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Immigrant who pointed loaded gun in Calgary road rage incident won’t face deportation, judge says

An Ethiopian immigrant who pulled out a loaded handgun, pointed it at another driver and threatened to shoot during a fight that was sparked by a "minor traffic infraction" in Calgary failed to convince a judge to tailor his sentence to avoid deportation. Read More
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Carney looks more like Trudeau with every update: Full Comment podcast

They’re blowing windfalls. They’re setting up government agencies to subsidize favoured schemes. They’re dithering on infrastructure. And they shrug at Canada’s uncompetitive tax regime. The policies of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals, confirmed in last week’s economic update, are increasingly giving off strong Justin Trudeau vibes, as Brian Lilley discusses with Ian Lee, professor at Carleton’s Sprott School of Business, and Carlo Dade, at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. They consider how, a year after getting re-elected on promises to undo the damage of Trudeau’s devastating decade and make Canada more economically resilient, the Liberals seem to have no new playbook. And they warn of more destruction, particularly in the face of U.S. trade negotiations, if the party doesn't find one soon. (Recorded April 29, 2026.) Read More
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