Matt Gurney

California, Toronto

Columnist and Editor at National Post

Journalist. Husband. Dad. Tweets my own. Co-founder @the_lineca. Tried Twitter retirement, and failed. The flesh was weak.

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Articles

Channelling Conservative anger actually worked for Pierre Poilievre. Does he really need to change gears now?

4 days ago | wellandtribune.ca | Susan Delacourt |Matt Gurney

In a recurring feature, Susan Delacourt, a small-l liberal, and Matt Gurney, a small-c conservative, bring their different perspectives — and a shared commitment to civil disagreement — to the political debates of the moment. Susan Delacourt: One word leapt out at me in a piece you wrote for this paper last week, Matt, and it was this one: “killed.” As in, the Conservatives got killed in the election.
Channelling Conservative anger actually worked for Pierre Poilievre. Does he really need to change gears now?

4 days ago | thespec.com | Susan Delacourt |Matt Gurney

In a recurring feature, Susan Delacourt, a small-l liberal, and Matt Gurney, a small-c conservative, bring their different perspectives — and a shared commitment to civil disagreement — to the political debates of the moment. Susan Delacourt: One word leapt out at me in a piece you wrote for this paper last week, Matt, and it was this one: “killed.” As in, the Conservatives got killed in the election.
Matt Gurney: Carney's change conundrum

2 weeks ago | readtheline.ca | Matt Gurney

By: Matt GurneyAs we finally reach the end of this strange campaign, The Line will honour an old newspaper tradition — no political content or endorsements on election day, at least until the polls close. On Monday, you get some peace and quiet to decide. For my final comment before you shuffle off to a church basement or community centre near you, I want to talk about the central problem of Mark Carney's appeal to the voters.
It’s time for a majority government, but did anybody earn it?

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Susan Delacourt |Matt Gurney

In a recurring feature, Susan Delacourt, a small-l liberal, and Matt Gurney, a small-c conservative, bring their different perspectives — and shared commitment to civil disagreement — to the political debates of the moment. Matt Gurney: A few weeks ago, I expressed some irritation with the candidates. I still feel that way. This has been an uninspiring campaign. We are, we’re told, facing major, existential threats to our way of life and maybe even our national survival.
On this one issue, Mark Carney sounds a lot like Justin Trudeau

3 weeks ago | therecord.com | Matt Gurney

Canada doesn’t have a gun-control problem. And Mark Carney should stop pretending it does. We do have a problem with gun crime, particularly in some of our larger cities. And we also have a problem with intimate-partner violence. These problems need attention and, critically, more resources. What they don’t need is more gun-control laws: everything that should be illegal already is, often several times over. Yet we keep getting more gun-control laws.
On this one issue, Mark Carney sounds a lot like Justin Trudeau

3 weeks ago | thespec.com | Matt Gurney

Canada doesn’t have a gun-control problem. And Mark Carney should stop pretending it does. We do have a problem with gun crime, particularly in some of our larger cities. And we also have a problem with intimate-partner violence. These problems need attention and, critically, more resources. What they don’t need is more gun-control laws: everything that should be illegal already is, often several times over. Yet we keep getting more gun-control laws.
On this one issue, Mark Carney sounds a lot like Justin Trudeau

3 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Matt Gurney

Canada doesn’t have a gun-control problem. And Mark Carney should stop pretending it does. We do have a problem with gun crime, particularly in some of our larger cities. And we also have a problem with intimate-partner violence. These problems need attention and, critically, more resources. What they don’t need is more gun-control laws: everything that should be illegal already is, often several times over. Yet we keep getting more gun-control laws.
Did the leaders' debates change the course of this election?

3 weeks ago | thespec.com | Susan Delacourt |Matt Gurney

In a recurring feature, Susan Delacourt, a small-l liberal, and Matt Gurney, a small-c conservative, bring their different perspectives — and shared commitment to civil disagreement — to the political debates of the moment. Susan Delacourt: Well, the debates are now behind us, advance voting is under way, and I am thinking a lot this weekend about the whole idea of change. I wonder whether the debates changed anything. I’m curious to see if poll trends change in the last week of this election.
Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre are ignoring the NDP

1 month ago | thespec.com | Susan Delacourt |Matt Gurney

In a recurring feature, Susan Delacourt, a small-l liberal, and Matt Gurney, a small-c conservative, bring their different perspectives — and shared commitment to civil disagreement — to the political debates of the moment. Matt Gurney: Something the small but mighty team at The Line is doing during the campaign is a fun little feature with a profane name we publish on Fridays. It’s an accountability/fact-check feature.
Matt Gurney: Canada doesn't lead

1 month ago | readtheline.ca | Matt Gurney

By: Matt GurneyOn “Liberation Day” last week, when U.S. President Donald Trump gifted the world his so-called reciprocal tariffs, Liberal leader Mark Carney made a damned interesting statement. I agreed with the tone and the substance. It’s the practicality of it where we start running into problems. And maybe even the psychology of it, too, to whatever extent a nation can have a psychology.