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LILLEY: Mark Carney's new Sovereign Wealth Fund just like all other funds

LILLEY: Mark Carney's new Sovereign Wealth Fund just like all other funds

The takeaway from Mark Carney’s announcement of a new Sovereign Wealth Fund for Canada might just be that big government is back. Of course, this...

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Edmonton Sun

Brian Lilley

GOLDSTEIN: Is Canada becoming a one-party state?

GOLDSTEIN: Is Canada becoming a one-party state?

While the federal Liberals smugly refer to themselves as Canada’s natural governing party, the historical record suggests that may be true, despite...

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Edmonton Sun

Lorrie Goldstein

LILLEY: How GardaWorld lobbying could cost thousands of Canadian veterans their jobs

LILLEY: How GardaWorld lobbying could cost thousands of Canadian veterans their jobs

A Montreal-based security firm with ties to Donald Trump, ICE and the infamous Alligator Alcatraz prison is using Liberal ties in Canada to screw over...

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Edmonton Sun

Brian Lilley

TAIT: Iconic Ritchie eatery the Blue Chair closing its doors for good

TAIT: Iconic Ritchie eatery the Blue Chair closing its doors for good

I don’t know what I expected when I pushed open the Blue Chair’s battered door that morning. Maybe a plate heaped with pancakes. Maybe the comfort...

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Edmonton Sun

Cam Tait

GOLDBERG: Keeping artificial intelligence out of American classrooms

GOLDBERG: Keeping artificial intelligence out of American classrooms

Norway is, by almost any metric, a profoundly successful nation. It’s rich, democratic and relatively corruption-free. It’s not a socialist...

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Edmonton Sun

Jonah Goldberg

JAY GOLDBERG: Federal recall the only cure for Ottawa’s floor-crossing fever

JAY GOLDBERG: Federal recall the only cure for Ottawa’s floor-crossing fever

Floor-crossing by members of Parliament is gutting voter trust and making a mockery of democratic accountability in Canada. The only real fix is to...

24.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Jay Goldberg

LILLEY: Canada must use leverage now in CUSMA trade negotiations

LILLEY: Canada must use leverage now in CUSMA trade negotiations

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s not taking notes or instructions from the Americans on restarting trade talks and he’s willing to wait things...

24.04.2026 8

Edmonton Sun

Brian Lilley

LILLEY: Will Beyoncé, Timothée Chalamet and Donald Trump vote in Canadian elections?

LILLEY: Will Beyoncé, Timothée Chalamet and Donald Trump vote in Canadian elections?

Canadians are used to American celebrities commenting on our politics and our elections. Thanks to a new law that is drawing attention south of the...

24.04.2026 9

Edmonton Sun

Brian Lilley

CHARLEBOIS: Dairy, diplomacy, and the price of ego

CHARLEBOIS: Dairy, diplomacy, and the price of ego

The warning came quietly, but it was unmistakable. According to a Reuters report this week, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer made it clear:...

24.04.2026 9

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

MEJIA, ALIAKBARI: Here’s why Smith and Carney governments should scrap industrial carbon tax

MEJIA, ALIAKBARI: Here’s why Smith and Carney governments should scrap industrial carbon tax

The Smith and Carney governments have yet to finalize a deal on the industrial carbon tax, despite an April 1 deadline included in last year’s...

23.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Julio Mejia And Elmira Aliakbari

LILLEY: CBC isn't telling you the truth on trade talks with USA

LILLEY: CBC isn't telling you the truth on trade talks with USA

The headline from the CBC made it sound like the Trump administration was engaged in a street-level shakedown of their closest ally and neighbour....

23.04.2026 9

Edmonton Sun

Brian Lilley

GOLDSTEIN: Tracking Carney’s ever-changing positions on a trade deal with Trump

GOLDSTEIN: Tracking Carney’s ever-changing positions on a trade deal with Trump

If you’re confused about where Canada stands heading into negotiations with the U.S. on the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, it’s likely...

23.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Lorrie Goldstein

KINSELLA: Donald Trump's empty threats just more political 'madness'

KINSELLA: Donald Trump's empty threats just more political 'madness'

Donald Trump, who famously likes to cite Winston Churchill but is unfit to carry Churchill’s bowler hat, should’ve heeded some of the greatest...

