45 h. 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

3 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

8 d. 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: 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

1 week 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: 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

3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Mark Carney had an easy ride into role as Liberal leader and new PM

Very little effort was made to dig into his real record as central bank governor.

Politics