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Lorne Gunter: Seeing ulterior motives in Carney's Canada Strong Fund The fund’s official aim is to invest in “clean and conventional energy, critical minerals, agriculture, and infrastructure.”

Lorne Gunter: Seeing ulterior motives in Carney's Canada Strong Fund The fund’s official aim is to invest in “clean and conventional energy, critical minerals, agriculture, and infrastructure.”

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GUNTER: No sovereign wealth in Mark Carney's Canada Strong Fund

GUNTER: No sovereign wealth in Mark Carney's Canada Strong Fund
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Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Edmonton can look at cutting cost of new transit garage The city is building another new transit garage, this time in southeast Edmonton. It was originally to cost $367 million and have capacity for 430 buses.

Lorne Gunter: Edmonton can look at cutting cost of new transit garage The city is building another new transit garage, this time in southeast Edmonton. It was originally to cost $367 million and have capacity for 430 buses.

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Lorne Gunter: No sovereign wealth in Carney's Canada Strong Fund Over regulation — especially as it applies to the environment — has cost Canada upwards of $1 trillion in lost investment since the Liberals came to office in 2015.

Lorne Gunter: No sovereign wealth in Carney's Canada Strong Fund Over regulation — especially as it applies to the environment — has cost Canada upwards of $1 trillion in lost investment since the Liberals came to office in 2015.

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Lorne Gunter: Useless for Alberta to turn highway speed limit increase into tiny pilot project Most divided highways in Alberta were designed for speeds of 140 km/h or higher.

Lorne Gunter: Useless for Alberta to turn highway speed limit increase into tiny pilot project Most divided highways in Alberta were designed for speeds of 140 km/h or higher.

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Lorne Gunter: Smith government's referendum record spotty at best If former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is right, a solid but not convincing vote for Alberta separation this fall could cripple the province politically and economically.

Lorne Gunter: Smith government's referendum record spotty at best If former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is right, a solid but not convincing vote for Alberta separation this fall could cripple the province politically and economically.

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Lorne Gunter: UCP government's two recent moves decidedly undemocratic There is a connection between two issues the Alberta government is pushing. The connection is subtle, but it’s there nonetheless. Both are likely constitutional and within the legislature’s power to approve. They’re not illegal.

Lorne Gunter: UCP government's two recent moves decidedly undemocratic There is a connection between two issues the Alberta government is pushing. The connection is subtle, but it’s there nonetheless. Both are likely constitutional and within the legislature’s power to approve. They’re not illegal.

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23.04.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Canadian economy struggles as Mark Carney Liberals waste time

GUNTER: Canadian economy struggles as Mark Carney Liberals waste time

LILLEY: CBC isn't telling you the truth on trade talks with USA Why FIFA’s ‘last-minute’ World Cup ticket release has fans upset Memorial...

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Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Canadian economy struggles as Carney Liberals waste time This week, it was revealed that Canadian household debt has reached $2.5 trillion. That’s 103% of GDP and the highest level in the G7. It’s also the second-highest in the OECD, the organization of the world’s 38 richest countries. Only Switzerland (128%) is higher.

Lorne Gunter: Canadian economy struggles as Carney Liberals waste time This week, it was revealed that Canadian household debt has reached $2.5 trillion. That’s 103% of GDP and the highest level in the G7. It’s also the second-highest in the OECD, the organization of the world’s 38 richest countries. Only Switzerland (128%) is higher.

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22.04.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Sky-high patio licence fees conflict with revitalization This year they want several thousand per restaurant for the same licences and are planning on doubling that amount next summer.

Lorne Gunter: Sky-high patio licence fees conflict with revitalization This year they want several thousand per restaurant for the same licences and are planning on doubling that amount next summer.

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21.04.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Daft brain-drain tax proposal no answer to Liberal ineptitude

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19.04.2026 20

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Daft brain-drain tax proposal no answer to Liberal ineptitude

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Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Lack of safety the main obstacle to Downtown revitalization The Downtown Revitalization Coalition (DRC) seems to have found the secret to actually making our city centre more vibrant. It’s a secret that continues to elude city council, administration and planners.

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Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Private access to diagnostic tests reduces burden on public health care Raise your arms over your head and run around the room frantically waving your hands and shrieking, “It will destroy public health care! It lead to two-tiered health care!”

16.04.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Carney majority spells return to same old Liberal mismanagement

Iran to execute first woman over anti-regime protests Why Craig Berube's tenure as Maple Leafs coach should be coming to an end Raising questions...

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Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Carney majority spells return to same old Liberal mismanagement The three byelection wins by the Liberals on Monday night give the Carney government an unassailable majority. With 174 seats, they can pass any bill they like without having rely on the Speaker of the House of Commons to cast a deciding vote to break a tie.

15.04.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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Gunter: Alberta NDP's Nenshi gamble failing to pay off, according to Leger poll

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Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Poilievre calls for federal action on cloudy Indigenous land title developments

11.04.2026 10

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Poilievre calls for federal action on cloudy Indigenous land title developments On Thursday, federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre called on the Liberal government to take action to protect private property rights in B.C. and across Canada. He was absolutely right to do so.

11.04.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Knack, PM, UCP invite problems as they seek stronger ties to China So, Mayor Andrew Knack is travelling to China. Again.

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Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Legal system's failures no excuse for Chief Driechel's attempt to change prosecution's actions I get it.

