RossBelot
@rossbelot.bsky.social
Poet photographer filmmaker French Surrealist poetry translator op-eds in Canada’s National Observer. Lives in Hamilton sometimes.
Keystone XL avoids friction between British Columbia and Alberta over a West Coast project that would never be built anyway. Poilievre still loses a favourite attack line, and Smith can still say she forced the federal government to move on pipelines www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/o...
Why Carney's pivot to Keystone XL is brilliant, even if it's just a fantasy
Keystone XL avoids friction between British Columbia and Alberta over a West Coast project that would never be built anyway. Poilievre still loses a favourite attack line, and Smith can still say she ...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Keystone XL avoids friction between British Columbia and Alberta over a West Coast project that would never be built anyway. Poilievre still loses a favourite attack line, and Smith can still say she forced the federal government to move on pipelines www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/o...
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congratulations to Karen Solie, winner of the 2025 Governor General's Award for Poetry! here's my review of the book, in case you hadn't seen: / @houseofanansi.bsky.social ;
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Karen Solie, Wellwater: poems
BERKELEY HILLS, 2022 In Wildcat Canyon live the laurels. No rain in two months and nine days. Like girls do, the laurels grow from...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
congratulations to Karen Solie, winner of the 2025 Governor General's Award for Poetry! here's my review of the book, in case you hadn't seen: / @houseofanansi.bsky.social ;
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Just released: WPR 12! This issue features poetry translated from Chinese, Greek, Faroese, Persian, Spanish, French, Russian, and Italian!
Check it out!
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November 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Just released: WPR 12! This issue features poetry translated from Chinese, Greek, Faroese, Persian, Spanish, French, Russian, and Italian!
Check it out!
worldpoetryreview.org
@olgamikolaivna.bsky.social @vpenelopepelizzon.bsky.social
@rossbelot.bsky.social
@georginamegan.bsky.social
Check it out!
worldpoetryreview.org
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@rossbelot.bsky.social
@georginamegan.bsky.social
Very excited to have my and Sara Burant’s translation of the Paul Éluard 22 section poem L’Univers-Solitude from Éluard’s 1932 collection La Vie immédiate in the latest issue of World Poetry Review. worldpoetryreview.org/2025/10/17/t... @worldpoetryreview.bsky.social
Twenty-Two Poems by Paul Éluard
Fruits of the day brooded by the earth A woman a woman alone isn’t sleeping The windows are lying down.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Very excited to have my and Sara Burant’s translation of the Paul Éluard 22 section poem L’Univers-Solitude from Éluard’s 1932 collection La Vie immédiate in the latest issue of World Poetry Review. worldpoetryreview.org/2025/10/17/t... @worldpoetryreview.bsky.social
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That thud you might have heard on Sept. 29 was the fall of a Canadian giant that has been staggering around for some time. But it was once Canada’s largest oil company, helping drive virtually every major innovation in Canadian oil and gas since the late 19th century, @rossbelot.bsky.social writes.
The fall of a Canadian giant
The new Imperial Oil is essentially a collection of operating plants run out of “global business centres.” That is, not run from Canada or by Canadians. This isn’t just a corporate restructuring. It’s...
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October 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
That thud you might have heard on Sept. 29 was the fall of a Canadian giant that has been staggering around for some time. But it was once Canada’s largest oil company, helping drive virtually every major innovation in Canadian oil and gas since the late 19th century, @rossbelot.bsky.social writes.
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Yet across the political spectrum in Canada the big ideas from #DanielleSmith to @naheednenshi.bsky.social, from #Poilievre to @mark-carney.bsky.social are #MorePipelines.
No longer surprised they don't care about burning the world down but you'd think they'd care about economics #cdnpoli #abpoli
No longer surprised they don't care about burning the world down but you'd think they'd care about economics #cdnpoli #abpoli
My latest….The new Imperial Oil is a collection of operating plants run out of “global business centres.” That is, not run from Canada by Canadians. It’s the clearest sign yet that Canada’s oil story is drawing to a close. Our leaders still haven't noticed. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/03/a...
The fall of a Canadian giant
The new Imperial Oil is essentially a collection of operating plants run out of “global business centres.” That is, not run from Canada or by Canadians. This isn’t just a corporate restructuring. It’s...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Yet across the political spectrum in Canada the big ideas from #DanielleSmith to @naheednenshi.bsky.social, from #Poilievre to @mark-carney.bsky.social are #MorePipelines.
No longer surprised they don't care about burning the world down but you'd think they'd care about economics #cdnpoli #abpoli
No longer surprised they don't care about burning the world down but you'd think they'd care about economics #cdnpoli #abpoli
My latest….The new Imperial Oil is a collection of operating plants run out of “global business centres.” That is, not run from Canada by Canadians. It’s the clearest sign yet that Canada’s oil story is drawing to a close. Our leaders still haven't noticed. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/03/a...
The fall of a Canadian giant
The new Imperial Oil is essentially a collection of operating plants run out of “global business centres.” That is, not run from Canada or by Canadians. This isn’t just a corporate restructuring. It’s...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
My latest….The new Imperial Oil is a collection of operating plants run out of “global business centres.” That is, not run from Canada by Canadians. It’s the clearest sign yet that Canada’s oil story is drawing to a close. Our leaders still haven't noticed. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/03/a...
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As owners of the Trans Mountain pipeline we should repurpose it for the benefit of Canada. That's a nation-building project worth doing, @rossbelot.bsky.social writes.
A reality check on nation building
We can either stay hewers of wood and drawers of water, or finish the job and keep the refining profit in Canada.
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September 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
As owners of the Trans Mountain pipeline we should repurpose it for the benefit of Canada. That's a nation-building project worth doing, @rossbelot.bsky.social writes.
As owners of the Trans Mountain pipeline we should repurpose it for the benefit of Canada. That's a nation-building project worth doing. @rossbelot.bsky.social writes www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/19/o...
A reality check on nation building
We can either stay hewers of wood and drawers of water, or finish the job and keep the refining profit in Canada.
www.nationalobserver.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
As owners of the Trans Mountain pipeline we should repurpose it for the benefit of Canada. That's a nation-building project worth doing. @rossbelot.bsky.social writes www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/19/o...
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Ontario's battle against bike lanes has always ignored facts and evidence. Now Alberta is making the same specious arguments. My latest for @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/04/opinion/bike-lanes-ford-smith-court-ruling
Bike lanes win as Ford and Smith waste time on a losing battle
The battle against bike lanes has never been evidence-based. It’s all about politics and the divide between interests of voters living in city centres, who are less likely to vote for Ford or Smith, a...
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August 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Ontario's battle against bike lanes has always ignored facts and evidence. Now Alberta is making the same specious arguments. My latest for @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/04/opinion/bike-lanes-ford-smith-court-ruling
Back then the economy was the only concern; climate change wasn’t on the radar. We should celebrate the vision of the politicians and corporations of the time. But we're no longer in that era, and leaders need to enter the new one, Ross Belot writes www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/31/o...
Mark Carney and Danielle Smith — It’s 2025, Not 1947
In the 1950s, the economy was the only concern — climate change wasn't yet on government's radar. That isn't the case in 2025, and our leaders should act accordingly.
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August 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Back then the economy was the only concern; climate change wasn’t on the radar. We should celebrate the vision of the politicians and corporations of the time. But we're no longer in that era, and leaders need to enter the new one, Ross Belot writes www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/31/o...
Interesting piece by Kam Razavi, former Global News investigative reporter, on why Canada isn’t addressing its oil and gas emissions, I’m quoted in spots. medium.com/the-new-clim...
The Petro-Bros are Selling You Out
How the hyper-masculine narratives of the fossil fuel industry lull us into climate inaction
medium.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Interesting piece by Kam Razavi, former Global News investigative reporter, on why Canada isn’t addressing its oil and gas emissions, I’m quoted in spots. medium.com/the-new-clim...
Piece authored by a few friends and me in the Calgary Herald calling for real discussions on climate change by all sides. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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It's time to change the conversation about the economy and climate change
It's time to change the conversation about the economy and climate change
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July 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Piece authored by a few friends and me in the Calgary Herald calling for real discussions on climate change by all sides. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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There's a reason Canadian oil companies aren't investing in carbon capture. The rest of us should pay attention. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/26/o...
If oil giants are reluctant to invest in carbon capture, why should taxpayers?
The fact that oil companies are reluctant to invest in their own giant carbon reduction projects speaks volumes about how they view their longevity. If anyone understands the economics of peak oil, it...
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June 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
There's a reason Canadian oil companies aren't investing in carbon capture. The rest of us should pay attention. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/26/o...
My latest op-ed discussing the shenanigans of Carney and Smith on the oilsands. and how they don't seem to be talking about the fundamentals. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/27/o...
Mark Carney is reviving the oilsands discussion — and it's giving me whiplash
It's a fantasy that another pipeline will unlock new riches in the oilsands. But as long as the federal government doesn't pay for it, the industry is welcome to keep pining.
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June 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
My latest op-ed discussing the shenanigans of Carney and Smith on the oilsands. and how they don't seem to be talking about the fundamentals. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/27/o...
Canadians have been fed a steady diet of climate noise — photo-ops, grand announcements, and lofty targets — none of which have translated into serious emissions reductions, writes Ross Belot www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/07/o...
Not Justin Trudeau? Prove It, Mark Carney — On Climate
Canadians have been fed a steady diet of climate noise — photo-ops, grand announcements, and lofty targets — none of which have translated into serious emissions reductions.
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May 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Canadians have been fed a steady diet of climate noise — photo-ops, grand announcements, and lofty targets — none of which have translated into serious emissions reductions, writes Ross Belot www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/07/o...
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April 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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my latest piece in Canada's National Observer....Politicians, stop the magical pipeline talk and do your job. Accept the reality there will not be another oilsands boom, and look for long term opportunities for this resource. @rossbelot.bsky.social writes www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/04/o...
Politicians, stop the magical pipeline talk and do your job
If we accept reality and stop talking about pipeline delusions to re-create an oilsands boom, then we can talk about opportunities that might exist long-term for this resource
www.nationalobserver.com
March 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
my latest piece in Canada's National Observer....Politicians, stop the magical pipeline talk and do your job. Accept the reality there will not be another oilsands boom, and look for long term opportunities for this resource. @rossbelot.bsky.social writes www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/04/o...
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Canadian politicians must accept the reality there will not be another oilsands boom, and instead look for long term opportunities for this resource. @rossbelot.bsky.social writes www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/04/o...
Politicians, stop the magical pipeline talk and do your job
If we accept reality and stop talking about pipeline delusions to re-create an oilsands boom, then we can talk about opportunities that might exist long-term for this resource
www.nationalobserver.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Canadian politicians must accept the reality there will not be another oilsands boom, and instead look for long term opportunities for this resource. @rossbelot.bsky.social writes www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/04/o...
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Pierre Poilievre has proposed large-scale oil sands investments. But Ross Belot, a former oil exec, says it's a bad idea—because production will decline no matter what Canada does. macleans.ca/economy/why-...
Why Canada’s Oil Sands Aren’t Coming Back - Macleans.ca
I used to be an oil executive. Here’s how market forces, not politics, killed the oil boom—and why new pipelines won't save the country.
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February 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Pierre Poilievre has proposed large-scale oil sands investments. But Ross Belot, a former oil exec, says it's a bad idea—because production will decline no matter what Canada does. macleans.ca/economy/why-...
I have a piece in Macleans explaining why the oilsands boom ended and isn't coming back. And why Trump tariffs have nothing to do with that. macleans.ca/economy/why-...
Why Canada’s Oil Sands Aren’t Coming Back - Macleans.ca
I used to be an oil executive. Here’s how market forces, not politics, killed the oil boom—and why new pipelines won't save the country.
macleans.ca
February 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I have a piece in Macleans explaining why the oilsands boom ended and isn't coming back. And why Trump tariffs have nothing to do with that. macleans.ca/economy/why-...
More translations by Sara Burant and me from Paul Éluard's La Vie immédiate in the most recent Ezra: an online journal of translation.
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Current Issue | Ezra
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February 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
More translations by Sara Burant and me from Paul Éluard's La Vie immédiate in the most recent Ezra: an online journal of translation.
ezratranslation.com/current-issue/
ezratranslation.com/current-issue/
A great start to the year with four of Sara Burant and my collaborative translations from Paul Éluard's La Vie immédiate published by rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social in his wonderful online journal periodicities: a journal of poetry and poetics. periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/01/paul...
Paul Éluard : Four poems, translated by Ross Belot and Sara Burant
EVERY RIGHT Imagine The flowery shade of flowers suspended in spring The shortest day of the year and the Inuit night The death throe...
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January 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A great start to the year with four of Sara Burant and my collaborative translations from Paul Éluard's La Vie immédiate published by rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social in his wonderful online journal periodicities: a journal of poetry and poetics. periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/01/paul...
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That threat by Doug Ford to cut off electricity exports to the U.S. was a bad move. Ross Belot crunched the numbers and Canada is far more dependent on U.S. energy than the other way around. www.nationalobserver.com/2024/12/18/a...
When it comes to energy, the U.S. has Ontario over a barrel
The idea of using energy as a cudgel is unbelievably terrible for Ontario when we look at how energy is supplied to the province. Ontario has far more to lose if the U.S. slashes energy supplies to Ca...
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December 19, 2024 at 1:24 PM
That threat by Doug Ford to cut off electricity exports to the U.S. was a bad move. Ross Belot crunched the numbers and Canada is far more dependent on U.S. energy than the other way around. www.nationalobserver.com/2024/12/18/a...