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Ideological tensions between progressives and moderates have proven key to the Liberals’ reputation as arguably the most successful brokerage party in the West. But under Carney, these tensions are becoming more pronounced, writes Andrew Perez. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/o...
In 2026, Carney’s biggest political challenge could emerge from within his own ranks
While the prime minister's early policy and political wins have demonstrated discipline and focus, they have also exposed age-old fault lines between progressives and the fiscal and economic moderates...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Ideological tensions between progressives and moderates have proven key to the Liberals’ reputation as arguably the most successful brokerage party in the West. But under Carney, these tensions are becoming more pronounced, writes Andrew Perez. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/o...
This video explains why I'm a devout Constitutional Monarchist.
When I was 10 years old, I was presented to his mother-in-law, who gave me a Boy Scouts' award. Between her and her husband, we could not have had greater leadership.
God Save The King of Canada.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-xc...
When I was 10 years old, I was presented to his mother-in-law, who gave me a Boy Scouts' award. Between her and her husband, we could not have had greater leadership.
God Save The King of Canada.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-xc...
Prince Philip Talks About His Role In The Royal Family On Today In 1969 | TODAY
YouTube video by TODAY
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December 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
This video explains why I'm a devout Constitutional Monarchist.
When I was 10 years old, I was presented to his mother-in-law, who gave me a Boy Scouts' award. Between her and her husband, we could not have had greater leadership.
God Save The King of Canada.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-xc...
When I was 10 years old, I was presented to his mother-in-law, who gave me a Boy Scouts' award. Between her and her husband, we could not have had greater leadership.
God Save The King of Canada.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-xc...
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Dwight is a rural landowner in Two Hills, #Alberta.
12 years ago, he was forced to host a gas well on his land, on the condition that the industry fully close and clean it up when the well stopped producing.
That never happened.
Watch the full video 👉 ecojustice.ca/LandownerStories
#OrphanWells
12 years ago, he was forced to host a gas well on his land, on the condition that the industry fully close and clean it up when the well stopped producing.
That never happened.
Watch the full video 👉 ecojustice.ca/LandownerStories
#OrphanWells
December 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Dwight is a rural landowner in Two Hills, #Alberta.
12 years ago, he was forced to host a gas well on his land, on the condition that the industry fully close and clean it up when the well stopped producing.
That never happened.
Watch the full video 👉 ecojustice.ca/LandownerStories
#OrphanWells
12 years ago, he was forced to host a gas well on his land, on the condition that the industry fully close and clean it up when the well stopped producing.
That never happened.
Watch the full video 👉 ecojustice.ca/LandownerStories
#OrphanWells
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I fear the federal gov't is deeply unserious about achieving its climate goals.
This is only more evidence.
www.stalbertgazette.com/politics/net...
This is only more evidence.
www.stalbertgazette.com/politics/net...
Net-zero advisory body members say Ottawa risks more resignations
OTTAWA — The four remaining members of Canada's independent net-zero advisory body are calling on Ottawa to change how the group functions, and two of them say it risks more resignations if things don...
www.stalbertgazette.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I fear the federal gov't is deeply unserious about achieving its climate goals.
This is only more evidence.
www.stalbertgazette.com/politics/net...
This is only more evidence.
www.stalbertgazette.com/politics/net...
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Crazy stat to contemplate:
In 2024 China added almost exactly 1
GW of solar and wind capacity per day (358 GW across the year) – a pace equivalent to
building a typical nuclear reactor every single day.
In 2024 China added almost exactly 1
GW of solar and wind capacity per day (358 GW across the year) – a pace equivalent to
building a typical nuclear reactor every single day.
December 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Crazy stat to contemplate:
In 2024 China added almost exactly 1
GW of solar and wind capacity per day (358 GW across the year) – a pace equivalent to
building a typical nuclear reactor every single day.
In 2024 China added almost exactly 1
GW of solar and wind capacity per day (358 GW across the year) – a pace equivalent to
building a typical nuclear reactor every single day.
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This resignation is worth noting. @simondonner.bsky.social is a man of impeccable integrity. If he is saying the process, and the politics, is compromised and broken, that does not bode well for climate action in Carney's Canada.
www.theenergymix.com/breaking-don...
www.theenergymix.com/breaking-don...
BREAKING: Donner Resigns as Co-Chair of Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body
University of British Columbia climate scientist Simon Donner has resigned as co-chair of Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body (NZAB).
www.theenergymix.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This resignation is worth noting. @simondonner.bsky.social is a man of impeccable integrity. If he is saying the process, and the politics, is compromised and broken, that does not bode well for climate action in Carney's Canada.
www.theenergymix.com/breaking-don...
www.theenergymix.com/breaking-don...
BREAKING: Donner Resigns as Co-Chair of Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body www.theenergymix.com/breaking-don...
BREAKING: Donner Resigns as Co-Chair of Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body
University of British Columbia climate scientist Simon Donner has resigned as co-chair of Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body (NZAB).
www.theenergymix.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
BREAKING: Donner Resigns as Co-Chair of Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body www.theenergymix.com/breaking-don...
