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GOLDSTEIN: Weasel words led to Canada’s recognition of Palestine Original
Prime Minister Mark Carney misled Canadians • Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, as part of a trip during which he welcomed a proposal for Canada to become the EU's first associate member, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. /Getty Images See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Don't have an account?
GOLDSTEIN: Ontario’s employment rate still hasn’t recovered from pandemic, study says
Southwestern Ontario is the only region to have rebounded, Fraser Institute says • • Closed due to COVID sign. /Getty Images See more Toronto Sun on Google —save as a Preferred Source Don't have an account? Create Account Ontario’s employment rate in four of five economic regions of the province is still below pre-pandemic levels, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
GOLDSTEIN: Weasel words led to Canada’s recognition of Palestine
Advertisement oop Skip to Content Prime Minister Mark Carney misled Canadians • Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, as part of a trip during which he welcomed a proposal for Canada to become the EU's first associate member, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026.
GOLDSTEIN: Financial watchdog exposes flaws in Carney’s plan to spend ourselves rich Original
Skip to Content Parliamentary budget officer says the approach the government is taking risks sending the costs of servicing government debt into the 'danger zone' • • Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a Liberal caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, September 18, 2026. /Postmedia file Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan to bolster Canada’s economy while reducing our reliance on the U.S. economy is based on the claim we can spend ourselves rich. Don't have an account?
GOLDSTEIN: Financial watchdog exposes flaws in Carney’s plan to spend ourselves rich
Parliamentary budget officer says the approach the government is taking risks sending the costs of servicing government debt into the 'danger zone' • • Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a Liberal caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, September 18, 2026. /Postmedia file Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan to bolster Canada’s economy while reducing our reliance on the U.S. economy is based on the claim we can spend ourselves rich.
GOLDSTEIN: Canada’s bottomless climate change money pit Original
Canadians were paying at least $503 billion on more than 500 federal, provincial and territorial programs • • Justin Trudeau (right) and Steven Guilbeault. /Getty Images See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Don't have an account? Create Account We’ll never know the total cost Canadians paid to fund former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s failed climate change policies that Prime Minister Mark Carney has largely abandoned. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
GOLDSTEIN: Canada’s bottomless climate change money pit
Canadians were paying at least $503 billion on more than 500 federal, provincial and territorial programs Published Oct 07, 2026 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read Justin Trudeau (right) and Steven Guilbeault. Photo by Chris Wattie /Getty Images Article content See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
GOLDSTEIN: With new pipeline, Mark Carney admits the economy trumps climate change Original
Skip to Content The PM has called climate change an 'existential threat' in his previous role as the UN special envoy on climate action and finance • • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith looks on while Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during an announcement that the Pacific Link has been listed as a project of national interest, in Fort McMurray, Alta. on Thursday, Oct.
GOLDSTEIN: New report on federal response to antisemitism comes three years too late Original
As serious as the failure to act effectively against what was happening was the implicit message it sent to society. • • Deborah Lyons. /Postmedia Network See more Toronto Sun on Google —save as a Preferred Source Don't have an account? Create Account The federal government, through Public Safety Canada, published a document last week ostensibly describing progress on its “National Commitments to Combat Antisemitism — Summer 2026.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
GOLDSTEIN: Wasteful and ineffective, federal spending on Indigenous issues is out of control Original
New report by the Fraser Institute estimates that during the Justin Trudeau era from 2015 to early 2025, inflation-adjusted spending on Indigenous issues exploded • • A teepee erected on Parliament Hill in 2021. /Postmedia Network See more Toronto Sun on Google —save as a Preferred Source Don't have an account?
GOLDSTEIN: Wasteful and ineffective, federal spending on Indigenous issues is out of control
Advertisement oop Skip to Content New report by the Fraser Institute estimates that during the Justin Trudeau era from 2015 to early 2025, inflation-adjusted spending on Indigenous issues exploded • • A teepee erected on Parliament Hill in 2021.
