12 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Federal workforce reduction plans show Carney Liberals won't bring spending under control

Ontario Conservative MP Vincent Ho asked a simple question in the House of Commons. He received a simple (yet horrifying) answer. Ho asked, “With regard to the federal public service, how many employees had an annualized salary of over $150,000?” The Treasury Board told Ho the number was 12,971 which works out to 3.5 per […]

Events

36 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Edmonton city council refuses to live within taxpayers’ means

Well, that didn’t take long. Tuesday was just the 44th day since the current city council was elected in October’s municipal election. And already the majority on council (who are the same lefties who were on the previous council) had already warmly welcomed a recommendation from city administration for a 6.4 per cent property tax […]

Economics

58 h. ago Carney ‘will have to answer’ questions after tax credit flip

A British Columbia Liberal MP said Prime Minister Mark Carney "will have to answer" questions on why he reversed a budget commitment on tax credits in Alberta energy deal.

Economics

60 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Alberta's refusal to enforce federal gun buyback program logical, sensible

It’s not just Alberta that is refusing to aid the federal government in its useless gun buyback program. After the UCP government introduced a motion Tuesday that would advise all police forces in the province (including the RCMP) not to make arrests under the federal act and direct Crown prosecutors not to bring charges, there […]

Events

3 d. ago GOLDSTEIN: Carney Liberals turn up volume on their climate change goals

Feds adopting ex-minister Catherine McKenna’s approach when it comes to preaching climate targets to public

Society

3 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Canada faces massive internal roadblocks to pipeline, 'nation

Want to know why nothing of significance ever gets built in this country? Consider the allegations levelled by NDP leadership contender Avi Lewis against pipelines, mines and other “nation-building projects” proposed by Prime Minister Mark Carney and others such as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. At his party’s French-language leadership debate last week, Lewis insisted the […]

Events

4 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Making shopping decisions for you: Edmonton approves infill without parking requirements

Call it the big-box conundrum. Say you like to — need to — shop at big-box stores to buy in bulk and save money from your stressed family budget. People who claim you don’t “need” three dozen of something (and therefore don’t “need” to shop at a big-box) will never understand how important it is […]

Events

5 d. ago Melançon: Nudge to the right carries risks for Carney's Liberals

For many from the Justin Trudeau era, the party may now appear unrecognizable — with the PM governing more like a Progressive Conservative.

Transport

5 d. ago Roy Dupuis a raison, doubler la production énergétique est déraisonnable

Ce que les Québécois attendent, c’est un vrai plan de réduction de consommation d’énergie d’ici 2050.

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7 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Premier Smith needs to control hardcore UCPers to advance in Edmonton, Calgary

Danielle Smith and her UCP will not do better in Edmonton and even Calgary until the premier gets the hardcore of her party under control. The highwire Smith is walking was very evident at her party’s AGM this weekend at Edmonton’s Expo Centre. Smith said she wanted to make a breakthrough in Edmonton where the […]

Events

7 d. ago Lorne Gunter: MOU's hurdles make chances of a new pipeline to Pacific coast slim

The resignation of Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet (but not the Liberal caucus) on Thursday, after Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build an oil and bitumen pipeline to the Pacific coast, has made the agreement look like a bigger win for Alberta […]

Events

7 d. ago Saturday's letters: Guilbeault's exit ends energy obstruction

Steven Guilbeault’s resignation from cabinet isn’t a national crisis. For years, he was the most aggressive opponent of Alberta’s resource economy ever to sit at the federal table. His policies, fully backed by the previous prime minister, inflicted long-term damage on Alberta’s growth, competitiveness, and workforce. Now, a new federal–Alberta agreement to move ahead on […]

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8 d. ago LILLEY UNLEASHED: Steven Guilbeault is gone as cabinet minister

WATCH: Sun political columnist Brian Lilley on the departure of Steven Guilbeault from Mark Carney’s cabinet. What’s next for the federal Liberal party? 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 […]

Politics

9 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Highlight of Carney/Smith MOU is departure of Guilbeault from Liberal cabinet

Ding dong the witch is dead. The biggest win for Alberta as a result of Thursday’s memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the province and the federal government over a West Coast pipeline has to be the resignation of the detested Steven Guilbeault from the Liberal cabinet. When he was Justin Trudeau’s environment minister, Guilbeault was […]

Events

9 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Count on Knack's city council to continue high

Edmonton’s new mayor must have abnormally sharp vision — maybe 20/10 or even 20/5. While discussing the upcoming fall budget deliberations, Mayor Andrew Knack said he could see an end to the “pendulum” approach to city taxes. That’s why I think Knack must have super vision, because for the life of me, I can’t see […]

Events

1 week ago LIBERAL SHELL GAME: Carney’s pipeline offer to Alberta not what it seems

WATCH: Sun political columnist Lorne Gunter on how the Liberal’s  want to defeat pipelines without being the bad guy. 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 […]

Transport

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Despite MOU, Carney sets up West Coast pipeline push to fail

There is every indication that Carney is as anti-oil as his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, despite all his talk of building an energy superpower

Events

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Nutrien's U.S. port project shows Carney's MPO more about politics than results

Potash is a key component in agricultural fertilizer, and demand is on the rise worldwide. Farms in places such as China, India and Japan are consuming ever larger quantities. Canada is the largest potash producer in the world (about one-third of the total). Our annual potash exports are valued at around $9 billion to $11 […]

Politics

2 w. ago Ottawa ‘rebooting’ its relationship with tech industry, advocates say

Tech sector players say Carney Liberals have been receptive to industry's concerns since spring election

Other

2 w. ago Letters: Alberta’s use of notwithstanding clause subverts debate

Does Alberta need more teachers? Vote in our daily poll! What a steaming heap of political posturing/fence-sitting Lorne Gunter delivered in his column today regarding Smith’s use of the notwithstanding clause. While he isn’t “completely in line” with the UCP on transgender laws, he’s “not vehemently opposed” to them either. That much wriggling while sitting […]

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