‘Say vs. Do Chasm’ Shows Fossil Industry Facing Rapid Decline, Crumbling Demand www.theenergymix.com/say-vs-do-ch...
‘Say vs. Do Chasm’ Shows Fossil Industry Facing Rapid Decline, Crumbling Demand
With fossil fuel publicists touting decades of future demand, and those expectations baked into last week’s pipeline deal between Canada and Alberta, the global oil and gas industry already recognizes...
www.theenergymix.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
‘Say vs. Do Chasm’ Shows Fossil Industry Facing Rapid Decline, Crumbling Demand www.theenergymix.com/say-vs-do-ch...
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this says something.
www.thestar.com/steven-guilb...
www.thestar.com/steven-guilb...
Steven Guilbeault resigns from Mark Carney’s cabinet
Before entering elected politics, Guilbeault was a famed environmentalist.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
this says something.
www.thestar.com/steven-guilb...
www.thestar.com/steven-guilb...
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The notion that someone who is in their 20's can't have experienced climate change (supposedly due to an IPCC definition) is utter crap. It's embarrassing for a supposedly serious academic to be so disingenuous.
"AEI Fellow Roger Pielke Jr.’s Talk at Cornell Climate Impact Speaker Series Sparks Controversy" by Andrea Kim for the #CornellSun: www.cornellsun.com/article/2025...
AEI Fellow Roger Pielke Jr.’s Talk at Cornell Climate Impact Speaker Series Sparks Controversy
Roger Pielke Jr. spoke at Cornell Atkinson’s Climate Impact Series on Wednesday, eliciting concerns from members of the scientific community due to his ties to the American Enterprise Institute and it...
www.cornellsun.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The notion that someone who is in their 20's can't have experienced climate change (supposedly due to an IPCC definition) is utter crap. It's embarrassing for a supposedly serious academic to be so disingenuous.
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Petra Nova was an attempt to put carbon capture on a coal plant
THEY HAD TO ADD A FOSSIL GAS POWER TURBINE TO RUN THE CARBON CAPTURE
ieefa.org/resources/il...
THEY HAD TO ADD A FOSSIL GAS POWER TURBINE TO RUN THE CARBON CAPTURE
ieefa.org/resources/il...
November 13, 2023 at 1:23 PM
Petra Nova was an attempt to put carbon capture on a coal plant
THEY HAD TO ADD A FOSSIL GAS POWER TURBINE TO RUN THE CARBON CAPTURE
ieefa.org/resources/il...
THEY HAD TO ADD A FOSSIL GAS POWER TURBINE TO RUN THE CARBON CAPTURE
ieefa.org/resources/il...
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Today's essential read for all Canadians.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/b49fedf...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/b49fedf...
There is a constituency in the Conservative Party for Poilievre’s antics, which is really the problem
Voters are entitled to wonder, if he is so unguarded publicly, whether he is any more measured in private – and whether this thinking is the kind they want in a prime minister
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Today's essential read for all Canadians.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/b49fedf...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/b49fedf...
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“All we know that is happening is that we've been removing existing climate policies,” @simondonner.bsky.social said. @ubcgeography.bsky.social @ires.ubc.ca @science.ubc.ca www.thestar.com/business/is-...
David Olive: Is Mark Carney retreating from Canada’s climate change fight?
In an astonishing reversal, Canada is poised to make big, long-term investments in projects that contribute to climate change rather than fight it, David Olive writes.
www.thestar.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
“All we know that is happening is that we've been removing existing climate policies,” @simondonner.bsky.social said. @ubcgeography.bsky.social @ires.ubc.ca @science.ubc.ca www.thestar.com/business/is-...
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Three key points in my recent gov't testimony about Canada's climate efforts:
1) The 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, though bolder than past plans, was not sufficient
2) That plan is not being sufficiently implemented
3) Good climate policy is in the long-term economic interests of Canada
1) The 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, though bolder than past plans, was not sufficient
2) That plan is not being sufficiently implemented
3) Good climate policy is in the long-term economic interests of Canada
October 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Three key points in my recent gov't testimony about Canada's climate efforts:
1) The 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, though bolder than past plans, was not sufficient
2) That plan is not being sufficiently implemented
3) Good climate policy is in the long-term economic interests of Canada
1) The 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, though bolder than past plans, was not sufficient
2) That plan is not being sufficiently implemented
3) Good climate policy is in the long-term economic interests of Canada
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Not only should Canada look for ways to see more European models brought to Canada and bring back its rebate program, it should also lower Canada’s 100% tariff on Chinese EVs in a balanced way, says @joannakyriazis.bsky.social.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
Canada must be 'crystal clear' that surtax on Chinese EVs will stay, head of auto association says
The president of an association says the government must be "crystal clear" that it intends to keep its surtax on Chinese electric vehicles.
windsorstar.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Not only should Canada look for ways to see more European models brought to Canada and bring back its rebate program, it should also lower Canada’s 100% tariff on Chinese EVs in a balanced way, says @joannakyriazis.bsky.social.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
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"This policy is one of the key tools that we have to cut carbon pollution in Canada. Especially after the consumer carbon price was repealed, this policy is going to do a lot more heavy lifting," says @joannakyriazis.bsky.social. #cdnpoli
Mark Carney introduces tariff-relief plan that includes pause on EV mandate
Carney will delay incoming sales mandates for zero-emission vehicles, and “amend” regulations for cleaner fuels to help automakers and other businesses hit by tariffs and support the biofuel sector.
www.thestar.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
"This policy is one of the key tools that we have to cut carbon pollution in Canada. Especially after the consumer carbon price was repealed, this policy is going to do a lot more heavy lifting," says @joannakyriazis.bsky.social. #cdnpoli
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Hey #polisci: we need more work like Gilman’s new FP piece: plausible scenarios of how world order is reorganized by climate, or more accurately, the shift from fossil to green assets. 🧵
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/01/e...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/01/e...
