6 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

6 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

7 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

7 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 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 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 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 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 Lorne Gunter: Fruitful first ministers' meeting falls short on details

Carney’s overall goal of backing “nation-building projects” to help head off the effects of Donald Trump’s unjustified and illegal tariffs is good. But the devil is in the details.

Politics

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: PM Carney set to worsen Trudeau's fiscal failures

Ever wonder how glamorous the life of a daily newspaper columnist is? Well, here’s how I spent my Friday morning. First, I did a deep dive into government workforce statistics from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (via the Canadian Taxpayers Federation). Then I swam around in the luxurious pools of the federal government’s Main […]

Politics

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Donald Trump's talk of '51st state' rears its ugly head once again

"If they remain a separate, but unequal, nation,” the buy-in on missile defence would be $61 billion.

Events

2 w. ago Shelter in place issued in Pickering after ‘sadistic’ random slaying of elderly woman

Police are asking residents in a Pickering neighbourhood to shelter in place after a “sadistic and cowardly” attack Thursday afternoon on an elderly woman who was stabbed to death in a suspected random attack. Durham Regional Police said there was a heavy police presence in the Fairport Rd.-Lynn Heights Dr. area, where officers were called […]

Other

2 w. ago Florida residents spooked by feral duck terrorizing neighbourhood

Terrified Floridians are ducking for cover from an angry bird that is constantly attacking residents — even sending one to hospital. A feral Muscovy duck has been wandering the streets of a Cape Coral neighbourhood displaying aggressive behaviour and terrorizing people with sneak attacks and attempted break-ins, Fox 4 News reported. James Sepulveda, an area […]

Other

3 w. ago Residents rattled as police confirm shooting in Surrey neighbourhood early Sunday

Surrey police wouldn't comment on why it put up a surveillance tower and parked a marked SUV in front of home before shooting

Events

3 w. ago London woman charged after fire forces dramatic escape from apartment

A London woman is facing charges after a fire in the White Oaks neighbourhood led to a dramatic escape and displaced dozens of residents Sunday morning.

Events

3 w. ago London woman charged after fire forces dramatic apartment escape

A London woman is facing charges after a fire in the White Oaks neighbourhood led to a dramatic escape and displaced dozens of residents Sunday morning.

Events

3 w. ago Ferrari driver caught going 124 km/h in a residential Langley neighbourhood

The speed limit where the Surrey man was captured speeding excessively twice on radar was just 50 km/h

Transport

3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Federal civil servants out of touch with reality of private

Nathan Prier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, one of the federal government’s largest unions, said earlier this week that Treasury Board president Shafqat Ali and the rest of the Carney cabinet must make regaining the trust of federal civil servants one of the Liberal government’s highest priorities. Huh!? You might think reducing […]

Events

3 w. ago 'Clunky and chaotic' campaign to stop Toronto bus lane relies on fake AI people

A slew of local businesses and concerned residents in one Toronto neighbourhood are working together to fight a proposed bus lane... only, the residents you'll see featured on their community Instagram account aren't actually real.Take a stroll along Bathurst, particularly the strip between Dupont and Bloor, and you'll be immediately inundated with flyers in the windows of nearly every local business proclaiming that they "might have to close." I mean, seriously, you'd have an easier time listing off the businesses that aren't flying the flag. It's quite the sight.So, what's all the fuss about? Zoning issues? A proposed condo development? Nope — a bus lane.The TTC and City of Toronto are proposing to convert curbside lanes along Bathurst from Eglinton to Bloor into priority bus lanes, and Bloor to Lake Shore West into priority streetcar lanes as part of their city-wide RapidTO project, meant to tackle congestion and accelerate TTC ser...

Events

3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: City's attacks against private motor vehicle drivers make no sense

Last year, nearly 65,000 people moved to Edmonton. I hope they brought bikes! Our city administration and council don’t want anyone in town driving (yuck!) cars. Every time I write that municipal politicians and bureaucrats hate private vehicles and are deliberately planning to make driving so inconvenient you get fed up with the hassle and […]

Transport