23.04.2026 7

Edmonton Sun

Warren Kinsella

CHARLEBOIS: Why the most important food prices are rising again

CHARLEBOIS: Why the most important food prices are rising again

Food inflation in Canada may have eased to 4.0% in March, but don’t be misled by the headline. The number that matters most — food purchased from...

22.04.2026 8

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

STOSSEL: Little children and big government interference

STOSSEL: Little children and big government interference

Child care has become expensive in the United States — more than $13,000 annually per child. So many people want the government to pay for it....

22.04.2026 6

Edmonton Sun

John Stossel

LILLEY: Mark Carney — The unreliable boyfriend Canada can’t afford

LILLEY: Mark Carney — The unreliable boyfriend Canada can’t afford

When Mark Carney was the Governor of the Bank of England, he earned the nickname the unreliable boyfriend. He earned the nickname for his habit of...

22.04.2026 8

Edmonton Sun

Brian Lilley

CHARLEBOIS: Which CUSMA strategy is it this week, PM Mark Carney?

CHARLEBOIS: Which CUSMA strategy is it this week, PM Mark Carney?

There is something almost too convenient in how quickly Canadians point south when discussing unpredictability in trade. Yes, Donald Trump has long...

22.04.2026 9

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

TAIT: Volunteering on the decline while need remains

TAIT: Volunteering on the decline while need remains

Could you share five minutes? Not the time spent on a phone or hurrying out the door. It’s about making a conscious choice to give your time to...

20.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Cam Tait

LILLEY: Trump administration trashes Canada on trade as Carney calls investment summit

LILLEY: Trump administration trashes Canada on trade as Carney calls investment summit

Mark Carney may want to invite the biggest investors in the world to Toronto later this year but the message in Washington is that Canada sucks. At...

20.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Brian Lilley

SNOBELEN: Being schooled and correcting the business of education

SNOBELEN: Being schooled and correcting the business of education

They say that when you have one dog, you have a dog, but when you have two dogs, you have half a dog and when you have three dogs, you have no dog at...

20.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

John Snobelen

ELDER: The implosion of Eric Swalwell: What was he thinking?

ELDER: The implosion of Eric Swalwell: What was he thinking?

When then-Representative Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) announced his candidacy for governor of California, I was beyond surprised. Rumours of sexual...

20.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Larry Elder

KINSELLA: First known F-bomb in Canadian politics lobbed by Pierre Trudeau in 1971

KINSELLA: First known F-bomb in Canadian politics lobbed by Pierre Trudeau in 1971

If you are Canadian, and of a certain vintage, you know what that refers to: the F-word. F–k. KINSELLA: First known F-bomb in Canadian politics...

20.04.2026 8

Edmonton Sun

Warren Kinsella

GOLDSTEIN: Climate hysteria wasted our money, failed to reduce need for fossil fuels

GOLDSTEIN: Climate hysteria wasted our money, failed to reduce need for fossil fuels

After almost four decades of climate alarmism the so-called “fight” against climate change has failed. In 1990, the base year for the now...

20.04.2026 8

Edmonton Sun

Lorrie Goldstein

CHARLEBOIS: Canada’s meat scales are off – and so is oversight

CHARLEBOIS: Canada’s meat scales are off – and so is oversight

Once again, it took the media to remind us that food fraud is not a relic of the past – it is very much a present-day risk embedded in our food...

20.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

LILLEY: Carney warns against U.S. ties after betting his fortune on America

LILLEY: Carney warns against U.S. ties after betting his fortune on America

For a man so heavily invested in the United States, Mark Carney certainly wants us to fear the USA and to see it as a threat. The prime minister’s...

20.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Brian Lilley

JAY GOLDBERG: Australia-style youth social media ban wrong approach

JAY GOLDBERG: Australia-style youth social media ban wrong approach

Earlier this month, as Liberals gathered in Montreal for their policy convention, much of the news that came out of the convention focused on...

20.04.2026 6

Edmonton Sun

Jay Goldberg

JAY GOLDBERG: Carney cuts gas taxes and Canada’s premiers should follow suit

JAY GOLDBERG: Carney cuts gas taxes and Canada’s premiers should follow suit

Prime Minister Mark Carney finally has his coveted majority. And his first move as the leader of a majority government was to deliver much-needed...

