Adam Radwanski
@aradwanski.bsky.social
Policy columnist and feature writer for The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business, with a current focus on how Canada can boost its economic sovereignty.
Indeed. This is not “Trump’s attempt to remake the world order” or whatever. It’s an unusually spoiled and malevolent toddler somehow entrusted with the world’s most powerful military and economy lashing out.
This has probably been self-evident for a long time, but the US is not being run by a rational actor and people need to stop rationalizing this behaviour as if there is any strategy or logic behind it
Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Indeed. This is not “Trump’s attempt to remake the world order” or whatever. It’s an unusually spoiled and malevolent toddler somehow entrusted with the world’s most powerful military and economy lashing out.
My story from Mexico this week. It’s part of a package of reports in the Globe this weekend from places particularly feeling the Trump threat post-Venezuela, all of which I think are worth your time. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Mexico’s cool-headed Trump strategy faces new tests after Venezuela
So far, Claudia Sheinbaum has urged her country to play it cool. U.S. actions in Latin America are making industries nervous
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:52 PM
My story from Mexico this week. It’s part of a package of reports in the Globe this weekend from places particularly feeling the Trump threat post-Venezuela, all of which I think are worth your time. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Opening up to Chinese EVs felt inevitable at some point. I’m a little surprised, though, that it didn’t come with a more explicit commitment to establishing some manufacturing operations in Canada.
January 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Opening up to Chinese EVs felt inevitable at some point. I’m a little surprised, though, that it didn’t come with a more explicit commitment to establishing some manufacturing operations in Canada.
Anyone with a decent-sized following on a social media platform is both a customer and a product for that platform’s owners. Regardless of whether the former Twitter is banned in Canada, I don’t know how federal ministers can in good conscience be either.
January 11, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Anyone with a decent-sized following on a social media platform is both a customer and a product for that platform’s owners. Regardless of whether the former Twitter is banned in Canada, I don’t know how federal ministers can in good conscience be either.
This is a really good interview. paulwells.substack.com/p/i-dont-wan...
The Q&A: "I don't want to work less. That's not a talent I have."
Stéphane Dion is back home in Canada, wondering what to do next. Two national-unity crises and a rowdy neighbour loom. He's watching.
paulwells.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM
This is a really good interview. paulwells.substack.com/p/i-dont-wan...
What are the odds that by 2028, Trump has declared January 6 a national holiday?
January 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
What are the odds that by 2028, Trump has declared January 6 a national holiday?
I get that, for Canada, U.S. belligerence is incentive to try to further diversify oil exports to overseas markets. But at some point we may need to take into account that the geopolitical situation is also incentive for most countries to try to accelerate their shift away from oil reliance.
January 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I get that, for Canada, U.S. belligerence is incentive to try to further diversify oil exports to overseas markets. But at some point we may need to take into account that the geopolitical situation is also incentive for most countries to try to accelerate their shift away from oil reliance.
Interesting choice for a would-be Canadian prime minister to be cheering what Trump is framing as the start of an effort to assert U.S. dominance across the Western hemisphere.
January 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Interesting choice for a would-be Canadian prime minister to be cheering what Trump is framing as the start of an effort to assert U.S. dominance across the Western hemisphere.
Aw, man. We all love The Wire but highly recommend watching 25th Hour to see the origin of his signature line reading. (It also might be my favourite movie.) deadline.com/2025/12/isia...
Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dies: ‘The Wire’ Actor & Frequent Spike Lee Collaborator Was 71
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., known for his roles in The Wire, Veep, Your Honor and The Residence and a number of Spike Lee movies, passed away Dec. 30.
deadline.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Aw, man. We all love The Wire but highly recommend watching 25th Hour to see the origin of his signature line reading. (It also might be my favourite movie.) deadline.com/2025/12/isia...
Post a criminally underrated song from the 90s. Challenge points for songs that never charted in the U.S. but should have. m.youtube.com/watch?v=yXs8...
December 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Post a criminally underrated song from the 90s. Challenge points for songs that never charted in the U.S. but should have. m.youtube.com/watch?v=yXs8...
