Jamie Sarkonak
Jamie Sarkonak is a Canadian journalist and columnist for the National Post, writing on Indigenous affairs, law, and politics. She is also a policy fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
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Aug 20, 2026
Lean Right
Her column discusses the Ontario Court of Appeal's ruling that bike lane 'experts' have no constitutional mandate over infrastructure.
Conservatives view this as a rebuke to activist-funded advocacy groups and a defense of municipal autonomy.
Aug 12, 2026
Lean Right
Sarkonak reported that Alberta now considers anti-abortion protest imagery a workplace psychological hazard.
Conservatives applaud her for exposing regulatory overreach that threatens free-expression rights.
Jul 28, 2026
Lean Right
Wrote about the B.C. Law Society walking back claims of buried children at Kamloops residential school after a settlement.
Praised by conservatives for exposing and compelling a retraction of sensational but unsubstantiated allegations.
Jul 23, 2026
Lean Right
Writes that Carney has not weatherproofed Canada for economic storms from the U.S.
Echoes Conservative concerns that Carney's policies are inadequate for the current crisis.
Jul 15, 2026
Lean Right
She reports that a Nova Scotia court will not hear a case against illegal Indigenous lobster fishery, highlighting unequal justice.
Conservatives criticize the double standard, arguing that one law for First Nations and another for everyone else undermines the rule of law.
Jun 8, 2026
Lean Right
Sarkonak authored the National Post analysis of New Brunswick's bill to make First Nations bylaws enforceable in provincial courts, raising concerns about a tiered justice system.
Conservatives amplify Sarkonak's concern that layering Indigenous jurisdiction into the provincial court system, while land title claims to the entire province are still active, undermines the principle of one equal law for all Canadians.