19.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Jay Goldberg

TAIT: Gary McPherson helped plant the seeds of Northern Lights basketball greatness

The air inside the old gym carried a heavy weight in the fall of 1979. The kind of cold that settles into your bones. But we were shifting. Something...

17.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Cam Tait

HILL, LI: Alberta government has a spending problem — not a revenue problem

According to its latest budget, the Smith government will run a whopping $9.4-billion deficit in 2026/27, the second consecutive fiscal year in the...

17.04.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Tegan Hill And Nathaniel Li

LILLEY: Poilievre's pain not over as Carney Liberals pursue more Conservative MPs

15.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Brian Lilley

CHARLEBOIS: Disappearing middle distorting Canada’s food economy

15.04.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

LILLEY: Tories can thank Donald Trump with Mark Carney on verge of majority

14.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Brian Lilley

AGAR: Floor crossers are all in it for themselves

14.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Jerry Agar

CHARLEBOIS: Cheap imports won't fix Canada's beef problem

14.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

KINSELLA: Newton's third law is being applied in dealing with Donald Trump

14.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Warren Kinsella

TAIT: Wife, mother's struggles exposes Alberta medical system's failures

13.04.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Cam Tait

KINSELLA: The Conservative Party's problem isn't floor-crossing – it's leadership

12.04.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Warren Kinsella

GOLDSTEIN: How the Liberals broke the law while claiming to defend it

11.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Lorrie Goldstein

JIVANI: Liberal Party stands for nothing but their own power

The biggest lesson Canadian conservatives must learn from the Mark Carney floor-crossing saga: Stop trying to please your Liberal detractors, because...

11.04.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Jamil Jivani

JAY GOLDBERG: Carney’s new housing policies must not remain Ontario-specific

Canada is in a housing crisis. With housing starts slumping nationwide, and the federal government’s housing goals looking increasingly out of...

10.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Jay Goldberg

SHAPIRO: This is what a world superpower looks like

America is living through a moment difficult to describe without sounding a little unhinged. But here goes: We are watching the United States do...

10.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Ben Shapiro

OPINION: Carney government doubling down on Trudeau’s failed fiscal policy

In the coming weeks, the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to update Canadians on the state of federal finances. It should be an...

09.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Grady Munro

WARMINGTON: Donald Trump, Iran step back from brink as ceasefire deal announced

This seemed so so close to being something apocalyptic. The world was within 90 minutes of learning if U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat that a...

09.04.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Joe Warmington

CHARLEBOIS: Why a ceasefire won’t cool your grocery bill

When news broke that the Donald Trump administration and Iran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire, markets reacted instantly. Oil prices plunged within...

09.04.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

GOLDSTEIN: The shameless hypocrisy of Tory turncoat Marilyn Gladu

The two-faced hypocrisy MP Marilyn Gladu demonstrated on Wednesday, in abandoning the Conservatives for the Liberals, is shocking even when...

09.04.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Lorrie Goldstein

THOMPSON, FUSS: Carney’s new tax break is unfair to Albertans and all Canadians outside Ontario

The Carney government’s new plan to expand GST rebates on new home purchases in Ontario — but not elsewhere in Canada — is bad policy and may...

09.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Austin thompson and jake fuss

KINSELLA: NDP Leader Avi Lewis has what it takes

Years ago, back when CBC TV still valued debate, I used to appear on a panel show called Counterspin. Its host was Avi Lewis. Counterspin was on every...

06.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Warren Kinsella

ZAGAR: Canada having what the world wants is the new energy reality

CERAWeek may not be widely known outside the energy sector, but it should be. Now in its 44th year, this premier global gathering in Houston, Texas,...

06.04.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Special To Toronto Sun

DE RUGY: How will U.S. Congress choose to handle the Iran bill?

Whatever you think of the war in Iran, there’s a separate question — independent of the military merits — that Congress must answer: How will it...

06.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Veronique De Rugy

ELDER: California think-alike Democrats cancel debate over 'lack of diversity'

The University of Southern California cancelled its gubernatorial debate 24 hours before it was to start. ELDER: California think-alike Democrats...

06.04.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Larry Elder