Kyle Olsen
@kyleolsen.com
Vancouver based lobbyist. Former political staffer (Edmonton), lobbyist (Toronto, Calgary), and tax policy practitioner (Calgary)
Fascinating about the fireworks. Seemed to skirt on this important part though, that they had plenty of warning and for whatever reason just couldn’t restructure to be eligible for more funding:
November 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Fascinating about the fireworks. Seemed to skirt on this important part though, that they had plenty of warning and for whatever reason just couldn’t restructure to be eligible for more funding:
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What does the rise of the precarity mindset mean for universities and the future of the arts and social sciences?
I break it down in my latest edition of Signals & Trends: abacusdata.ca/the-future-...
I break it down in my latest edition of Signals & Trends: abacusdata.ca/the-future-...
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
What does the rise of the precarity mindset mean for universities and the future of the arts and social sciences?
I break it down in my latest edition of Signals & Trends: abacusdata.ca/the-future-...
I break it down in my latest edition of Signals & Trends: abacusdata.ca/the-future-...
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New Perspective - Canada’s landscape fires spreading into uncharted territory
Canada clearly needs to do more. More to prevent & mitigate wildfires, more to increase our initial response capacity and capability to protect communities & critical infrastructure.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Canada clearly needs to do more. More to prevent & mitigate wildfires, more to increase our initial response capacity and capability to protect communities & critical infrastructure.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
October 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
New Perspective - Canada’s landscape fires spreading into uncharted territory
Canada clearly needs to do more. More to prevent & mitigate wildfires, more to increase our initial response capacity and capability to protect communities & critical infrastructure.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Canada clearly needs to do more. More to prevent & mitigate wildfires, more to increase our initial response capacity and capability to protect communities & critical infrastructure.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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Reposted by Kyle Olsen
Seems a good day to re-emphasize this point. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Canada needs to start thinking about an auto sector without U.S. automakers
Stellantis’s decision to shift Jeep production south of the border highlights the challenge of keeping a thriving domestic industry
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Seems a good day to re-emphasize this point. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Fascinating.
October 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Fascinating.
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Jasper 2024 Wildfire Complex: Documentation, Reconstruction and Analysis
Following a highly destructive 2024 wildfire in Jasper, Alberta, a study was completed to describe the behaviour and contributing environmental factors associated with this event.
ostrnrcan-dostrncan.canada.ca/entities/pub...
Following a highly destructive 2024 wildfire in Jasper, Alberta, a study was completed to describe the behaviour and contributing environmental factors associated with this event.
ostrnrcan-dostrncan.canada.ca/entities/pub...
NRCan Open S&T Repository (OSTR) / Dépôt ouvert des sciences et technologie (DOST) de RNCan
The NRCan Open S&T Repository (OSTR) provides free and open access to science publication and research funded by the Canadian government.
ostrnrcan-dostrncan.canada.ca
October 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Jasper 2024 Wildfire Complex: Documentation, Reconstruction and Analysis
Following a highly destructive 2024 wildfire in Jasper, Alberta, a study was completed to describe the behaviour and contributing environmental factors associated with this event.
ostrnrcan-dostrncan.canada.ca/entities/pub...
Following a highly destructive 2024 wildfire in Jasper, Alberta, a study was completed to describe the behaviour and contributing environmental factors associated with this event.
ostrnrcan-dostrncan.canada.ca/entities/pub...
Thank you Consul General Jongho Kyun of the Republic of Korea for travelling to @thompsonriversu.bsky.social to speak with faculty and students. Many thanks to @robertjhanlon.bsky.social and the Canada and the Asia-Pacific Policy Project for hosting.
October 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Thank you Consul General Jongho Kyun of the Republic of Korea for travelling to @thompsonriversu.bsky.social to speak with faculty and students. Many thanks to @robertjhanlon.bsky.social and the Canada and the Asia-Pacific Policy Project for hosting.
This is a fascinating look at the challenge of the next decade and beyond for manufacturing and in turn defence. apple.news/ADloeSFYbSUG...
Why Western executives who visit China are coming back terrified — The Telegraph
Robotics has catapulted Beijing into a dominant position in many industries
apple.news
October 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is a fascinating look at the challenge of the next decade and beyond for manufacturing and in turn defence. apple.news/ADloeSFYbSUG...
