6 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Insiders suggest Premier Smith working to limit chances of separation, which she claims to oppose

Why now? Why has Premier Danielle Smith chosen this moment to make a big deal out of the possibility of Alberta waving goodbye to Confederation? Part of it is strategic: Hit the “new” Liberal government with the possibility of the country breaking up to see how many concessions the UCP government can wring out of […]

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30 h. ago Letters, May 7: Smith talk just serves to rile up an angry base

Should teachers be paid more? Vote in our daily poll! Lorne Gunter makes it sound like Danielle Smith invented western separatism. Arguably, that concept has been around for 9 decades. A conservative government, in one form or another (Social Credit, Progressive Conservative, UCP, etc.) has been in power for 90 years, except for four years […]

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30 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Time for Doug Ford to get out of bed with Mark Carney and back Danielle Smith

Ford had a very public, very cordial breakfast with Carney in the runup to the writ being dropped.

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54 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Clever move by Danielle Smith with Alberta Next initiative aimed at Ottawa

Deal with me, she seems to be saying, or the bogey of Alberta independence will be released.

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5 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Pierre Poilievre in strong position, despite Conservative infighting

Pierre Poilievre was far from faultless in losing his own Carleton seat in the Ottawa suburbs — a seat he had held for nearly 21 years, through six federal elections. Leaders can’t take their own seats for granted, or at least their local organizers can’t. They have to develop a sense for when there is […]

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6 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Carney unlikely to do anything to ease Alberta sovereignty talk

I have just finished my seventh interview on a radio talk show or podcast where the topic has been Alberta separation. Since Monday’s federal election, hosts (mostly from Ontario) have been wondering whether the threat of Alberta leaving Confederation is real. The cynic in me is tempted to chalk up this new-found interest in Alberta’s […]

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6 d. ago DON’T TAKE CANADIAN UNITY FOR GRANTED: Is Alberta separation a real threat?

WATCH: While the support for Alberta’s independence might be only 30%, Sun political columnist Lorne Gunter explains how this number alone doesn’t paint the full picture. 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 […]

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7 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Sohi needs to take the hint — don't come back to city hall

Nope, Mr. Mayor, you’re not welcome to come back to city hall, unless you’re just there to clean out your office. Please don’t think you can resume your mayoral duties with a snap of your fingers. Edmonton and Edmontonians aren’t chopped liver. When the mayor announced last month he was taking a leave from the […]

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7 d. ago Braid: Former UCP premier Jason Kenney refutes separatists, says Carney has chance to right wrongs

'When it comes to separation, I think the so-called separatist movement in Alberta has never been a serious enterprise ... It's always been a fringe movement that I think is counterproductive,' said Kenney

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8 d. ago Lorne Gunter: What's next for Poilievre, and Alberta, after the Liberals' re

First, a few words about Pierre Poilievre. There was a statue of Sir John A Macdonald outside Victoria City Hall until it was taken down recently for “woke” reasons. The sculpture was there because, at one point, Macdonald lost his seat in Kingston and ended up having to represent the B.C. capital instead. So, while […]

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9 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Ripping up Edmonton streets costs taxpayers a tonne

One of the traffic-choking projects that readers have been telling me plenty about lately is the remaking of 132 Avenue in the north end.

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9 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Ripping up Edmonton streets costs taxpayers a ton

One of the traffic-choking projects that readers have been telling me plenty about lately is the remaking of 132 Avenue in the north end

Economics

9 d. ago Lorne Gunter: A Mark Carney Liberal win is bad news for Alberta

Alberta is in for a world of hurt from yet another Liberal government. At the time of writing, it looked as if the Liberals would fall just short of a majority. Also at the time of writing, there were just three Liberals leading in Alberta, one in Edmonton, and two in Calgary. Heather MacPherson in […]

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1 week 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.” […]

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1 week 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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.

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2 w. 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 […]

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