Carl Meyer
@meyer.bsky.social
Ontario reporter, climate investigations, at The Narwhal. https://thenarwhal.ca/author/carl-meyer/
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Next year will see a bit of a showdown between Enbridge Gas and two Ontario municipalities that are trying to resist a decades-old agreement that allows the fossil fuel company to build pipelines on public land free of charge. I really want you all to read about on Christmas Eve.
Waterloo Region, like Guelph, will present its case in a hearing before Ontario's energy regulator, arguing against renewing its 20-year contract that allows Enbridge Gas to build pipelines on public land for free. via @fatimabsyed.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/enbridge-gas...
Enbridge Gas to face Waterloo Region at Ontario’s energy regulator | The Narwhal
Fossil fuel giant Enbridge Gas says its agreement to build pipelines on public land for free ‘works for communities,’ as it faces down Guelph and Waterloo Region for refusing to renew
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December 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Next year will see a bit of a showdown between Enbridge Gas and two Ontario municipalities that are trying to resist a decades-old agreement that allows the fossil fuel company to build pipelines on public land free of charge. I really want you all to read about on Christmas Eve.
Canada’s national energy regulator has postponed its report outlining future demand for fossil fuels, citing an “evolving energy and policy landscape.” thenarwhal.ca/canada-energ...
Will anyone want Canada’s oil and gas? Energy regulator delays forecast | The Narwhal
Canada and the U.S. have shifted energy and climate policies, making it harder to predict global demand for fossil fuels in the coming years
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December 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Canada’s national energy regulator has postponed its report outlining future demand for fossil fuels, citing an “evolving energy and policy landscape.” thenarwhal.ca/canada-energ...
Ramon Kataquapit, founder of the Okiniwak youth movement, says Bill 5 threatens his way of life. “They call it the Ring of Fire, but to us, it’s the Breathing Lands. For them, they see profit. For us, we see the air of Canada, the air of Ontario, the air of ourselves." thenarwhal.ca/bill-5-lawsu...
Attawapiskat organizers ask to intervene in Bill 5 court challenge | The Narwhal
Founders of Okiniwak Indigenous Youth Movement and Friends of the Attawapiskat River want a say in Ontario court case affecting the Ring of Fire
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December 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Ramon Kataquapit, founder of the Okiniwak youth movement, says Bill 5 threatens his way of life. “They call it the Ring of Fire, but to us, it’s the Breathing Lands. For them, they see profit. For us, we see the air of Canada, the air of Ontario, the air of ourselves." thenarwhal.ca/bill-5-lawsu...
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Oil and gas companies collectively owe hundreds of millions to Alberta citizens, municipalities and the provincial government, and making these companies pay up isn't easy. Why do they owe so much? @drewanderson.bsky.social breaks it down: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-surf...
The unpaid bills of Alberta oil and gas companies, explained | The Narwhal
We break down the ways some Alberta oil and gas companies are shirking their bills, and what that means for Alberta municipalities and landowners
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December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Oil and gas companies collectively owe hundreds of millions to Alberta citizens, municipalities and the provincial government, and making these companies pay up isn't easy. Why do they owe so much? @drewanderson.bsky.social breaks it down: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-surf...
Over several years I've reported on the oil and gas industry lobbying against restrictions on methane, limits on emissions, rules for carbon pricing, rules on clean tech use, and the push for more pipelines. All of those topics and more are in the Canada-Alberta deal: thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
A guide to Carney’s Alberta pipeline deal | The Narwhal
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ‘grand bargain’ isn’t just about an Alberta pipeline —it also proposes rolling back a host of climate policies
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November 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Over several years I've reported on the oil and gas industry lobbying against restrictions on methane, limits on emissions, rules for carbon pricing, rules on clean tech use, and the push for more pipelines. All of those topics and more are in the Canada-Alberta deal: thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith have signed an agreement to advance Alberta’s pipeline dreams — and weaken some pollution laws. Here’s what you need to know:
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Carney’s Alberta pipeline deal weakens climate policies | The Narwhal
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ‘grand bargain’ isn’t just about an Alberta pipeline —it also proposes rolling back a host of climate policies
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November 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith have signed an agreement to advance Alberta’s pipeline dreams — and weaken some pollution laws. Here’s what you need to know:
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A national project list that doesn't do anything (yet) and a pipeline that doesn't exist. It's amazing how much debate nothing can stir up. #ableg #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/alberta-pipe...