Per Carney: “Elements of the MOU were changed consistent with (Guilbeault’s) views." This seems weird to me, since by most accounts PMO/PCO kept details of MOU talks to a very small circle, but now I’m curious what else they possibly could’ve been conceding. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
'Too much regulation, not enough action': Carney rebuffs Trudeau's climate policies | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has too much regulation and not enough investments in clean energy and technology — and he's making his most direct repudiation yet of his predecessor's environm...
www.cbc.ca
December 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Per Carney: “Elements of the MOU were changed consistent with (Guilbeault’s) views." This seems weird to me, since by most accounts PMO/PCO kept details of MOU talks to a very small circle, but now I’m curious what else they possibly could’ve been conceding. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Tim Hodgson is the most influential member of Mark Carney’s cabinet, and he epitomizes the shift in governing styles and priorities this year. So I spent some time trying to understand how he approaches his job and how it’s going so far. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Meet Tim Hodgson, the unconventional Energy Minister with a Bay Street eye for deals
Companies seeking government funding or fast-tracking must make their case to the blunt former investment banker, who has little interest in partisanship or policy debates
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Tim Hodgson is the most influential member of Mark Carney’s cabinet, and he epitomizes the shift in governing styles and priorities this year. So I spent some time trying to understand how he approaches his job and how it’s going so far. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
I'm catching up to it because I'm working on something else this week, but the new federal Buy Canadian procurement policies actually go a bit further than I thought they would based on attempts in the last month or two to understand where this was going. www.canada.ca/en/public-se...
Government of Canada implements Buy Canadian Policy to strengthen Canada’s economy and support homegrown industries - Canada.ca
The Government of Canada is implementing the new Buy Canadian Policy, which fundamentally changes how the federal government purchases goods and services. This policy makes Canada its own best custome...
www.canada.ca
December 17, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I'm catching up to it because I'm working on something else this week, but the new federal Buy Canadian procurement policies actually go a bit further than I thought they would based on attempts in the last month or two to understand where this was going. www.canada.ca/en/public-se...
If another MP crosses the floor and the Liberals get the slimmest possible majority, how much pressure is there on Carney to appease any caucus member who threatens to resign over anything, from policy disputes to not being in cabinet?
December 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If another MP crosses the floor and the Liberals get the slimmest possible majority, how much pressure is there on Carney to appease any caucus member who threatens to resign over anything, from policy disputes to not being in cabinet?
If I were a proponent of new fossil-fuel investment in Alberta, I’d be pretty angry with Poilievre for this goofy episode, in which he tried to undermine what seems to be an emerging consensus in the name of scoring a few political points. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
House defeats Poilievre pipeline motion after Liberals call it ‘political stunt’
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s motion calling for the House of Commons to declare their support for a new Alberta pipeline failed Tuesday, after a day of considerable parliamentary wrangling.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
If I were a proponent of new fossil-fuel investment in Alberta, I’d be pretty angry with Poilievre for this goofy episode, in which he tried to undermine what seems to be an emerging consensus in the name of scoring a few political points. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
If you’re against industrial pricing - or not in favour of strengthening it - you’re against Pathways. Note that, at last check, this included Pathways members.
The Conservatives amended their motion to add a bunch of things from the MOU they were accused of excluding.
But they still left out any reference to an industrial carbon price.
To which one might ask: Is that large CCUS project (Pathways) viable without a higher industrial carbon price?
But they still left out any reference to an industrial carbon price.
To which one might ask: Is that large CCUS project (Pathways) viable without a higher industrial carbon price?
December 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you’re against industrial pricing - or not in favour of strengthening it - you’re against Pathways. Note that, at last check, this included Pathways members.
Weird if the Conservatives are trying to score political points by highlighting divisions around a policy goal that their party would mostly support. I mean, probably not weird if you're inside Ottawa, but out in the real world. nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/05/c...
Conservative motion would force House vote on Alberta pipeline…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Weird if the Conservatives are trying to score political points by highlighting divisions around a policy goal that their party would mostly support. I mean, probably not weird if you're inside Ottawa, but out in the real world. nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/05/c...
As I understand it, this is follow-through on the softening of Alberta's industrial carbon pricing system that it announced a couple of months ago. climateinstitute.ca/news/alberta...
