17 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Conservatives must not support Carney Liberals’ Bill C

Will the Conservative Opposition vote with the Liberal government to pass Bill C-5 before the House of Commons rises for the summer this Friday? God, I hope not. Because if the Conservatives endorse all the arbitrary powers the bill gives to Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet to act alone without approval of the […]

Events

31 h. ago LILLEY: Carney seeks massive power grab with new legislation

Warrantless searches, seizing your private data without your consent or knowledge and suspending any law the federal government deems not to be in the national interest. Those are just some of the worrisome moves contained in Bill C-2 and Bill C-5 introduced by the Carney Liberals. If Prime Minister Mark Carney has his way, both […]

Transport

33 h. ago Liberal MP wants to see major projects bill amended, studied further

OTTAWA — Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith says he wants the House of Commons to sit for another week to study Prime Minister Mark Carney’s major projects bill. Erskine-Smith was the only Liberal to vote against his own government’s closure motion, which limits debate time on Bill C-5. The Liberals and Conservatives passed a closure motion […]

Politics

41 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Different concept on tariffs: Trump says deal 'achievable' with Carney

His concept of tariffs is different because it is not based on rationality or reality.

Economics

55 h. ago Liberals to pass major projects bill this week with Conservative support

Freeland thanked Housakos for 'recognizing and highlighting that Conservatives are supporting this legislation'

Politics

7 d. ago Liberal MPs voice concerns to Carney over G7 invite to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi

One Liberal MP said he was also concerned that Canada had extended an invitation to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

Politics

7 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Carney Liberals build groundwork to blame pipeline failure on private sector

You don’t have to look far for proof that a cross-country pipeline is more of a pipedream. The usual suspects — Quebec, the federal cabinet, the B.C. government, Indigenous activists and environmentalists — are never going to consent to one being built, even if Prime Minister Mark Carney declares one to be in the national […]

Events

8 d. ago KINSELLA: PM Mark Carney’s top 5 stolen Conservative policy planks

Ascertaining Carney’s motive isn’t difficult: Under Trudeau, the Liberal Party (and the government it led) had careened wildly to the left

Economics

8 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Never mind the numbers, Carney's pledge to boost defence spending is welcome news

Carney promised to raise defence spending to two per cent from 1.7 per cent of GDP  by the end of the current fiscal year.

Events

9 d. ago CANADA ARMING THE FORCES: Carney has pledged to meet NATO’s 2% increase

WATCH as Postmedia political columnist Lorne Gunter says that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to meet NATO’s 2% spending pledge by the end of this budget year. 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. […]

Transport

1 week ago Prime Minister Carney’s G7 invite to Modi sends ‘wrong’ message, Liberal MP says

Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal represents a B.C. riding and says dozens of his constituents have reached out in 'outrage' over India's Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Canada.

Politics

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Schools have a duty to remove, or strictly control, sexually graphic content in books

Should library books with graphic content (words or pictures) be banned from school libraries, as the government of Alberta is considering? The simple answer is ‘Yes.’ I would vigorously defend the right of public libraries to lend graphic content to patrons — with proper age restrictions, of course. Freedom of conscience, freedom of expression and overall […]

Society

1 week ago ‘They’re worried’: Liberal MP plans to raise concerns about Modi visit to Carney

Dhaliwal says he has received dozens of calls and more than 100 emails from constituents expressing concern

Transport

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Shocking climb in property crime driven by lenient drug, prison policies

Canada is no longer the “peaceable kingdom” most Canadian like to tell themselves it is. The murder rate south of the border is still nearly three times higher than it is in the Great White North. But on a host of other crimes — theft, robbery, carjackings and break-and-enters, for instance — Canadian cities often […]

Events

1 week ago Nova Scotia premier pitching ambitious ‘Wind West’ offshore wind energy project

Premier Tim Houston says he's hoping Carney's Liberal government will supply the federal money needed for a new megaproject the premier has dubbed "Wind West."

Other

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Council forcing neighbourhood changes against residents' wishes

Did any of you vote for this? At the last municipal election in 2021, did you vote to have eight-unit apartment complexes built next door to your home? Or even 16-plexes? Did you vote for row houses, duplexes and skinny infills to spring up anywhere and everywhere in neighbourhoods inside the Henday ring road, whether […]

Events

1 week ago Liberal Party of Canada Leadership Election Concludes Successfully with Simply Voting’s Secure Online System

MONTREAL — Simply Voting Inc., a leading provider of secure online voting solutions, proudly announces the successful completion of the Liberal Party of Canada’s leadership election using its voting platform. Mark Carney was elected as the new leader of the Liberal Party and is now Canada’s Prime Minister following this highly anticipated race. The election, […]

Politics

2 w. ago Les libéraux confiants de survivre à leur premier vote de confiance

Les néodémocrates ont déjà signalé qu’ils allaient voter contre le discours du Trône.

Other

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Taxpayers foot the bill for politicians' EV delusions

Among gambling addicts, it’s called “chasing your losses,” making ever larger and riskier bets to try to win back the money lost for initial bets. Canadian politicians are now chasing their losses on electric vehicles (EVs). In the last five years, the federal, Ontario and Quebec governments have made enormous gambles on the future of […]

Politics

2 w. ago Former UBC president Santa Ono rejected by University of Florida after DEI backlash

Ono faced sharp criticism from political conservatives about his past support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs

Society