The real major project is politics, not pipelines | The Narwhal
Carney’s major projects push has angered many in Alberta over perceived lack of support for a pipeline project that doesn’t exist
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November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A national project list that doesn't do anything (yet) and a pipeline that doesn't exist. It's amazing how much debate nothing can stir up. #ableg #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/alberta-pipe...
Carney's budget claims Canada's anti-greenwashing law led to “some parties slowing or reversing efforts to protect the environment.” The government couldn't name any examples when I asked. Experts say the risks are exaggerated and the law could be working as intended thenarwhal.ca/greenwashing...
Canada says anti-greenwashing rules silence industry | The Narwhal
Carney is moving to nix some of Canada’s rules that restrict how oil and gas companies and other industries advertise environmental claims
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November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Carney's budget claims Canada's anti-greenwashing law led to “some parties slowing or reversing efforts to protect the environment.” The government couldn't name any examples when I asked. Experts say the risks are exaggerated and the law could be working as intended thenarwhal.ca/greenwashing...
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Join us for a free Zoom event on Dec. 2 to unpack the process, politics and potential impacts of Canada’s push to build major projects. Get the details on that, plus more fresh reporting from The Narwhal, in our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-r...
RSVP: Unpacking Carney’s major projects push | The Narwhal
Join The Narwhal for a free Zoom event on Dec. 2 to unpack the process, politics and potential impacts of Canada’s push to build major projects
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November 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Join us for a free Zoom event on Dec. 2 to unpack the process, politics and potential impacts of Canada’s push to build major projects. Get the details on that, plus more fresh reporting from The Narwhal, in our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-r...
Its been 7 months since the Liberals vowed to “immediately" introduce a First Nations drinking water bill. The minister says she's taking the time to get it right. Mikisew Cree, fighting against oilsands toxic waste, opposes reintroducing the bill that died last session thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oils...
‘Unacceptable’: Alberta wants to treat and release oilsands waste | The Narwhal
Alberta is working on plans to treat and release oilsands wastewater into the Athabasca River. First Nations downstream don’t want that to happen
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November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Its been 7 months since the Liberals vowed to “immediately" introduce a First Nations drinking water bill. The minister says she's taking the time to get it right. Mikisew Cree, fighting against oilsands toxic waste, opposes reintroducing the bill that died last session thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oils...
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Are Mark Carney’s nation-building projects really on the fast-track — or just the fake-track? @meyer.bsky.social sorts hype from reality in today’s newsletter:
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The hype and reality of Carney’s nation-building wish list | The Narwhal
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s list of nation-building projects just got longer — but the federal fast-track isn’t everything it might seem
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November 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Are Mark Carney’s nation-building projects really on the fast-track — or just the fake-track? @meyer.bsky.social sorts hype from reality in today’s newsletter:
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I'm particularly proud to share this video explainer! We've been hard at work trying to explain Canadian pipelines for MONTHS and it's finally out in the world.
Check it out now, on YouTube and TikTok.
Check it out now, on YouTube and TikTok.
Why are we hearing about building more pipelines? Do they make sense for Canada's economy? And what about our emissions goals?
We mapped 800,000 kilometres of pipelines in Canada and tried to get to the bottom of these questions in our latest explainer video. #cdnpoli
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We mapped 800,000 kilometres of pipelines in Canada and tried to get to the bottom of these questions in our latest explainer video. #cdnpoli
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Pipelines in Canada, explained | The Narwhal
Why are we hearing about building more pipelines? Do they make sense for Canada's economy? And what about our emissions goals? We mapped 800,000 kilometres of pipelines in Canada and tried to get to t...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I'm particularly proud to share this video explainer! We've been hard at work trying to explain Canadian pipelines for MONTHS and it's finally out in the world.
Check it out now, on YouTube and TikTok.
Check it out now, on YouTube and TikTok.
