62 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Carney's major projects more PR than 'nation building'

Since none of the 10 projects Carney has announced has a similar capacity to expand GDP and raise government revenues, it’s a puzzle why a pipeline has not been announced

Politics

3 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Alberta's proposal to increase certain highway speed limits not reckless

Once when I was a young reporter, I had occasion to interview the head of the Montana Highway Patrol. The state had just given up its unlimited (“reasonable and prudent”) speed limit and adopted the 55-m.p.h. limit demanded by Washington in return for $400 million annually in highway construction funds. I asked about enforcement. His […]

Events

4 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Smith sticks to ‘sensitive negotiations’ with Carney on major projects

I don’t know what Prime Minister Mark Carney is telling Premier Danielle Smith about pipelines, but it must be damned convincing. On Thursday at Terrace, B.C., near Prince Rupert, Carney announced another five “nation-building” projects his government will fast-track. And just like with the first five, there is no pipeline and no major project in […]

Politics

4 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Liberals’ hatred of Alberta and oil obvious in major projects snub

Could it be that Alberta’s oil and gas are being deliberately targeted?

Politics

5 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Some merit to enlisting civil servants as reservists to boost Armed Forces

Reserve training disciplines the mind and character, which could be transferred to civil servants day jobs as it is to the jobs of current reservists who work at private jobs.

Events

7 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Remembering the sacrifices in the Battle of Hong Kong

Of the 1,975 Canadians who set sail from Vancouver, 290 were killed by Christmas Day when Japan fully overran Hong Kong

Events

9 d. ago Lorne Gunter: This week's Conservative departures not fatal to Poilievre leadership

Chris d’Entremont and Matt Jeneroux have walked out of the Conservative caucus. D’Entremont made the cynical walk over to the Liberals while Jeneroux just quit, only a little more than six months after winning re-election in his Edmonton Riverview riding in the April general election. Of course, to most journalists this is proof that Conservative […]

Events

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Smith needs to let Alberta's recall process proceed as UCP lawmakers intended

Chill, Premier Smith. Don’t take for granted that the two recall petitions currently circulating and the other seven in the application process will fail. But don’t panic, either. The bar over which petitioners must jump is dauntingly high. During question period in the legislature on Wednesday, Smith said her government would not make any changes […]

Events

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: UCP needs to live up to its own referendum promise, pay for petition verification

They made the bed and, as the old saying goes, now they have to lie in it. When the UCP introduced the Recall Act and the Citizen Initiative Act in 2021 — the twin laws that permit Albertans to recall their MLAs between elections and to gather enough signatures to force a provincewide referendum — […]

Events

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: UCP needs to live up to its promise on recalls, referendums and properly fund elections boss

They made the bed and, as the old saying goes, now they have to lie in it. When the UCP introduced the Recall Act and the Citizen Initiative Act in 2021 — the twin laws that permit Albertans to recall their MLAs between elections and to gather enough signatures to force a provincewide referendum — […]

Politics

1 week ago MASSIVE LAND CLAIM SETTLEMENT: B.C. court judge gives Cowichan Tribes $500M in land

WATCH as Postmedia columnist Lorne Gunter can’t believe that B.C. judge Barbara Young awarded the Cowichan Tribes in Richmond, B.C., an estimated $500 million in land that was public and private as part of a settlement. What do YOU think?  Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to […]

Economics

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Activist federal judges rewrite Canadian Charter, endanger property ownership

Many readers will be aware of a recent spate of activist rulings from federal judges in Canada, like the July ruling by a Toronto judge that there exists a heretofore unknown Charter right to bike lanes. Justice Paul Schabas created this right out of thin air because he wanted to prevent Ontario’s Conservative government from […]

Events

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Hard to believe Edmonton infill arson fires are coincidence

While arson is not the answer, ignoring the legitimate concerns of Edmontonians is not an answer, either.

Events

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Liberals likely to survive federal budget but honeymoon period won't last forever

Will the federal Liberal government fall and an election be called over this coming week’s budget? No. No party other than the Liberals stands to benefit from a snap election call. The Liberals would simply blame the other parties for forcing another campaign so soon after the last one, then call on voters to establish […]

Events

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: General strike very unlikely, but UCP could survive one

I don’t expect a general strike in Alberta. That is one of those actions that works best if commenced, as the old saying goes, while the iron is hot, and the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) has said it won’t call for general strike right away. It will weigh its options. It will gauge the […]

Events

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Classroom complexity likely crux of government

There are two inherent problems in labour negotiations with governments. We saw one this week: Governments possess the power to force the end to strikes, even the power to impose collective agreements on workers. Governments sometimes exercise that power on behalf of private employers. Recent examples of this include the federal government moving to end […]

Politics

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Ottawa's EV mandate just isn't possible in the time frame

If the federal government sticks with its EV mandate, which requires 60% of new cars be EVs by 2030, it will need to erect more than 230,000 additional stations in just the next four years to meet the demand.

Events

3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Cartmell right to call for audit of Edmonton Elections failure

Almost a year-and-a-half ago, when the provincial government banned the use electronic vote-tabulating machines in municipal elections, the excuse given was “counting (ballots) by hand will bolster trust in the election outcome.” Oh, yeah? Has the province seen the work of Edmonton Elections? The city’s election agency messed up the hand count so badly, I’m […]

Politics

3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: B.C. land claim court decision muddies reconciliation waters

This week, about 150 homeowners in the Vancouver suburb of Richmond received letters from the city’s mayor, Malcolm Broday, advising them that an August B.C. Supreme Court ruling “may compromise the status and validity of your ownership.” That’s an understatement. The ruling, if it survives an appeal by the city and the province, could extinguish […]

Events

3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Lefty council majority dooms Edmonton to more spending, higher taxes

Just like Edmonton, Calgary lost the use of its vote-counting machines for Monday’s civic election when the province banned the devices in May. Yet somehow Calgary managed to get all its votes counted on election night. (Actually, Calgary didn’t finish its count until 4:20 a.m., but you get my point.) Tuesday at noon, Edmonton election […]

Politics