3 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Smith needs to let Alberta's collective outrage set the autonomy agenda

According to calculations by Vancouver’s Fraser Institute, between 2007 and 2022 Alberta and Albertans sent $245 billion more to the federal government than the federal government sent back to this province in the form of pensions and social payments, unemployment benefits, research grants, health care contributions, affordable housing construction and so on. Some of that […]

Events

6 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Alberta Premier Smith's trip to Florida aligns with Team Canada approach

After her chat Ben Shapiro devoted his entire show the next day to the folly of tariffs as a trade strategy.

Events

1 week ago Letters, March 26: Smith needs to focus on working for Albertans

Should MLAs tone down their rhetoric? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! ROMPING WITH YANKS Lorne Gunter (Can’t understand uproar over Smith’s early March interview on Breitbart, March 25) can’t equate what Premier Smith says with what he and other commentators say when it comes to Trump and what Canadian political party would be best […]

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1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Can't understand uproar over Smith's early March interview on Breitbart

Smith has continued to pursue a diplomatic course with the Trump administration, quietly building contacts that might influence the U.S. president.

Events

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Smith government ready for a fight with the feds

Alberta’s war with Ottawa is on even before the next election is called. Whether the federal Liberals are able to sustain their polling momentum and win a fourth consecutive government, the Alberta government is preparing for that worst-case scenario. Maybe the Liberals won’t win. (Albertans can only pray that’s the case.) But if they do, […]

Politics

3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Smith's approach to combating tariffs just as legitimate as Ford's

Smith tweeted Tuesday, “literally everyone we speak with wants to de-escalate this trade dispute, work through and resolve outstanding trade irritants and get back to building a mutually beneficial trade relationship.”

Economics