Proposals to double the size of a Vancouver port and build Highway 413 in Ontario were among a list of 17 “major projects” compiled by the Carney government in March. The list is from internal notes prepared for a meeting about two weeks after Carney was sworn in: thenarwhal.ca/carney-major...
Newly released list reveals major projects on Carney’s radar | The Narwhal
Ontario Highway 413 and Vancouver port expansion named on list of 17 ‘major projects’ mulled by federal officials in March
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November 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Proposals to double the size of a Vancouver port and build Highway 413 in Ontario were among a list of 17 “major projects” compiled by the Carney government in March. The list is from internal notes prepared for a meeting about two weeks after Carney was sworn in: thenarwhal.ca/carney-major...
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Ontario's Highway 413 and Roberts Bank Terminal 2 in B.C. are among 17 projects on an internal list of priorities for the Carney government, @meyer.bsky.social has learned. Several on the list have already been deemed in the ‘national interest’ for fast-tracking. thenarwhal.ca/carney-major...
Newly released list reveals major projects on Carney’s radar | The Narwhal
Ontario Highway 413 and Vancouver port expansion named on list of 17 ‘major projects’ mulled by federal officials in March
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November 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Ontario's Highway 413 and Roberts Bank Terminal 2 in B.C. are among 17 projects on an internal list of priorities for the Carney government, @meyer.bsky.social has learned. Several on the list have already been deemed in the ‘national interest’ for fast-tracking. thenarwhal.ca/carney-major...
The Doug Ford government wants to give itself the power to dictate more of the rules around how Ontario protects its drinking water.
It claims it's doing so to boost housing and infrastructure.
The move comes 25 years after the Walkerton tragedy which killed 7 people thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...
It claims it's doing so to boost housing and infrastructure.
The move comes 25 years after the Walkerton tragedy which killed 7 people thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...
Ford plans changes to Ontario's Clean Water Act | The Narwhal
Ontario’s Clean Water Act was a response to the deadly Walkerton tragedy. Bill 56 proposes changes that would centralize provincial powers
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October 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Doug Ford government wants to give itself the power to dictate more of the rules around how Ontario protects its drinking water.
It claims it's doing so to boost housing and infrastructure.
The move comes 25 years after the Walkerton tragedy which killed 7 people thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...
It claims it's doing so to boost housing and infrastructure.
The move comes 25 years after the Walkerton tragedy which killed 7 people thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...
My story on Tewin: Two Taggart family executives sit on the board of the Algonquins of Ontario Realty Corp., and the developer and realty company share the same head office address. Taggart says AOO wanted their experience, and the shared address is for prompt responses thenarwhal.ca/ottawa-tewin...
Ottawa’s bitter fight over the Tewin development | The Narwhal
A housing megaproject by developer Taggart Group and the Algonquins of Ontario has Ottawa councillors and residents divided over claims of reconciliation and sustainability
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October 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
My story on Tewin: Two Taggart family executives sit on the board of the Algonquins of Ontario Realty Corp., and the developer and realty company share the same head office address. Taggart says AOO wanted their experience, and the shared address is for prompt responses thenarwhal.ca/ottawa-tewin...
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📣 Job alert! 📣
The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word!
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The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word!
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October 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
📣 Job alert! 📣
The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word!
thenarwhal.bamboohr.com/careers/40?s...
The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word!
thenarwhal.bamboohr.com/careers/40?s...
A decade ago, Mark Carney gave a speech pointing out how biz and political leaders had no day-to-day incentive to address climate change, yet it was up to governments. Today, Carney is leading one, but finds himself consumed with responding to the many crises of the day thenarwhal.ca/mark-carney-...
How Mark Carney is complicating Canada’s climate progress | The Narwhal
From cancelling the carbon tax to pausing the EV mandate, Mark Carney’s government is making sweeping changes to Canada’s environmental rules
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October 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A decade ago, Mark Carney gave a speech pointing out how biz and political leaders had no day-to-day incentive to address climate change, yet it was up to governments. Today, Carney is leading one, but finds himself consumed with responding to the many crises of the day thenarwhal.ca/mark-carney-...
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The Doug Ford government’s draft regulations for establishing “special economic zones” under Bill 5 rely heavily on the opinion of ministers, and dismiss First Nations’ calls for language affirming Indigenous Rights.
