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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Oct 1, 2026
Lean Right
The National Post columnist wrote that a Commons report recommends DEI by stealth, ramping up mandatory training while dropping quotas.
Conservatives see her work as exposing how bureaucrats embed progressive ideology even when publicly retreating from identity politics.
Sep 22, 2026
Lean Right
National Post columnist criticizes a New Brunswick judge for inventing an Aboriginal right to be represented by an elder in court.
Conservatives see Sarkonak's piece as exposing judicial activism that expands Aboriginal rights beyond constitutional text and undermines the rule of law.
Sep 3, 2026
Lean Right
Wrote a column criticizing a judge for granting bail to the alleged shooter of a U.S. Consulate guard.
Conservatives back Sarkonak's call to keep violent offenders in custody to uphold public confidence in justice, especially for attacks on diplomatic targets.
Aug 30, 2026
Lean Right
Sarkonak reported that Hamilton police reprimanded venues hosting an anti-immigration conference, suggesting that the event would harm 'belonging,' which he argues undermines democracy.
Conservatives see this as another example of left-wing censorship and bureaucratic overreach, where police act as thought police to suppress dissenting views on immigration.
Aug 25, 2026
Lean Right
Sarkonak reported that 'racial battle fatigue' is being used in Nova Scotian courts as an excuse for violent crimes like shooting and stabbing.
Conservatives criticize this as a judicial trend that excuses criminal behavior based on race, undermining the rule of law and equal justice.
Aug 21, 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.