Anthony Furey

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Stephen Harper hits hard on carbon taxes, open borders and more in new book

The most compelling part of Stephen Harper’s new book, Right Here, Right Now, is that it lives up to its title.

October 9, 2018 Columnists

Former prime minister Stephen Harper speaks at the 2017 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington, Sunday, March 26, 2017. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/ AP/Jose Luis Magana)

Liberals considering ‘giving’ Trans Mountain to First Nations

The federal government is actively considering gifting the Trans Mountain pipeline to First Nations groups, Postmedia has heard from multiple sources.

October 3, 2018 Canada

A aerial view of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain marine terminal, in Burnaby, B.C., is shown on May 29, 2018.

FUREY: Maybe, just maybe, Trudeau’s now about to pivot back to middle-class issues

A funny thing has happened since the 2015 election campaign. Justin Trudeau campaigned heavily appealing to the middle-class. It’s what his “real change” agenda was all about. And yet soon after, he let it drift away.

October 2, 2018 Columnists

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland walk to a press conference on the USMCA trade deal on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018.

FUREY: Moving from redistribution to growth – Canada needs a rethink

Earlier this month the Liberal government released yet another gender parity announcement that, this time around, bordered on the absurd.

September 29, 2018 Columnists

A worker grinds a piece of metal in a factory in Quebec City, Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Statistics Canada says the economy jobs in August. The unemployment rate was compared with 5.8 per cent in July.

FUREY: A look at who the next Liberal floor-crosser could be

A visit to the Liberal caucus website is an interesting experience. The main page is headshots of all the Liberal MPs in Canada. All 182 of them.

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September 18, 2018 Columnists

Ontario MP Leona Alleslev asks a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.

FUREY: Ghomeshi needs to drop the career rehab

We all know what’s going on with Jian Ghomeshi’s essay in The New York Review Of Books. It’s an attempt to rehabilitate his reputation. For social reasons? Sure, to a degree. But more likely career reasons.

September 17, 2018 Columnists

Jian Ghomeshi leaves College Park Courts on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. (Veronica Henri/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network)

FUREY: Here's why Ford had no choice with the notwithstanding clause

You’ve got to go back in time a bit to understand why Ontario Premier Doug Ford is invoking the notwithstanding clause. And why his decision, seen as disproportionate by some, is completely understandable given his experience with the courts.

September 11, 2018 Columnists

Councillor Doug Ford speaks with Mayor Rob Ford at a meeting of Toronto city council on Monday December 16, 2013. Michael Peake/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

FUREY: Backlogs, delays, aborted projects – let’s face it, Canada is grinding to a halt

On Thursday the head of Suncor Energy – Canada’s largest oil and gas producer – said they’re not going to expand crude production for the next couple of years, at least not until they actually see some progress on other projects.

September 8, 2018 Columnists

Nearly 100 supporters gathered outside the conference centre hosting the Kinder Morgan annual general meeting in downtown Calgary on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, to show their unwavering support for the Trans Mountain pipeline.

Tories planned to 'belittle' Maxime Bernier in meeting

The federal Conservative caucus is planning a Thursday afternoon meeting to get fellow MP Maxime Bernier fully onside after his latest round of comments that spurred national debate and made him appear to be going rogue.

August 23, 2018 Canada

Conservative MP Maxime Bernier is photographed in his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018.

FUREY: Secrecy and lack of info follows security incident at Parliament Hill

A Senator is speaking out against the apparent secrecy on Parliament Hill following a security incident involving a pick-up truck that happened the other week.

August 21, 2018 Canada