GOLDSTEIN: Wasteful and ineffective, federal spending on Indigenous issues is out of control
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GOLDSTEIN: Wasteful and ineffective, federal spending on Indigenous issues is out of control
New report by the Fraser Institute estimates that during the Justin Trudeau era from 2015 to early 2025, inflation-adjusted spending on Indigenous issues exploded Published Sep 29, 2026 • Last updated 12 hours ago • 3 minute read A teepee erected on Parliament Hill in 2021. Photo by Errol McGihon /Postmedia Network Article content See more Toronto Sun on Google —save as a Preferred Source Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
GOLDSTEIN: OECD downgrades Canada’s economic growth as Carney moves away from U.S. Original
Canada faces long-standing structural problems in its economy, including low productivity • • Prime Minister Mark Carney. /Postmedia Network Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that pivoting our economy away from the U.S. would come at a cost to Canadians and the latest numbers show that’s true.
GOLDSTEIN: OECD downgrades Canada’s economic growth as Carney moves away from U.S.
Advertisement oop Skip to Content Canada faces long-standing structural problems in its economy, including low productivity • • Prime Minister Mark Carney. /Postmedia Network Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that pivoting our economy away from the U.S. would come at a cost to Canadians and the latest numbers show that’s true.
GOLDSTEIN: Failed terrorist attack on Sons of Jacob Synagogue hit home
Columnist's family connected to Belleville synagogue • • A Sons of Jacob Synagogue photo shows stained glass See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Don't have an account? Create Account I have a personal reason for thanking Belleville Const. Jeff Smith and the other, as yet unidentified police officer, for preventing the worst mass murder of Jews on Canadian soil in history. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
GOLDSTEIN: U.S., not EU, the priority on trade Original
Reaching a deal with southern neighbours will provide long-term certainty for Canadian economy • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Prime Minister Mark Carney at a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East, on June 16, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. /Getty Images See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Don't have an account?
GOLDSTEIN: U.S., not EU, the priority on trade
Reaching a deal with southern neighbours will provide long-term certainty for Canadian economy • • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Prime Minister Mark Carney at a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East, on June 16, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France.
GOLDSTEIN: 'Cartooning genius' Andy Donato shaped Toronto Sun for the better
Known by many as 'the franchise,' he 'so perfectly typified how the paper saw itself' • • Andy Donato, veteran Toronto Sun cartoonist, poses for a photo before being inducted into the Canadian News Hall of Fame by the Toronto Press and Media Club in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016. /TORONTO SUN See more Toronto Sun on Google —save as a Preferred Source Don't have an account?
GOLDSTEIN: Why Hamas keeps praising Canada
Hamas gets a pass while Israel gets the blame from Canada and other countries as they make demands of Israel • • A Palestinian waves Hamas flags in the West Bank city of Ramallah in November 2023. /AFP It’s bad enough Prime Minister Mark Carney handed Hamas a diplomatic victory when Canada became the first G7 nation to recognize a Palestinian state on Sept. 21, 2025. Don't have an account?
GOLDSTEIN: Poll suggests ‘elbows up’ crowd doesn’t realize the consequences of a long trade war Original
It’s easy to talk tough about fighting a trade war when you and/or your own family haven’t become its casualties • • Prime Minister Mark Carney. /Postmedia Network See more Toronto Sun on Google —save as a Preferred Source Don't have an account? Create Account A new poll from Build Canada suggests Canadians in the “elbows up” category when it comes to the ongoing trade war with the United States have put their brains on park. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
GOLDSTEIN: Poll suggests ‘elbows up’ crowd doesn’t realize the consequences of a long trade war
Advertisement oop Skip to Content It’s easy to talk tough about fighting a trade war when you and/or your own family haven’t become its casualties • • Prime Minister Mark Carney. /Postmedia Network See more Toronto Sun on Google —save as a Preferred Source Sign In or Create an Account A new poll from Build Canada suggests Canadians in the “elbows up” category when it comes to the ongoing trade war with the United States have put their brains on park.
GOLDSTEIN: Poll suggests ‘elbows up’ crowd doesn’t realize the consequences of a long trade war
It’s easy to talk tough about fighting a trade war when you and/or your own family haven’t become its casualties Published Sep 09, 2026 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read Prime Minister Mark Carney. Photo by John Mahoney /Postmedia Network Article content See more Toronto Sun on Google —save as a Preferred Source Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
GOLDSTEIN: Mark Carney’s latest counter-tariffs a multi-billion-dollar tax on Canadians Original
The Prime Minister will impose Canada's latest round of counter-tariffs of between 15% and 50% on $28 billion worth of U.S. imports on Tuesday • • Photos of President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House and Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking at a press conference in Ottawa.
