do the Conservatives have to change their tactics when dealing with Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump? What do YOU think?  Tell us your […]

Transport

2 w. ago Liberals can win with Trump’s foreign interference: Full Comment podcast

Canada’s crucial relationship with the United States is in its worst crisis ever. And Mark Carney’s first urgent trip as prime minister is to Europe. Brian Lilley talks with John Ivison and Lorne Gunter this week to assess Carney’s first curious moves as the newly selected Liberal leader. But while Carney’s already saddled with […]

Other

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Trump to blame if Carney and the Liberals win another election

On every major issue outside of Trump and the environment, Canadian voters favour Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives, often by a wide margin

Politics

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: You couldn't trust Trudeau's green economy claims; Carney is the same, only sneakier

Here’s a good test for new Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is to be sworn in on Friday: Will he back off the Trudeau government’s emissions cap on the oil and gas industry? On Wednesday, the Parliamentary Budget Office released a report showing the cap will cost tens of thousands of jobs and billions in […]

Politics

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Smith's approach to combating tariffs just as legitimate as Ford's

Smith tweeted Tuesday, “literally everyone we speak with wants to de-escalate this trade dispute, work through and resolve outstanding trade irritants and get back to building a mutually beneficial trade relationship.”

Economics

3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Donald Trump's latest tariffs threats a reflection of his delusion

In his own mind, Trump knows everything about everything. He cannot hear the truth from anyone else because he is deafened by the sound of his own voice filling his ears.

Economics

3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Advantageous for Liberal Leader Mark Carney to call an election quickly

The Liberals will also jump early so Carney doesn’t have to govern long, doesn’t have to face weeks or months of withering questioning and criticism in the House of Commons.

Politics