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Lorne Gunter: Quick-release bail laws undermine faith in Canada's justice system

Lorne Gunter: Quick-release bail laws undermine faith in Canada's justice system

Anyone wondering whether the justice system is failing Canadians need look no further than the Joseph Kidd case.

yesterday 9

National Post

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Quick-release bail laws undermine faith in Canada's justice system Since mid-April, Joseph Kidd of the Northern Alberta city of Grande Prairie, has been arrested on sexual assault charges three times and released shortly after each arrest, only to allegedly reoffend within a matter of days.

Lorne Gunter: Quick-release bail laws undermine faith in Canada's justice system Since mid-April, Joseph Kidd of the Northern Alberta city of Grande Prairie, has been arrested on sexual assault charges three times and released shortly after each arrest, only to allegedly reoffend within a matter of days.

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yesterday 9

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Downtown restaurant the latest victim of city's business-killing construction projects

Lorne Gunter: Downtown restaurant the latest victim of city's business-killing construction projects

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previous day 10

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Calgary chamber report the latest in separatism war of numbers Get ready for another round in the Great Numbers War, another skirmish in the Battle of the Balance Sheets.

Lorne Gunter: Calgary chamber report the latest in separatism war of numbers Get ready for another round in the Great Numbers War, another skirmish in the Battle of the Balance Sheets.

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thursday 10

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: When death comes casually, MAID out of control

GUNTER: When death comes casually, MAID out of control
24.06.2026 8

Toronto Sun

Lorne Gunter

GUNTER: New Alberta independence group fronted by reasonable leaders

GUNTER: New Alberta independence group fronted by reasonable leaders

HUNTER: Accused killer twice torpedoed by Canada. Why is she still here? Bell employees fired over fake office attendance sue BCE Mia Sara says...

23.06.2026 10

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: New Alberta independence group fronted by reasonable leaders As long as they can both avoid the ridiculous arguments made by other separatists, Let Alberta Decide will find a wider audience for its separatist arguments than the Prosperity Project ever did.

Lorne Gunter: New Alberta independence group fronted by reasonable leaders As long as they can both avoid the ridiculous arguments made by other separatists, Let Alberta Decide will find a wider audience for its separatist arguments than the Prosperity Project ever did.

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23.06.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Alberta economy still leads Canada despite spectre of separatism

GUNTER: Alberta economy still leads Canada despite spectre of separatism
20.06.2026 8

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Alberta economy still leads Canada despite spectre of separatism

Lorne Gunter: Alberta economy still leads Canada despite spectre of separatism
20.06.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Council blindly bulls ahead with undemocratic infill policy It is undemocratic when a few dozen councillors, bureaucrats and developers can dictate to the rest of us what our city should look like

Lorne Gunter: Council blindly bulls ahead with undemocratic infill policy It is undemocratic when a few dozen councillors, bureaucrats and developers can dictate to the rest of us what our city should look like
19.06.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Danielle Smith's Dani Dollars a slap in the face to Albertans We should have received a 13-cent per litre reduction in the pump price for at least the next three months. That’s provincial law

Lorne Gunter: Danielle Smith's Dani Dollars a slap in the face to Albertans We should have received a 13-cent per litre reduction in the pump price for at least the next three months. That’s provincial law
17.06.2026 5

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

GUNTER: Alberta separatist sentiment feeds on Ottawa's lack of appreciation

GUNTER: Alberta separatist sentiment feeds on Ottawa's lack of appreciation

SIMMONS: Maple Leafs' hiring of coach Jim Hiller underwhelming WARMINGTON: Don Cherry reflects on decision to no longer air Hockey Night in...

17.06.2026 10

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Alberta separatist sentiment feeds on Ottawa's lack of appreciation Confederation is more than a crude balance sheet. But increased recognition of Alberta’s contribution would go a long way towards dampening separatist sentiment.

Lorne Gunter: Alberta separatist sentiment feeds on Ottawa's lack of appreciation Confederation is more than a crude balance sheet. But increased recognition of Alberta’s contribution would go a long way towards dampening separatist sentiment.

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17.06.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Alberta separatists stretch the truth on lower taxes Although unsaid, I suppose separation will also lead to more sunny days, better relations between cats and dogs, and cures for toenail fungus and psoriasis.

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16.06.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Bill C-34 just Liberal censorship behind child-protection smokescreen

Justin Trudeau's appearance at U.S. World Cup match sparks anger SIMMONS SAYS: Oilers would face so many questions if they hire Babcock SUNshine...

14.06.2026 20

Toronto Sun

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Bill C-34 just Liberal censorship behind child-protection smokescreen Once again, the Liberal government is attempting to restrict legal Internet content that they believe threatens “social stability” or is deemed “harmful” to Canada.

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13.06.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Obstacles to West Coast pipeline could still kill project

11.06.2026 20

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Obstacles to West Coast pipeline could still kill project

11.06.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Pierre Poilievre says separatists have a problem with Ottawa

10.06.2026 10

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: 'Listen carefully': Poilievre says separatists have a problem with Ottawa Poilievre urged central Canadians to make the kind of effort to placate Alberta that they have made time and again towards Quebec when separatism has raised its head there.

10.06.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Nenshi's fortunes improve amid separatist anger The UCP’s bylaws allow 22 of the party’s 87 constituency associations to force a leadership review. But they all have to pass the very same motion to force the review.

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09.06.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Mass immigration masks decade of Liberal economic mismanagement

Why the Maple Leafs must find a coach who can walk a fine line SUNshine Girl Michelle TERRAZZANO: Prime Minister Mark Carney goes over budget –...

