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Lorne Gunter

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Lorne Gunter: Stats, studies back Poilievre's call for tighter bail laws Whenever someone like Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre suggests tightening up bail laws in Canada, someone else — a criminologist, prisoners’ rights advocate, Liberal cabinet minister — is quick to point out that crime fell 3.6 per cent across the country in 2024.

Lorne Gunter: Stats, studies back Poilievre's call for tighter bail laws Whenever someone like Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre suggests tightening up bail laws in Canada, someone else — a criminologist, prisoners’ rights advocate, Liberal cabinet minister — is quick to point out that crime fell 3.6 per cent across the country in 2024.
05.10.2025 8

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Stats, studies back Poilievre's call for tighter bail laws

GUNTER: Stats, studies back Poilievre's call for tighter bail laws
04.10.2025 10

Toronto Sun

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GUNTER: Stats, studies back Poilievre's call for tighter bail laws

04.10.2025 10

Ottawa Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Who does Janz group want to take council back from? Themselves?

Lorne Gunter: Who does Janz group want to take council back from? Themselves?
04.10.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Feds' notwithstanding clause court application could harm the federation The federal government is attempting to neuter the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause.

Lorne Gunter: Feds' notwithstanding clause court application could harm the federation The federal government is attempting to neuter the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause.
02.10.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: UCP pipeline proposal doomed to be blocked by feds, B.C.

Lorne Gunter: UCP pipeline proposal doomed to be blocked by feds, B.C.
02.10.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Feds' notwithstanding clause court application could harm federation

GUNTER: Feds' notwithstanding clause court application could harm federation
01.10.2025 3

Toronto Sun

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GUNTER: Feds' notwithstanding clause court application could harm the federation

GUNTER: Feds' notwithstanding clause court application could harm the federation
01.10.2025 7

Toronto Sun

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GUNTER: Feds' notwithstanding clause court application could harm the federation

01.10.2025 6

Ottawa Sun

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GUNTER: Feds' notwithstanding clause court application could harm federation

01.10.2025 10

Ottawa Sun

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Lorne Gunter: 'All current council must go': Protesters at north Edmonton rally get it right

Lorne Gunter: 'All current council must go': Protesters at north Edmonton rally get it right
01.10.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Carney's frugality claims contradicted by bloated federal deficit projection The day after the House of Commons resumed sitting early this month, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre questioned Prime Minister Mark Carney on how large the federal deficit would be this year when the final figure is unveiled in November’s budget.

Lorne Gunter: Carney's frugality claims contradicted by bloated federal deficit projection The day after the House of Commons resumed sitting early this month, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre questioned Prime Minister Mark Carney on how large the federal deficit would be this year when the final figure is unveiled in November’s budget.
28.09.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Carney's frugality claims contradicted by bloated federal deficit projection

GUNTER: Carney's frugality claims contradicted by bloated federal deficit projection
27.09.2025 3

Toronto Sun

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GUNTER: Carney's frugality claims contradicted by bloated federal deficit projection

27.09.2025 10

Ottawa Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Smith's pipeline efforts could force Carney government's hand

Lorne Gunter: Smith's pipeline efforts could force Carney government's hand
27.09.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Liberal gun buyback a political ploy that won't impact crime

Lorne Gunter: Liberal gun buyback a political ploy that won't impact crime
25.09.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Carney's easiest target in federal spending cuts is bloated bonuses

Lorne Gunter: Carney's easiest target in federal spending cuts is bloated bonuses
25.09.2025 2

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Carney's easiest target in federal spending cuts is bloated bonuses

24.09.2025 10

Toronto Sun

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GUNTER: Carney's easiest target in federal spending cuts is bloated bonuses

24.09.2025 9

Ottawa Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Understand differences between banners flown by Edmonton municipal election candidates

24.09.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Federal housing program reveals Carney government's magical thinking Last weekend, Ana Bailão, a longtime member of Toronto city council, took up her job as the first CEO of Build Canada Homes (BCH), the Carney government’s new bureaucracy tasked with doubling the number of homes built annually across the country.

21.09.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Federal housing program reveals Carney government's magical thinking

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Last weekend, Ana Bailão, a longtime member of Toronto...

20.09.2025 9

Toronto Sun

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GUNTER: Federal housing program reveals Carney government's magical thinking

20.09.2025 10

Ottawa Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Coalition report on infill spotlights city policy mistakes

20.09.2025 8

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: City council on the hook for asinine Wellington Bridge demolition decision

19.09.2025 9

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Mark Carney on hot seat now that Parliament is in session

18.09.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Mark Carney on hot seat now that Parliament is in session

18.09.2025 6

Toronto Sun

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GUNTER: Mark Carney on hot seat now that Parliament is in session

17.09.2025 5

Ottawa Sun

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Gunter: Threatened Alberta teacher strike about pay, no matter what ATA says The province believes the Talking Points document is so rife with errors that the province has filed a complaint with the Alberta Labour Relations Board charging the union with bargaining in bad faith.

16.09.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Fate of programs like CSC true a barometer of Carney's budget-cut intentions

14.09.2025 10

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Fate of programs like CSC true a barometer of Carney's budget-cut intentions

14.09.2025 9

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Fate of programs like CSC true a barometer of Carney's budget-cut intentions

13.09.2025 10

Ottawa Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Despite Smith's optimism, can't trust Carney on issues around oil  The federal Liberals still hate Alberta oil.

13.09.2025 7

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Count on Carney to continue Trudeau's anti-pipeline stance

12.09.2025 5

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Count on Carney to continue Trudeau's anti-pipeline stance

11.09.2025 3

Toronto Sun

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GUNTER: Count on Carney to continue Trudeau's anti-pipeline stance

11.09.2025 10

Ottawa Sun

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GUNTER: Ideology killing Canada's home construction numbers

11.09.2025 4

Toronto Sun

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GUNTER: Ideology killing Canada's home construction numbers

11.09.2025 3

Ottawa Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Ideology killing Canada's home construction numbers

11.09.2025 6

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Alberta teachers deserve respect, but union moving the goalposts

10.09.2025 6

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Federal Liberals hint at austerity, but don't count on it

06.09.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Federal Liberals hint at austerity, but don't count on it

06.09.2025 10

Toronto Sun

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GUNTER: Federal Liberals hint at austerity, but don't count on it

06.09.2025 10

Ottawa Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Judges trample on homeowners' right to defend themselves

06.09.2025 2

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Edmonton council's twisted vision favours brutal infill over Blatchford, Expolands opportunities

05.09.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Bloody weekend in Edmonton heightens calls for bail reform On Tuesday, Edmonton mayoral candidate Rahim Jaffer issued an open letter calling on big-city mayors across the country to band together and demand the Carney government bring in meaningful bail reforms, not the piddly, window-dressing reforms introduced by the Trudeau Liberals last year.

05.09.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Very bad optics for province to claw back disability benefit and fund fan park

Why can’t politicians understand that the tax money they spend comes from the same, one source — you and me? You can save this article by...

02.09.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Enough with massive overspending at the CBC

01.09.2025 10

Toronto Sun

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GUNTER: Enough with massive overspending at the CBC

31.08.2025 7

Ottawa Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Enough with massive overspending at the CBC

30.08.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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