Anthony Furey

LATEST STORIES BY ANTHONY FUREY

FUREY: UN migration compact cause for concern – yet Canada stands firm

Few Canadians will have heard about something called the UN Global Compact for Migration. But they should expect to hear more about it soon, as more countries drop out of the deal and calls emerge for Canada to do the same.

November 5, 2018 Columnists

At the end of Roxham Road in Champlain, Fiyori Mesfin, 32, crosses into Canada with her 3-year-old son and 1-year-old daughter, both U.S. citizens. (The Washington Post/Andre Malerba) N/A

FUREY: Andrew Scheer has a year to shrug off the 'blah' factor – can he do it?

It’s not too difficult to find things to say about Justin Trudeau. Love him or hate him — and both categories are well-populated — the prime minister has staked out firm territory to tell us who he is and what he stands for.

November 3, 2018 Columnists

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer speaks during an editorial board meeting at the Toronto Sun in Toronto on Friday Oct. 19, 2018.

FUREY: Canada's carbon tax could go much higher after 2022 review

A government document quietly posted online confirms what many have long suspected: that the government is eyeing raising the federal carbon tax beyond the current ceiling of $50 per tonne.

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November 1, 2018 Columnists

Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa on October 4, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)

FUREY: Canada's carbon tax could go much higher after 2022 review

A government document quietly posted online confirms what many have long suspected: that the government is eyeing raising the federal carbon tax beyond the current ceiling of $50 per tonne.

November 1, 2018 Trending

FUREY: Don’t fear Bannon vs. Frum – these events matter

“Now listen, you queer – stop calling me a crypto-Nazi or I’ll sock you in your goddamn face and you’ll stay plastered!”

October 31, 2018 Columnists

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon, left, and political commentator David Frum. (Jeffrey T. Barnes/AP and Gavin Young/Postmedia Network file photos)

Ontario government workers making 10.6% more than private sector, report shows

There was a time not too long ago when public servants entered their profession agreeing to something of a trade-off. They wouldn’t make the same big dollars as their private sector counterparts but they would have job security and benefits.

October 24, 2018 Ontario

Queen's Park. (Dave Thomas/Toronto Sun file)

FUREY FACTOR: PM uses Cirillo anniversary to deliver 'diversity' points

It really shouldn’t be that hard for a politician marking the fourth anniversary of the attack on Parliament Hill.

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October 22, 2018 Columnists

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press)

FUREY: The numbers are in — Canada's border crossers keep on coming

It’s been a funny phenomenon, the conversation around Canada’s illegal border crossings. It was a big deal back last year when the problem was first reported upon, albeit a little late and more than a little begrudgingly, by my venerable colleagues in the press.

October 19, 2018 Columnists

A family from Haiti approaches a tent in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec as they haul their luggage down Roxham Rd. in Champlain, N.Y., Monday, Aug. 7, 2017.

FUREY: Illegal border screenings “incomplete security portrait”— RCMP doc

An internal national intelligence report from the RCMP obtained by the Toronto Sun breaks down some of the security challenges caused by the recent influx of asylum seekers crossing illegally into Canada.

October 16, 2018 Canada

A family approaches the unofficial border crossing at the end of Roxham Rd. in Champlain, N.Y. (Charles Krupa/AP)

FUREY FACTOR: Harper socialism warnings & "corrosive" Liberal elite politics

Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the bigger threat is not the current populist movements unfolding across the political world, but what far-left alternatives come after if current political parties fail to listen to regular people’s concerns and adequately adapt.

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October 13, 2018 Columnists

Sitdown interview with former Prime Minister Stephen Harper to promote his book "Right here right now" in Toronto, Ont. on Thursday October 11, 2018.

Anthony Furey

LATEST STORIES BY ANTHONY FUREY

FUREY: UN migration compact cause for concern – yet Canada stands firm

FUREY: Andrew Scheer has a year to shrug off the 'blah' factor – can he do it?

FUREY: Canada's carbon tax could go much higher after 2022 review

FUREY: Canada's carbon tax could go much higher after 2022 review

FUREY: Don’t fear Bannon vs. Frum – these events matter

Ontario government workers making 10.6% more than private sector, report shows

FUREY FACTOR: PM uses Cirillo anniversary to deliver 'diversity' points

FUREY: The numbers are in — Canada's border crossers keep on coming

FUREY: Illegal border screenings “incomplete security portrait”— RCMP doc

FUREY FACTOR: Harper socialism warnings & "corrosive" Liberal elite politics

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