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Ontario’s draft rules for special economic zones limit oversight | The Narwhal
The Doug Ford government’s draft regulations for special economic zones under Bill 5 empower ministers and dismiss First Nations’ request for oversight
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October 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The Doug Ford government’s draft regulations for establishing “special economic zones” under Bill 5 rely heavily on the opinion of ministers, and dismiss First Nations’ calls for language affirming Indigenous Rights.
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The last federally run residential school closed in 1997, but traces of the system are everywhere on the land. How to commemorate the dark, painful history of these places? Across Canada, survivors are taking the lead: thenarwhal.ca/truth-reconc...
What should happen to residential school sites? | The Narwhal
Across Canada, Indigenous communities are deciding how to commemorate these residential school histories on the land
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September 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The last federally run residential school closed in 1997, but traces of the system are everywhere on the land. How to commemorate the dark, painful history of these places? Across Canada, survivors are taking the lead: thenarwhal.ca/truth-reconc...
Until this month, the developer had run into a wall. The land on which the subdivision would be built, was supposed to be off-limits because it was part of a provincially protected area. That is, until it wasn’t. thenarwhal.ca/garden-hill-...
Ontario opened a protected area in Port Hope to development | The Narwhal
The Doug Ford government shifted the boundaries of a protected area in Port Hope, opening the way for a subdivision to be built there instead
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September 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Until this month, the developer had run into a wall. The land on which the subdivision would be built, was supposed to be off-limits because it was part of a provincially protected area. That is, until it wasn’t. thenarwhal.ca/garden-hill-...
This summer was consumed by debate over provincial and federal fast-tracking laws, new pipelines and LNG plants. But Canada still has a climate plan -- and oil and gas companies have been lobbying the Carney government over it. The government says it will update that plan by the end of this year:
Oil and gas CEOs lobbied Carney on climate plan | The Narwhal
Oil and gas executives met with Prime Minister Carney in June to lobby him on Canada’s climate plan and environmental programs
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August 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This summer was consumed by debate over provincial and federal fast-tracking laws, new pipelines and LNG plants. But Canada still has a climate plan -- and oil and gas companies have been lobbying the Carney government over it. The government says it will update that plan by the end of this year:
Carney is visiting Fort Smith. It's north of Fort Chipewyan, the site of a federal study into the health impacts of oilsands pollution. For years, the community has believed industrial leaks contribute to high cancer rates. Mikisew Cree First Nation has invited Carney to visit, to see for himself:
‘You want my consent? You improve my people’s health‘: Chief to Carney | The Narwhal
Chiefs call federal summit for Bill C-5 ‘disrespectful,’ hastily planned
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July 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Carney is visiting Fort Smith. It's north of Fort Chipewyan, the site of a federal study into the health impacts of oilsands pollution. For years, the community has believed industrial leaks contribute to high cancer rates. Mikisew Cree First Nation has invited Carney to visit, to see for himself:
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“You want my consent? You improve my people’s health,” chief of First Nation near oilsands tells Prime Minister Mark Carney during summit after Canada passed infrastructure fast-tracking Bill C-5. VIA @meyer.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/bill-c-5-fir...
‘You want my consent? You improve my people’s health‘: Chief to Carney | The Narwhal
Chiefs call federal summit for Bill C-5 ‘disrespectful,’ hastily planned
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July 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
“You want my consent? You improve my people’s health,” chief of First Nation near oilsands tells Prime Minister Mark Carney during summit after Canada passed infrastructure fast-tracking Bill C-5. VIA @meyer.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/bill-c-5-fir...
Leadership at a Treaty 9 First Nation set fire to documents about a proposed Ring of Fire road this week, in a statement of opposition to Doug Ford's Bill 5: thenarwhal.ca/first-nation...
First Nation burns Ring of Fire files over Ontario’s Bill 5 | The Narwhal
Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation refuses Ring of Fire road assessment it says was delivered by unauthorized visitors
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June 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Leadership at a Treaty 9 First Nation set fire to documents about a proposed Ring of Fire road this week, in a statement of opposition to Doug Ford's Bill 5: thenarwhal.ca/first-nation...