09.04.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Ottawa's gun buyback program a dismal failure

08.04.2026 10

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Ottawa's gun buyback program a dismal failure There may be a lot of gunowners who signed up for compensation who will be left without a convenient way to hand in their guns.

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Edmonton Journal

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Gunter: Deadline on Carney-Smith oil pipeline MOU comes and goes Back in November amid the fanfare of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney signing their memorandum of understanding (MOU) to get another pipeline built from Alberta to the West Coast, very few analysts paid much attention to the first deadline for more details to be worked out – April 1.

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Edmonton Journal

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Gunter: Federal NDP doomed after abandoning traditional, big-tent labour roots

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National Post

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Gunter: Federal NDP doomed after abandoning traditional, big-tent labour roots Don Davies, the Vancouver New Democrat MP who served as his party’s interim leader until the election of Avi Lewis last weekend, cautioned party members last December that if the NDP wanted to avoid another drubbing at the polls, it should focus on working people’s issues instead of becoming obsessed with identity politics.

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Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: City council BRT plan doomed to compound transit problems

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Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Carney Liberals keep symbiotic relationship with CBC alive The Liberal government has a detailed plan to “modernize” and “revitalize” the CBC. They’ve had it since the end of May last year.

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Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: New NDP Leader Avi Lewis not good for Alberta Nenshi took to social media to announce he wanted nothing to do with the author of the “Green New Deal” and the “Leap Manifesto”

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Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Feds' attack on notwithstanding clause an attack on Canadian federation

MANDEL: Moms tortured and starved child to death, Crown alleges in closing argument Another blow for Blue Jays rotation as rookie sensation Trey...

28.03.2026 20

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Feds' attack on notwithstanding clause an attack on Canadian federation

28.03.2026 40

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Alberta right to insist AI data-centre proposals include their own power supply One of the fundamental principles of the provincial government’s strategy for attracting artificial intelligence (AI) data centres to Alberta, released in 2024, is BYOP — bring your own power.

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Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Judicial reform needed to counter courts’ progressive bias

FIFA cancelling hotel rooms in host cities including Toronto ahead of World Cup How scrappy Davis Schneider snagged last spot on Blue Jays roster Auto...

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Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Judicial reform needed to counter courts’ progressive bias Gee, maybe Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wasn’t completely out to lunch after all when she suggested in early February that Ottawa give the provinces more input into judicial appointments.

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Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Swelling size of federal Liberal government hobbles national economic growth

LILLEY: Carney considers appointing partisan Liberal to top court job in Ontario Blue Jays hit home run with Rogers Centre menu additions for 2026...

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Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Swelling size of federal Liberal government hobbles national economic growth Perhaps Albertans should be grateful to the federal government for spending so little per capita in our province.

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Edmonton Journal

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Gunter: Edmonton's Quarters experiment a multi-million dollar dud It hasn’t worked, and now Edmontonians could be on the hook for almost $64 million in cost overruns

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Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Pierre Poilievre's Joe Rogan appearance a strong sign

SUNshine Girl Danielle DEAR ABBY: Mom unsure what to do when disturbing truth is revealed LILLEY: Chris Moise violated city code with racist...

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Toronto Sun

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Gunter: Pierre Poilievre's Joe Rogan appearance a strong sign If Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had asked me whether he should go on Joe Rogan’s podcast in the United States this week, I would have told him, “No.”

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Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Secretive Edmonton council putting the squeeze on taxpayers over Lewis Farms rec centre Psst, it’s a secret.

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20.03.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Meager Liberal commitment to help bring down oil prices exposes lack of planning, infrastructure

19.03.2026 40

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Alberta right to consider restrictions on MAID Canada needs to pump the brakes on MAID — Medical Assistance in Dying.

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Lorne Gunter: Meager federal Liberal commitment to help bring down world oil prices exposes lack of planning, infrastructure

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Edmonton Journal

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Gunter: Knack's comments on police chief's trip disturbing to many Jewish Edmontonians Compare that with Knack’s own trip to China at the beginning of this year

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Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Canada jay better choice for national bird than messy, miserable Canada goose

GOLDSTEIN: Al-Quds Day shows how Canada tolerates intolerance Why it was no surprise the Maple Leafs went easy on Radko Gudas after Auston Matthews...

14.03.2026 40

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Canada jay a better choice for national bird than the messy, miserable Canada goose It hatches its eggs at -25C; survives cold, dark months by sticking excess food collected during summer on the underside of tree branches using its own saliva and doesn’t even fly south for winter.

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Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Canada energy exports still crippled by lost Liberal decade Last month, federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson told the House of Commons natural resources committee that Canada could become “one of the largest suppliers of LNG in the world.”

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Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Poll confirms UCP clear front-runner among Albertans The recall petition against Alberta Premier Danielle Smith failed this past Tuesday — the same as every other recall petition started against UCP MLAs since last fall’s teachers’ strike.

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GUNTER: Charter protections put in danger by court decision, federal agreement

Was the Blue Jays’ World Series Game 7 near‑miss really as close as it looked? HUNTER: Anyone who winked at Ryan Wedding is done like dinner as...

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Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Charter protections put in danger by court decision, federal agreement Property rights are at the centre of individual freedom. If governments have limited ability to tell you what you may do on or to your property (including your body), then you will enjoy a high degree of individual human rights.

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