Matt Gurney

• Canada will screw up the submarine replacement. It’s just a matter of how and when

  "I've been writing about our bipartisan history of absolutely catastrophic military procurement for more than a decade. If anything, it's actually gotten worse," writes Matt Gurney.

  Commentary

  Jan 24, 2019
  
• Canada turns against immigration? That’s your border ‘crisis’

  If the border situation begins to turn public attitudes against immigration in a country with a low fertility rate, guess what? That's a crisis, writes Matt Gurney.

  Commentary

  Aug 22, 2018
  
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• Still think outsourcing our national defence is a good idea?

  Since we haven't gotten our act together, like it or not, we are almost entirely dependent on the United States. That's a bad place to be when a country is locked in a testy trade dispute with its benefactor.

  Commentary

  Jun 13, 2018
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• Political panel: The first 10 days of the Ontario election campaign

  Matt Gurney hosts a talk from supporters of all three parties as they discuss the fortunes and falls of the Progressive Conservatives, Liberals and NDP from the last 10 days.

  Commentary

  May 20, 2018
• This is a really stupid time for Canada to be running deficits, yet here we are

  The plan had merit, in theory, but in practice, it's been a debacle. The Liberals have blown through their deficit targets.

  Commentary

  Oct 25, 2017
• Shame on us all for forgetting the nuclear sword over our heads

  Our vacation from history seems to be ending. Great power politics, including nuclear brinksmanship, are something we're going to have to learn to expect again.

  Commentary

  Sep 6, 2017
• I am really glad someone was a jerk to millennials before I had to be

  I've had to wrench the silver spoon I was born with from my mouth to write this column.

  Commentary

  Jul 12, 2017
• A few modest proposals for how Canada’s Conservatives can come back and win

  The progressive message of the NDP or Liberals is a fundamentally grim one: to varying degrees at varying times, the message is "Things are bad, but we can fix them for you."

  Commentary

  Apr 26, 2017
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• Allegations of astonishing cruelty and a soulless ‘child protection’ bureaucracy run amok

  I am not often left at a loss for words. But an absolutely astonishing story out of Hamilton, Ont., has left me stunned.

  Commentary

  Apr 13, 2017