06.06.2026 10

Toronto Sun

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Mass immigration masks a decade of Liberal economic mismanagement This Tuesday, after several days of dodging questions about the “technical” recession Canada is in (which is kind of like claiming a woman is “technically” pregnant), Prime Minister Mark Carney finally admitted the country’s economy was a bit patchy. The word he used is “bumpy.”

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06.06.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: UCP lead remains strong in latest Leger poll Despite facing public resistance to its handling of health care, affordability and Alberta separation, the United Conservatives remain clearly in the lead in provincial polling conducted by Leger at the end of last month and the early days of this month.

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05.06.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Separatists’ response to cost issue flippant, lacks facts You are welcome to have your own opinion on whether Premier Danielle Smith is right in her estimate — $400 billion — of what it would cost Alberta to separate. But if you’re leading the charge for an independent Alberta, you’d better have a more convincing response than “Would not. So there.”

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04.06.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Canada's recession lingering effect of decade of Liberal anti-growth policies

Blue Jays prospect Peyton Williams wins fan poll for best nickname in minor leagues Constituents 'insulted' by Indigenous icon idea for TTC...

03.06.2026 10

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Canada's recession the lingering effect of a decade of Liberal anti-growth policies Gee, when the Liberals said they were aiming for “net-zero,” I thought they meant carbon emissions. Turns out “net-zero” was their goal for Canada’s economic growth. And they’ve achieved it!

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03.06.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Premier Smith juggling priorities on 'separatist referendum' debate

50 Cent reacts to baby mama Daphne Joy’s alleged sex tape with nemesis Diddy LILLEY: Senate's mistaken attempt to criminalize residential...

02.06.2026 10

Toronto Sun

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Premier juggling priorities on 'separatist referendum' debate Smith has done a good job so far handling demands for a referendum, but she has to be careful not to repeat the overwrought “warnings” of federalists.

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02.06.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Smith-Carney pipeline deal still faces major First Nations, investor hurdles

Meet the two billion-heirs in the hunt at PGA Championship Iraqi man allegedly behind numerous terror attacks on Jews in Canada, U.S. and Europe City...

16.05.2026 20

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Smith-Carney pipeline deal still faces major First Nations, investor hurdles In Canada now, First Nations means the small racial minority (five per cent of the population) who must be consulted first before any project can go ahead or any law can be passed.

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15.05.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Quashing separatist petition an error in law and undemocratic Before I get into the substance of Justice Shaina Leonard’s decision to quash a petition that would have forced a referendum this fall on whether Alberta should separate from Canada, her position underlines why it was so dangerous for the Centurion Project (a separatist organization unaffiliated with the petitioners) to release the confidential provincial electors’ list to the public.

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14.05.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Pipeline progress signs encouraging, but success far from guaranteed Maybe I’ve had it wrong all along. Maybe Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney are getting ready to make a deal that will lead to a second pipeline to the West Coast. There are some positive signs.

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14.05.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Time for targeted approach to tackling Downtown crime The chief called on city residents to be vigilant and again report crimes in their neighbourhoods.

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12.05.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

GUNTER: Canada's youth employment crushed under Liberal policy

IRAN WAR UPDATES: Trump calls Iran response to latest U.S. proposal 'totally unacceptable' SIMMONS SAYS: Mitch Marner never faced Utah,...

10.05.2026 20

Toronto Sun

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Canada's youth employment crushed under Liberal policy

Canadian economy has lost 112,000 jobs just since January, the weakest four-month stretch since the pandemic

09.05.2026 30

National Post

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Lorne Gunter: Canada's youth employment crushed under Liberal policy The Canadian economy has lost 112,000 jobs just since January. That’s the weakest four-month stretch since the pandemic. The unemployment rate has climbed to 6.9 per cent.

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09.05.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Alberta premier hesitant to ruffle feathers of separatists in UCP

Brockville boy, 17, charged after woman and two daughters murdered Doug Ford government sacks entire board at Conestoga College WARMINGTON: Snowbirds...

08.05.2026 40

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Smith hesitant to ruffle feathers of separatists in UCP

08.05.2026 50

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Overturned ruling a blow to human rights commission's credibility

Bell Canada parent company BCE Inc. fires employees who faked office attendance Canadian man, 19, stabbed to death in Mexico's Puerto Vallarta...

07.05.2026 50

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Overturned ruling a blow to human rights commission's credibility It’s rare to see a judge call out a human rights commission as completely as Court of King’s Bench Justice John Little chastised the Alberta Human Rights Commission on Monday. Little so completely overturned the commission’s 2024 ruling of racism against the Edmonton Police Service that there will be no re-hearing of the complaint.

07.05.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

GUNTER: Mark Carney as reluctant as Justin Trudeau to wield pro-growth measures

LILLEY: Tariffs not to blame for Honda's decision to axe EV plant in Alliston Who is Gavin McKenna? Inside the Maple Leafs’ possible No. 1...

06.05.2026 30

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Carney as reluctant as Trudeau to wield pro-growth measures

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06.05.2026 40

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Glenora developer deserves discipline for doxxing

05.05.2026 40

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Trump's pipeline approval for Canadian oil about local politics

SIMMONS SAYS: Mats Sundin makes us happy, John Chayka makes us wonder Former Blue Jays all-star says his trading card collection is worth $35M...

03.05.2026 40

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Trump's pipeline approval for Canadian oil about local politics

The 47% increase in gas prices since his Feb. 24 State of the Union address is a major political liability

02.05.2026 40

National Post

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Trump's pipeline approval for Canadian oil about local politics Why would U.S. President Donald Trump approve a Keystone-like pipeline that could eventually transport a million barrels a day of Canadian oil to refineries in the U.S. Midwest or along the Gulf coast?

02.05.2026 40

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

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.”

01.05.2026 50

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

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

30.04.2026 30

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.

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30.04.2026 90

Edmonton Journal

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