douginyyc.bsky.social
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Hmmm. Turns out there's a Canada/U.S. border crisis after all. Just not the one Trump claimed it to be. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/w...
As U.S. Guns Pour Into Canada, the Bodies Pile Up
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December 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Electricity prices in Alberta have huge ups and downs -- more than any other region of Canada. I explore what's going on in this cover story for @albertaviews albertaviews.ca/take-back-el...
Take Back the Power - Alberta Views
There’s no question Albertans have been paying more for electricity than people in other provinces. Klein divided the sector into parts...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A separated Alberta would quickly become a slave to the U.S. open.substack.com/pub/dougfirb...
Separatists are driven by delusions and half-truths
The rationale for leaving Canada collapses under even the slightest scrutinity
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November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Totally agree with this analysis. Canada has to buy the Gripen fighter jet. open.substack.com/pub/theplane...
Canadian Generals Are Losing It: Sweden's Offer Exposes the F-35 as a Trump-Proofing Trap
Hard Pass: The $42,000/hour F-35 is a budget black hole. The Gripen is a Canadian-made escape route.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Alberta politics is always interesting. It gets even moreso when it appears a politician has referred to you by an obscenity.
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MLAs who endure abuse can be excused for dishing some back
How a voicemail mishap turned from anger to insight
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November 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Well done, Alberta. www.msn.com/en-ca/health...
MSN
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November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It takes courage to stop the lies and trolls
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It takes courage to stop the lies and trolls
Canadians who choose not to engage are feeding the slide toward catastrophe
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September 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
OK, American friends, listen up. This is how Canada feels right now. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/o...
Opinion | ‘Acute, Sustained, Profound and Abiding Rage’: Canada Finds Its Voice
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August 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Got 20 minutes to spare. If you're an Albertan, this is time well invested. open.substack.com/pub/dougfirb...
Nenshi talks coal, health care and uncivil politicians
Alberta's NDP leader speaks out as he prepares to do battle in the legislature
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July 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Let's get serious about making Canada a better place -- not tearing it apart. open.substack.com/pub/dougfirb...
Here is why Canada is worth fighting for
Our country has its fair share of challenges but it is not broken
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May 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Election? There's a big election coming up? What would Dief the Chief think? open.substack.com/pub/dougfirb...
Two questions conservatives will have to face
If polling trends hold true, the movement on the right faces a reckoning
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April 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Federal election? Sure. But let's not forget about the foolish and fumbling UCP in Alberta. @naheednenshi.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social
Alberta government a sucker for come-ons open.substack.com/pub/dougfirb...
Alberta government a sucker for come-ons
Taxpayers shoulder the burden of multiple failures to conduct due diligence
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March 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My latest auto review. For many small businesses, a truck like this is a must. Here's my first drive of the new Ram heavy duty pickups. #globedrive @ramtrucks.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a894225...
Ram adds torque, revises diesel engine to boost pulling power on new Heavy Duty pickup trucks
Ram lives up to its reputation for quiet, comfortable trucks while tapping into 225 lb-ft more torque than previous models
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March 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“We’re not stopping. I don’t care what the judges think. I don’t care what the left thinks. We’re coming.” - Border czar Tom Homan on Fox News.
This U.S. president has killed the rule of law. Some model for the country he wants to annex!
March 18, 2025 at 1:43 AM
For those of you who are not yet ready to see the parallels to Hitler's rise, here's a little more evidence. qz.com/ray-dalio-tr...
Ray Dalio has a chilling warning about Trump's trade war
The billionaire investor compared President Donald Trump's trade war to 1930s Germany
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March 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This explains a lot about Musk. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
What Ketamine Does to the Human Brain
Excessive use of the drug can make anyone feel like they rule the world.
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March 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Here is a clever move provinces should be making right now to cut interprovincial trade barriers. Thanks to Trevor Tombe for his insightful work. dougfirby.substack.com/p/a-shortcut...
A shortcut to slashing internal trade barriers
Canada's economic security could be boosted by getting provinces to act on their own
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March 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM