David Fowler
@rosarnach.bsky.social
I'm more of a Mastodon guy but giving Blue Sky a whirl anyway. David@mstdn.ca.
Like all commercial for-profit social media networks, Blue Sky will eventually enshittify and betray us for profit.
Like all commercial for-profit social media networks, Blue Sky will eventually enshittify and betray us for profit.
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Steven Guilbeault: The MOU is a fire sale, not a "grand bargain"
I quit Mark Carney’s cabinet. This is what I hope happens next
Canada is giving up too much for the sake of this grand bargain.
www.thestar.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Steven Guilbeault: The MOU is a fire sale, not a "grand bargain"
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Values: Building a Burning World for All.
PM Carney subsidizes Big Oil to pump carbon to increase production.
He walks back greenwashing rules allowing Big Oil to lie.
He cuts a deal on planet killing methane.
Now his team is walking.
The CEO isn't smartest guy in the room when it comes to a burning planet.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
He walks back greenwashing rules allowing Big Oil to lie.
He cuts a deal on planet killing methane.
Now his team is walking.
The CEO isn't smartest guy in the room when it comes to a burning planet.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Climate change advisers quit over Carney government’s energy deal with Alberta
Two departing members of Canada's Net-Zero Advisory Body say the Carney government is shredding any hope the country will meet its climate goals.
www.thestar.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Values: Building a Burning World for All.
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Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
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Don't Be A Sucker theory needs more dedicated adherents
I understand that there are a lot of people out there who think they have good intentions and love to take their ideological opponents in good faith because it makes them seem fair and reasonable and I truly cannot overstate how dangerous this is to trans people and how much they should stop
December 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Don't Be A Sucker theory needs more dedicated adherents
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SCOOP
Calgary Police Service suppressed evidence of brutality by officers deployed to the UofC anti-genocide protest on May 9, 2024.
Among the evidence was camera footage from senior officers that should have been examined during an internal investigation.
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...
Calgary Police Service suppressed evidence of brutality by officers deployed to the UofC anti-genocide protest on May 9, 2024.
Among the evidence was camera footage from senior officers that should have been examined during an internal investigation.
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...
Calgary police withhold evidence of brutality as final UofC protest charges fall
New documents reveal Calgary Police Service suppressed evidence of brutality by officers at the University of Calgary on May 9, 2024. Among this was camera footage from senior officers that should hav...
drugdatadecoded.ca
December 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
SCOOP
Calgary Police Service suppressed evidence of brutality by officers deployed to the UofC anti-genocide protest on May 9, 2024.
Among the evidence was camera footage from senior officers that should have been examined during an internal investigation.
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...
Calgary Police Service suppressed evidence of brutality by officers deployed to the UofC anti-genocide protest on May 9, 2024.
Among the evidence was camera footage from senior officers that should have been examined during an internal investigation.
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...
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Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Prime Minister Mark Carney disagrees with the concept of a premier of one province unilaterally taking over a different province but his hands are tied by his unwillingness to do anything about it.
www.thebeaverton.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
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Danielle Smith: "I hope people today feel a lot more confident that Canada works than they did a couple of days ago."
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
Danielle Smith tried to sell her federal-Alberta energy deal to the UCP convention crowd: tepid applause.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Danielle Smith: "I hope people today feel a lot more confident that Canada works than they did a couple of days ago."
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
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“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
U.S.-Owned Oil Sands Giants Send Profits Out of Canada Despite Public Support for Resource Sovereignty
Canada’s biggest oil sands producers are sending a large share of their profits out of the country to their shareholders in the United States, the CEO of the Trottier Family Foundation warns in an opi...
www.theenergymix.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
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“Imperial Oil has announced it will eliminate 20% of its workforce by the end of 2027, with most of the positions based in Calgary.”
Remember, we are extracting and exporting more oil than ever before.
www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...
Remember, we are extracting and exporting more oil than ever before.
www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...
Imperial Oil, ExxonMobil announce major layoffs for Canada amid global restructuring
Experts says layoffs part of broader global trend in oil and gas sector
www.hcamag.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
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AI sneaks its way in to the MOU (And gets conflated with development of the sovereign cloud, which is a different thing)
November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
AI sneaks its way in to the MOU (And gets conflated with development of the sovereign cloud, which is a different thing)
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10 years ago Mark Carney warned about the "existential threat" posed by climate catastrophe and the need to move from fossil fuel burning.
Now he is using Stephen Harper's lines about becoming an "energy super power."
This is a powerful analysis on the MOU.
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/the-pipeli...
Now he is using Stephen Harper's lines about becoming an "energy super power."
This is a powerful analysis on the MOU.
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/the-pipeli...
