22 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Solution to Edmonton's infill problem is to replace entire city council

In the end, on the subject of infill construction in mature neighbourhoods, our courageous city council decided to take the impressively bold step of … kicking the can down the road until after they are all safely re-elected in this fall’s municipal campaign. Rather than admit their new densification policy, introduced last year, has been […]

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46 h. ago Lorne Gunter: 'Half history is wrong': Park Canada plaques deemed problematic

Most Canadians wouldn’t support American historic sites that used the world “Negro,” or worse.

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2 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Doug Ford's federal ambitions may hurt Alberta down the road

Frankly, I’m not sure I trust Ford to live up to his end of these agreements given his federal ambitions.

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5 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Carney taking lessons from Trump and it's bad for Canada's bottom line

This is a problematic approach, given the Liberal government's penchant for spending.

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5 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Effort to revive old PC party in Alberta appears futile

This week, two Independent MLAs who used to be UCP caucus members announced that they would be reviving the Ghost of Elections Past, the old Progressive Conservative party. Peter Guthrie of Airdrie-Cochrane and Scott Sinclair of Lesser Slave Lake, both of whom were separately expelled from the UCP caucus earlier this year for dissing the […]

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6 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Who knew Edmonton promotes 'forest bather' program to 'reduce stress and enhance wellness'

Bathing in the forest can be as simple as going for an “exploratory walk” or drinking in all the sensations that surround us in the river valley.

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7 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Trickery at city hall so Edmontonians went home without being heard

Then they pulled the little agenda shuffle on Monday so the hearing will likely be postponed until late summer when voters’ anger may have died down and fewer people will be paying attention.

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8 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Canada looks weak to U.S. by backpedalling on digital services tax

There are so many things wrong about the Liberals’ climbdown from the digital services tax (DST) announced late last Sunday evening. For one, they look like they played chicken with U.S. President Donald Trump and lost. They swerved first. That makes them (and the whole country) look weak. Trump will now be back again and […]

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1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Protectionist Canadian regulations drive up consumer costs, lower productivity

This week, Canada’s largest grocery retailer, Loblaws, announced it would eliminate property restrictions in its leases with landlords. “Wow, Lorne,” you say. “Thanks for that fascinating glimpse into the scintillating world of commercial real estate.” Actually, the move could mean more competition in the grocery business and lower prices for shoppers. Loblaws includes property restrictions […]

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2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Coun. Cartmell's opposition to infill weak, but better than the alternative

“I believe it’s time to course correct.” With those words, city Coun. Tim Cartmell announced Tuesday that “on June 30th, I am moving a motion to place a temporary moratorium on all new mid-block infill projects in our city.” “We need to press pause,” said Cartmell, who is also a candidate in this fall’s mayoral […]

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2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: No public safety benefit from Liberals' plan to confiscate 'assault

They could just let the whole scheme expire and save themselves and law-abiding gun owners a lot of time and expense.

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2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: 'Complete streets' is latest fantasy coming from Edmonton city hall

Planners want to ensure all neighbourhood streets in new development and mature neighbourhoods undergoing renewal include lower speed limits.

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2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Carney Liberals stubbornly holding onto EV lost cause

This week, the Carney Liberals announced they had no intention of changing the Trudeau government’s planned ban on gasoline-powered cars, trucks and vans beginning next year. Whether you want an EV, you’ll be forced to buy one if you buy any new vehicle by 2035. This is the ideological equivalent of telling people who want […]

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2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Infill housing unit reduction an attempt to fool voters to re

Really!? Just who do Edmonton city councillors think they’re going to fool? At Tuesday’s meeting of council’s urban planning committee, councillors voted four to one to reduce the number of units permitted in mid-block developments from eight to six, after councillors had encountered crushing opposition to the eight-unit bylaw they passed more than a year-and-a-half […]

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3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Alberta's fees, regulations allow housing starts to keep pace with unparalleled population growth

Alberta’s population growth led the country in the first quarter of 2025, as it has for most quarters of the past three years. The rate at which our population is growing has slowed this year, but ours is still the fastest-growing province in the country, by far. Our growth rate peaked at just below 3.7 […]

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3 w. 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 […]

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3 w. 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.

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4 w. 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 […]

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