Alberta’s latest changes to industrial carbon pricing make MOU commitments harder to achieve
Seven days after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with federal government, Alberta changes regulations that make the $130 minimum effective carbon credit price harder to achieve
climateinstitute.ca
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
As I understand it, this is follow-through on the softening of Alberta's industrial carbon pricing system that it announced a couple of months ago. climateinstitute.ca/news/alberta...
You can't really blame Canadian commentators and chattering classes for going off what appeared to be the best available data to proclaim a productivity crisis, but maybe next time we could resist self-flagellating quite so enthusiastically.
December 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
You can't really blame Canadian commentators and chattering classes for going off what appeared to be the best available data to proclaim a productivity crisis, but maybe next time we could resist self-flagellating quite so enthusiastically.
Climate scientist Simon Donner has resigned as co-chair of the federal government’s Net Zero Advisory Body. www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-...
In late 2019, the federal government asked me to be one of the inaugural members of the Net-Zero Advisory Body (NZAB) - Groupe consultatif pour la carboneutralité (GCPC).
Surprised, I asked “why… | ...
In late 2019, the federal government asked me to be one of the inaugural members of the Net-Zero Advisory Body (NZAB) - Groupe consultatif pour la carboneutralité (GCPC).
Surprised, I asked “why me?...
www.linkedin.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Climate scientist Simon Donner has resigned as co-chair of the federal government’s Net Zero Advisory Body. www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-...
Reposted by Adam Radwanski
The CEOs of both Ford and Stellantis, who are there to celebrate the rollback of vehicle emissions standards (which will drive climate change), are standing right behind Trump as he makes these racist comments.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The CEOs of both Ford and Stellantis, who are there to celebrate the rollback of vehicle emissions standards (which will drive climate change), are standing right behind Trump as he makes these racist comments.
I don’t totally agree with everything in this @acoyne.bsky.social column, but kudos for correctly explaining the effective carbon price, CCfDs, etc. - which has clearly (and understandably) been tricky for most people who don’t cover this stuff all the time. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: The Canada-Alberta deal is good policy, and probably good politics, too
Neither Mark Carney nor Danielle Smith got snookered – in fact, both appear to have savvily bet the middle against the extremes
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I don’t totally agree with everything in this @acoyne.bsky.social column, but kudos for correctly explaining the effective carbon price, CCfDs, etc. - which has clearly (and understandably) been tricky for most people who don’t cover this stuff all the time. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Not sure I'd be so dismissive toward elected representatives confused by a shift not just from Trudeau but from what they campaigned on 8 months ago, but that's just me. (I also couldn't/wouldn't hang a story on an unnamed source this way, but that's another story.) www.ipolitics.ca/2025/12/02/t...
'They just don't get it' — Some Trudeau-era Liberal MPs struggling to adjust to Carney's leadership, say sources
'They're still stuck in that Trudeau era view of the world, which would have garnered us maybe 15 to 20 seats across the country, and and they just can't handle that.'
www.ipolitics.ca
December 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Not sure I'd be so dismissive toward elected representatives confused by a shift not just from Trudeau but from what they campaigned on 8 months ago, but that's just me. (I also couldn't/wouldn't hang a story on an unnamed source this way, but that's another story.) www.ipolitics.ca/2025/12/02/t...
Hearing the too-small-to-matter argument more and more in Canada lately, including from some now in federal government, so this column from overseas seems timely. www.irishtimes.com/environment/....
‘Too small to matter’ is the laziest-possible excuse in climate debate
At a time of crisis, co-operation is the only way to resolve the climate collective-action problem
www.irishtimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Hearing the too-small-to-matter argument more and more in Canada lately, including from some now in federal government, so this column from overseas seems timely. www.irishtimes.com/environment/....
Has any prime minister ever gotten less political value out of a giant investment than Justin Trudeau got from TMX? Obviously environmental groups/voters were never going to like it, and most everyone else just pretends it never happened because it complicates the narrative.
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Has any prime minister ever gotten less political value out of a giant investment than Justin Trudeau got from TMX? Obviously environmental groups/voters were never going to like it, and most everyone else just pretends it never happened because it complicates the narrative.