3 h. ago Lorne Gunter: After 10 years of Liberal failure, it's time for a Conservative approach

You should have heard a loud ‘pop’ on Thursday — the sound of Liberal Mark Carney’s I’m-the-best-leader-to-deal-with-Trump bubble bursting. On March 28, Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump held what Carney and his aides called a “positive” phone call. Afterwards, Carney insisted “the president respected Canada’s sovereignty … both in his private and public comments.” […]

Events

19 h. ago EDITORIAL: Poilievre the right choice after a lost Liberal decade

We endorse Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for prime minister because he has consistently been right on every major economic issue confronting Canadians, while the Liberals have consistently been wrong. The proof is that Mark Carney and the Liberals have adopted the Conservative positions on those issues. Carney has said that during their decade in power, the Liberals […]

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51 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Poilievre's promise to kill EV mandate a good first step to counter Liberal eco

On Thursday, while speaking at a Halifax car dealership, Pierre Poilievre announced that a Conservative government would do away with the Liberals’ EV mandate. If re-elected, the Carney Liberals intend to maintain the Trudeau government’s mandate that all new vehicles sold in Canada be electric by 2035. Beginning next year, under Liberal rules, 20 per […]

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3 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Carney's borrowing plans would sink affordability for Canadians

Taxpayers can’t hope that any of the major parties in Monday’s election will balance the budget soon, not even the Conservatives. Indeed, in most Western democracies politicians of all stripes have given up on the idea of making expenditures equal revenues. The best that can be hoped for is reducing the debt-to-GDP ratio. Reducing the […]

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3 d. ago Letters for April 24, 2025: ‘Vote for change out of bravery, not fear.’

TIME FOR A CHANGE  Re “Fear major motivator steering Canada toward disastrous 4th Liberal term, poll shows” (Lorne Gunter, April 20): Gunter says fear is a lousy reason to vote for any party. Frank Sinatra, ‘Chairman of the Board,’ told us: “Fear is the enemy of logic.” My ‘seniors’ cohort listens to the former chairman […]

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3 d. ago Jordan Peterson says Canadians choosing path of ‘severe pain’ with Mark Carney

A Carney government would yield accelerated economic decline and an increase in social disorder, Peterson predicted on Joe Rogan's podcast

Transport

3 d. ago Election promises add up to deficits — and that’s without calculating an economic slowdown

Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre's pitches to spend billions are met with skepticism as Trump trade turmoil and recession risks loom

Politics

3 d. ago The Liberal’s Promise to Extend Investment Incentive to Tech Could Mean $500 Million in New Private Investment

OTTAWA, Ontario — A new Liberal policy promise, could create a half-billion dollar economic boost for Canadian tech start-ups. The Liberals proposed to expand a 71 year old incentive program heavily used by mining companies. The Liberals described the measure as a way to “Supercharge” the economy. That is the exact description used by a […]

Economics

4 d. 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 […]

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5 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Some voters mistakenly 'wishcasting' desires on Mark Carney's Liberals

If you listen to Carney carefully, you’ll see it is only the operating budget he intends to balance.

Events

7 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Poll shows fear a major motivator steering Canada toward disastrous fourth Liberal term

This week, Postmedia and the pollsters Leger released the most disturbing poll of the federal campaign so far. No, not one showing the Liberals under Mark Carney with a double-digit lead. I never believed those polls anyway. I believe the Liberals are ahead, for now. And so long as the Liberals can keep distracting voters […]

Politics

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Poilievre's plan to impose true life sentences a legitimate use of notwithstanding clause

The pearl clutchers are at it again. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised Monday that, if elected, he and his government would use the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to allow people who commit multiple murders to be imprisoned for life without possibility of parole. At present, the longest sentence a Canadian murderer can receive is 25 years […]

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1 week ago Canada Scraps Tariffs for Automakers That Keep Plants Running

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government will allow automakers to import US-manufactured cars and trucks without tariffs, as long as the companies keep making vehicles in Canada.

Economics

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Mark Carney contradicts himself on the pipelines question

“We have to choose a few projects, a few big projects, not necessarily pipelines, but maybe pipelines. We'll see.”

Events

1 week ago Carney Proposes to Speed Up Canada’s Rearmament, Looking to Europe

Mark Carney said a government led by him would speed up Canada’s military spending plans and change its defense-procurement strategy so that it doesn’t depend as much on US contractors, if his Liberal Party wins this month’s election.

Economics

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Carney Liberals capitalize on older voters' fear of change, disruption

With just two weeks to go before federal election day, this appears to have become a campaign between the past and the future. The Liberals represent the past. They appear likely to win because voters 55 and older will vote disproportionately for Mark Carney and his party. This week’s debates may be a turning point […]

Economics

2 w. ago Carney leaving ‘instructions’ to help next government prepare for Trump

The prime minister and Donald Trump have agreed to start negotiations on new deal after Canadian election

Politics

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Carney pauses Liberal campaign to avoid tough questions

On Thursday, Liberal Leader Mark Carney announced he was pausing his campaign for the third time so he could deal with the Trump trade tariffs. But Trump’s tariffs are the campaign. Without the chaos created by the deranged trade policies of the Madman of Washington, the Libs would still be a distant second in voter […]

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2 w. ago Carney ‘did a terrible job’ as Bank of England governor, says former British PM

Liz Truss, who served as the PM for 49 days, blames the Liberal leader for creating many of the problems that occurred while she was in office

Politics

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Voters' faith in Grits for resource development is staggeringly foolish

Of course, I’ve noticed the huge crowds Pierre Poilievre has been attracting to his rallies. They are the biggest campaign rallies for any Canadian politician in more than 50 years. Perhaps ironically, the only rallies as large or larger were those held by Pierre Trudeau’s in the late 1960s and early ‘70s. The big difference […]

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