The Coming Ecological Cold War
Decarbonization isn’t just about technology and markets—it’s a geopolitical revolution.
foreignpolicy.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Hey #polisci: we need more work like Gilman’s new FP piece: plausible scenarios of how world order is reorganized by climate, or more accurately, the shift from fossil to green assets. 🧵
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/01/e...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/01/e...
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Canada’s utilities are looking for more clean power to meet rising demand—and getting more bids than they can buy.
Higher competition means lower-cost power and more social benefits like Indigenous equity.
Read more⬇️⚡️
440megatonnes.ca/insight/util...
Higher competition means lower-cost power and more social benefits like Indigenous equity.
Read more⬇️⚡️
440megatonnes.ca/insight/util...
August 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Canada’s utilities are looking for more clean power to meet rising demand—and getting more bids than they can buy.
Higher competition means lower-cost power and more social benefits like Indigenous equity.
Read more⬇️⚡️
440megatonnes.ca/insight/util...
Higher competition means lower-cost power and more social benefits like Indigenous equity.
Read more⬇️⚡️
440megatonnes.ca/insight/util...
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European new car-sales from Jan–July 2025 were 59% battery electric, plug in, & hybrid, up from 49% last year. Fully electric cars rose from 12.5% to 15.6% of sales.
Big winner: VW & China’s BYD. Tesla suffered a 40% decline & now has less than 1% of Europe share.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Big winner: VW & China’s BYD. Tesla suffered a 40% decline & now has less than 1% of Europe share.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
August 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
European new car-sales from Jan–July 2025 were 59% battery electric, plug in, & hybrid, up from 49% last year. Fully electric cars rose from 12.5% to 15.6% of sales.
Big winner: VW & China’s BYD. Tesla suffered a 40% decline & now has less than 1% of Europe share.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Big winner: VW & China’s BYD. Tesla suffered a 40% decline & now has less than 1% of Europe share.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
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Robertson said the government is weighing the demand-dampening effect of its tariffs on Chinese vehicles against the need to shield auto workers from US President Donald Trump’s tariff war against Canada. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/27/n...
Canada’s Chinese EV tariff not going away, Robertson says
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson said the Liberal government is keeping its tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, despite a strong desire for more affordable EVs.
www.nationalobserver.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Robertson said the government is weighing the demand-dampening effect of its tariffs on Chinese vehicles against the need to shield auto workers from US President Donald Trump’s tariff war against Canada. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/27/n...
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Great to see Hydro-Québec partner with Mi’gmaq community of Gesgapegiag and Alliance de l’énergie de l’Est to develop up to 6 GW of wind power—that's an enormous amount of new renewables and potential investment of $18 billion. 🌬️ ⚡
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
Quebec announces partnership for wind power development in Eastern Quebec
The Legault government announced a partnership with the Mi’gmaq community of Gesgapegiag, the Alliance de l’énergie de l’Est, and Hydro-Québec for wind power development in Eastern Quebec.
www.ctvnews.ca
August 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Great to see Hydro-Québec partner with Mi’gmaq community of Gesgapegiag and Alliance de l’énergie de l’Est to develop up to 6 GW of wind power—that's an enormous amount of new renewables and potential investment of $18 billion. 🌬️ ⚡
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
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Here is the official statement from the American Meteorological Society on the "foundational flaws" of the Department of Energy’s recent attempt to deny the reality of #climate change.
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
The Practice and Assessment of Science: Five Foundational Flaws in the Department of Energy's 2025 Climate Report
Adopted by the Executive Committee of the AMS Council on 27 August 2025
www.ametsoc.org
August 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Here is the official statement from the American Meteorological Society on the "foundational flaws" of the Department of Energy’s recent attempt to deny the reality of #climate change.
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
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Right then...
A quick review of the DOE's new 'critical review' of climate science. Whether it's worth a formal community response - I'm still not sure, but here's my first thoughts
/thread/
A quick review of the DOE's new 'critical review' of climate science. Whether it's worth a formal community response - I'm still not sure, but here's my first thoughts
/thread/
I can't imagine there will be any problems with this summary of climate science
July 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Right then...
A quick review of the DOE's new 'critical review' of climate science. Whether it's worth a formal community response - I'm still not sure, but here's my first thoughts
/thread/
A quick review of the DOE's new 'critical review' of climate science. Whether it's worth a formal community response - I'm still not sure, but here's my first thoughts
/thread/