GOLDSTEIN: Mark Carney’s latest counter-tariffs a multi-billion-dollar tax on Canadians
Advertisement oop Skip to Content The Prime Minister will impose Canada's latest round of counter-tariffs of between 15% and 50% on $28 billion worth of U.S. imports on Tuesday • • Photos of President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House and Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking at a press conference in Ottawa.
GOLDSTEIN: Mark Carney’s latest counter-tariffs a multi-billion-dollar tax on Canadians
The Prime Minister will impose Canada's latest round of counter-tariffs of between 15% and 50% on $28 billion worth of U.S. imports on Tuesday • • Photos of President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House and Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking at a press conference in Ottawa.
GOLDSTEIN: Trudeau’s failed climate policies left us captives to the U.S. oil market
See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source The reason it's unrealistic for Canada to curtail or tax the flow of Canadian oil to the U.S. in retaliation for U.S. tariffs, is our lack of practical alternatives to sell it to any country other than the U.S. This is one of the legacies of the previous Liberal government of Justin Trudeau and its failed climate change policies, which not only cost federal taxpayers more than $200-billion, but failed to achieve any of its promised...
GOLDSTEIN: Canada’s standard of living 'largely stagnated,' falling further behind U.S., report says Original
Fraser Institute also found the sharpest decline occurred post-2014, meaning during the decade the Justin Trudeau government was in power. • • The number of Canadians travelling to the U.S. continues to dip, according to StatsCan. /Getty Images See more Toronto Sun on Google —save as a Preferred Source Don't have an account?
GOLDSTEIN: Our economy? Now for the bad news Original
Skip to Content One positive snapshot does not tell us the whole story • Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to the media at the Rio Tinto aluminum smelter in Saguenay, Que., Aug. 6, 2026. /Postmedia Network See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Don't have an account? Create Account Let’s start with the good news. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team.
GOLDSTEIN: Expect retaliation if we weaponize our energy exports to the U.S. Original
Americans could shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline in retaliation • • An Enbridge facility in Sarnia, Ont. Those calling for Prime Minister Mark Carney to tax or restrict energy exports to the U.S. as a weapon in the ongoing tariff war should explain the consequences if we do. Don't have an account? Create Account If, for example, we put an energy tax on our oil exports to the U.S., what will we do if the Americans shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline in retaliation?
GOLDSTEIN: Expect retaliation if we weaponize our energy exports to the U.S.
Americans could shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline in retaliation • • An Enbridge facility in Sarnia, Ont. Those calling for Prime Minister Mark Carney to tax or restrict energy exports to the U.S. as a weapon in the ongoing tariff war should explain the consequences if we do. Sign In or Create an Account If, for example, we put an energy tax on our oil exports to the U.S., what will we do if the Americans shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline in retaliation?
Job losses, inflation and bail-outs – the high costs of an all-out trade war
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GOLDSTEIN: Job losses, inflation and bail-outs – the high costs of an all-out trade war Original
Skip to Content Tariff wars are bad public policy and economically destructive to large, small and medium-sized businesses • • Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a press conference addressing the trade situation with United States in Ottawa on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. /Postmedia Network In responding to the breakdown of Canada-U.S. trade negotiations late Friday with dollar-for-dollar matching counter tariffs against the U.S. starting on Sept.
GOLDSTEIN: Resurrecting Keystone XL pipeline would be win for Canada Original
Had the pipeline project been approved, it would have generated an estimated $30 billion in tax and royalty revenues in this country • Pipe segments are piled up on the ground. See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Don't have an account? Create Account If the new U.S.-Canada trade deal — details to come — revives the Keystone XL pipeline project, as U.S. President Donald Trump hinted in announcing the trade agreement had been reached, it would be a good deal for Canada.
GOLDSTEIN: Resurrecting Keystone XL pipeline would be win for Canada
Had the pipeline project been approved, it would have generated an estimated $30 billion in tax and royalty revenues in this country • • Pipe segments are piled up on the ground. See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Sign In or Create an Account If the new U.S.-Canada trade deal — details to come — revives the Keystone XL pipeline project, as U.S. President Donald Trump hinted in announcing the trade agreement had been reached, it would be a good deal for Canada.
