81 m. 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

3 w. ago Alberta to implement new rules after 'sexually explicit' content found in books at schools in Edmonton, Calgary

Alberta intends to implement new rules this fall after books were found in school libraries across the province containing “graphic sexual content.” At a press conference on Thursday, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said the move came after the province investigated multiple books circulating in K-9 schools and high schools in both Edmonton and Calgary that […]

Society

3 w. ago Alberta changing rules to ensure only ’age appropriate’ books in schools by fall

EDMONTON — Alberta is bringing in new rules this fall to ensure that only what it calls “age appropriate” books are available in school libraries.  Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the move was spurred by four graphic coming-of-age novels depicting sexual, LGBTQ+ content found to be in circulation in public schools in Edmonton and Calgary.  […]

Society

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 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

3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: No economic sense to Ottawa's new housing strategy

Already, just 10 per cent to 15 per cent of Canadians under the age of 34 believe they will ever afford a home at current prices.

Events

3 w. ago WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY?: Why is Carney aping the Americans?

WATCH: Sun political columnist Lorne Gunter asks why is it possible to spend hundreds of billions of taxpayer’s dollars without any accountability in Parliament? 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 […]

Economics

4 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Wait to see if Carney government rolls back federal mandate on EVs

At the same time EVs sales were falling off a cliff, overall vehicle sales were up more than nine per cent.

Politics