The Pipeline MOU is a Tragic Failure of Vision
At best, Mark Carney capitulated to Danielle Smith's backward view of the future. At worst, the Prime Minister shares that view
markhamhislop.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
10 years ago Mark Carney warned about the "existential threat" posed by climate catastrophe and the need to move from fossil fuel burning.
Now he is using Stephen Harper's lines about becoming an "energy super power."
This is a powerful analysis on the MOU.
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/the-pipeli...
Now he is using Stephen Harper's lines about becoming an "energy super power."
This is a powerful analysis on the MOU.
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/the-pipeli...
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This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
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Alberta's 2025/26 fiscal year started April 1 and its next fiscal update is due later this week.
I don't have a crystal ball but if I had to guess the tone in a single emoji, I'd go with 😬
I don't have a crystal ball but if I had to guess the tone in a single emoji, I'd go with 😬
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Alberta's 2025/26 fiscal year started April 1 and its next fiscal update is due later this week.
I don't have a crystal ball but if I had to guess the tone in a single emoji, I'd go with 😬
I don't have a crystal ball but if I had to guess the tone in a single emoji, I'd go with 😬
Albertans are living in a Postmedia bubble with pro pipeline propaganda like this column. I don't even know where to start with its distortion & misinformation. Is there any point in engaging with these people who operate in such bad faith? #abpoli #bcpoli #canpoli
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Braid: With tanker ban on the table, it's B.C. Premier Eby's turn to gripe about Ottawa
B.C. Premier David Eby takes the place of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to gripe about Ottawa — with far less reason, writes Don Braid.
calgaryherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Albertans are living in a Postmedia bubble with pro pipeline propaganda like this column. I don't even know where to start with its distortion & misinformation. Is there any point in engaging with these people who operate in such bad faith? #abpoli #bcpoli #canpoli
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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It’s amazing how much BC is being pushed to the fringes right now. The Carney gov’t has been negotiating with Alberta & Sask on pipelines, without BC. All while Saskatchewan’s potash monopolist chooses the US over BC. vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
Saskatchewan firm's plan to export through Washington state instead of B.C. has David Eby fuming
Vaughn Palmer: Nutrien Ltd. says Longview, Washington, makes more sense than B.C. ports for a host of cost reasons
vancouversun.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 AM
It’s amazing how much BC is being pushed to the fringes right now. The Carney gov’t has been negotiating with Alberta & Sask on pipelines, without BC. All while Saskatchewan’s potash monopolist chooses the US over BC. vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
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For anyone interested in the federal NDP leadership race…
We sat all five NDP leadership candidates and asked them how they plan to bring their party back from the dead.
Every NDP Leadership Candidate on WTF They Would Do
The federal NDP leadership race is officially on. Five candidates want the job, and each of them thinks they know how to rescue a party that's been drifting into irrelevance
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
For anyone interested in the federal NDP leadership race…
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Mark Carney Is Wrong: Canada Cannot Become an Energy Superpower
Canada can produce a lot more oil, LNG, and electricity.
That won't make us an energy superpower.
Ever.
@MarkJCarney @timhodgsonmt @ABDanielleSmith @BrianJeanAB
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/mark-carne...
Canada can produce a lot more oil, LNG, and electricity.
That won't make us an energy superpower.
Ever.
@MarkJCarney @timhodgsonmt @ABDanielleSmith @BrianJeanAB
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/mark-carne...
Mark Carney Is Wrong: Canada Cannot Become an Energy Superpower
Canada can produce more oil, more LNG, and more electricity—but production alone will never make us an energy superpower
markhamhislop.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Mark Carney Is Wrong: Canada Cannot Become an Energy Superpower
Canada can produce a lot more oil, LNG, and electricity.
That won't make us an energy superpower.
Ever.
@MarkJCarney @timhodgsonmt @ABDanielleSmith @BrianJeanAB
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/mark-carne...
Canada can produce a lot more oil, LNG, and electricity.
That won't make us an energy superpower.
Ever.
@MarkJCarney @timhodgsonmt @ABDanielleSmith @BrianJeanAB
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/mark-carne...
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Social media is making us paranoid and afraid of each other. Maybe that's the point. www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/the-eye-th...
The Eye That Never Sleeps
Social media is making us afraid and anti-social. What if that's the point?
www.bugeyedandshameless.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Social media is making us paranoid and afraid of each other. Maybe that's the point. www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/the-eye-th...
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Green Party of Canada 🇨🇦 -
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Green Party of Canada 🇨🇦 -
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
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everything that is wrong with Elon Musk can be summed up in the fact that there’s nobody in his life who can sit him down and tell him how embarrassing this is
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
everything that is wrong with Elon Musk can be summed up in the fact that there’s nobody in his life who can sit him down and tell him how embarrassing this is