GOLDSTEIN: Provincial taxes could skyrocket to pay for federal deficits, report says Original
Skip to Content Fraser Institute says that cutting existing federal transfer payments to the provinces for health care and social services by 15% would blow a $19.4-billion hole in provincial budgets across the country today. • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to journalists about U.S. President Donald Trump's new 50% tariff threat in the Parliamentary Precinct in Ottawa July 21, 2026.
GOLDSTEIN: Study says provincial taxes could soar with federal cuts
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GOLDSTEIN: Provincial taxes could skyrocket to pay for federal deficits, report says
Fraser Institute says that cutting existing federal transfer payments to the provinces for health care and social services by 15% would blow a $19.4-billion hole in provincial budgets across the country today. • • Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to journalists about U.S. President Donald Trump's new 50% tariff threat in the Parliamentary Precinct in Ottawa July 21, 2026.
GOLDSTEIN: Claims Canada's crime rate is down aren’t reporting the real story Original
Skip to Content Only in the non-violent crime severity index has there been a sustained decrease over time • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Police officers and other law enforcement personnel are seen at the intersection of St. Clair W. and Arlington Ave., near the site of a shooting that occurred at the Salsa on St. Clair Festival in Toronto on the evening of July 11, 2026.
Claims Canada's crime rate is down aren’t reporting the real story
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GOLDSTEIN: Claims Canada's crime rate is down aren’t reporting the real story
Only in the non-violent crime severity index has there been a sustained decrease over time • • Police officers and other law enforcement personnel are seen at the intersection of St. Clair W. and Arlington Ave., near the site of a shooting that occurred at the Salsa on St. Clair Festival in Toronto on the evening of July 11, 2026. /GETTY IMAGES Critics of the police and tougher bail and sentencing laws to combat violent crime have two approaches to the release of annual statistics on crime.
Canadians spent more on taxes than basic necessities in 2025: Study Original
Skip to Content 'Taxes remain the largest household expense for Canadian families,' Fraser Institute says • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The average Canadian family last year spent more on paying taxes than for the basic necessities of shelter, food and clothing combined, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute. See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Don't have an account?
Canadians spent more on taxes than basic necessities in 2025: Study
The average Canadian family last year spent more on paying taxes than for the basic necessities of shelter, food and clothing combined, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute. A family with an average income of $121,111, the report by the fiscally conservative think tank says, spent $50,721 or 41.9% of its income on taxes in 2025 compared to $43,657, or 36%, for shelter ($27,686), food ($13,249) and clothing ($2,722).
GOLDSTEIN: It’s absurd for Jewish Canadians to treat Liberals as allies Original
Skip to Content The Liberals already have made the mental calculation there are 1.78 million Muslims in Canada compared to 335,000 Jews • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at Holy Blossom Temple synagogue in Toronto on June 1, 2026. /Toronto Sun See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Don't have an account?
GOLDSTEIN: It’s absurd for Jewish Canadians to treat Liberals as allies
The Liberals already have made the mental calculation there are 1.78 million Muslims in Canada compared to 335,000 Jews • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at Holy Blossom Temple synagogue in Toronto on June 1, 2026.
GOLDSTEIN: Corporate welfare is strangling Canadian economy: study Original
Skip to Content Subsidies totalled $87.7 billion in 2024 alone, with $44.7 billion coming from the federal government and $43 billion from the provincial governments combined, according to the Fraser Institute • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Corporate welfare by Canada’s federal and provincial governments has more than tripled since 2015 and is strangling economic growth, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute.
GOLDSTEIN: Corporate welfare is strangling Canadian economy: study
Subsidies totalled $87.7 billion in 2024 alone, with $44.7 billion coming from the federal government and $43 billion from the provincial governments combined, according to the Fraser Institute Published Aug 11, 2026 • Last updated 10 hours ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.
Corporate welfare is strangling Canadian economy: study
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GOLDSTEIN: Stop hoarding windfall federal fuel tax revenues and give consumers a break now
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GOLDSTEIN: Stop hoarding windfall federal fuel tax revenues and give consumers a break now Original
Skip to Content Federal government currently raking in far more that what was budgeted • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Motorists fill their vehicles with gasoline in Toronto, April 17, 2024. /Toronto Sun See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Don't have an account?
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