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today in "predicted by 30 Rock"
October 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
today in "predicted by 30 Rock"
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🔥 New fire paper out - Fire regime changes in Canada: an update. Overall, the big-picture trends remain consistent: annual area burned, the annual number and size of large fires are still increasing, but the total number of fires for all sizes continue to decline.
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
Fire regime changes in Canada: an update
Given the recent rise in extreme fires, we present an update to a previous Canadian wildfire trend analysis (1959-2015) with nine additional years of data (2016-2024), an improved area burned dataset,...
cdnsciencepub.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🔥 New fire paper out - Fire regime changes in Canada: an update. Overall, the big-picture trends remain consistent: annual area burned, the annual number and size of large fires are still increasing, but the total number of fires for all sizes continue to decline.
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
Hey @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social - your new Green rep seems to be making the opposite case on LNG than they think they are. Prices went negative in Alberta for pipeline gas. Prices are fine for LNG. The gap between the two is how LNG facilities make money. fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1MP1S
FRED Graph
FRED Graph
fred.stlouisfed.org
October 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Hey @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social - your new Green rep seems to be making the opposite case on LNG than they think they are. Prices went negative in Alberta for pipeline gas. Prices are fine for LNG. The gap between the two is how LNG facilities make money. fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1MP1S
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Canadian fire season for 2023 & 2024(May-Aug) and 2025 (May-Jul) = 338 days with 218 days (65%) at National Preparedness Level (NPL) 5. NPL5 means firefighters and equipment in every jurisdiction in Canada is put to use, and international help has been requested. Is this sustainable?
www.ciffc.ca
www.ciffc.ca
July 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Canadian fire season for 2023 & 2024(May-Aug) and 2025 (May-Jul) = 338 days with 218 days (65%) at National Preparedness Level (NPL) 5. NPL5 means firefighters and equipment in every jurisdiction in Canada is put to use, and international help has been requested. Is this sustainable?
www.ciffc.ca
www.ciffc.ca
Canada's Cabinet Committees. Overlap between Priorities , Ops and Building Canada are interesting.
May 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Canada's Cabinet Committees. Overlap between Priorities , Ops and Building Canada are interesting.
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Feels like we should make a concerted effort to not lose sight of the fact that the president's answer here was not "no" or "never" or "that is a preposterous question" or "that is an abhorrent idea."
May 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Feels like we should make a concerted effort to not lose sight of the fact that the president's answer here was not "no" or "never" or "that is a preposterous question" or "that is an abhorrent idea."
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elon musk at cpac was so fucking weird you guys I know this reads like a parody but I literally just wrote down what happened www.theverge.com/elon-musk/61...
![Musk: Well, President, uh, President Milei has a gift for me.
Schmitt: [hamming at camera] Javier Milei from Argentina, you guys know who that is, right?
Milei, a friendly-looking figure who resembles Bilbo Baggins right before he Smeagolifies, enters the stage carrying a chainsaw. He presents the chainsaw to the billionaire, who then waves it around unsteadily.
Musk: This… is… the chainsaw for bureaucracy. [pumps the chainsaw in the air] CHAINSAAAW!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4t2ziwnnescprzorvmrfduey/bafkreiaq5wpff25isb2ylypajpm57h5xlpb7ms6ws4fghayhnge2wqqbom@jpeg)
February 21, 2025 at 4:20 AM
elon musk at cpac was so fucking weird you guys I know this reads like a parody but I literally just wrote down what happened www.theverge.com/elon-musk/61...
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1000% this.
I am increasingly exasperated and frustrated that so many people do not seem to realize what this is.
Trump is not a rational actor looking for a fair deal. He's a thug who believes every activity is zero sum and every compromise is weakness. Plan accordingly.
I am increasingly exasperated and frustrated that so many people do not seem to realize what this is.
Trump is not a rational actor looking for a fair deal. He's a thug who believes every activity is zero sum and every compromise is weakness. Plan accordingly.
Again, let me emphasize, the threatened tariff on Canada is not meant to instigate a 'trade war'. This is not 'oh I don't like your stumpage fees so I'll tariff your softwood and then we tariff their orange joice'.
The threatened tariff is just plain aggression, using tariffs as the tactic.
The threatened tariff is just plain aggression, using tariffs as the tactic.
BREAKING: Trump orders 25% tariffs on all goods from Colombia after 2 deportation flights were rejected
January 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
1000% this.
I am increasingly exasperated and frustrated that so many people do not seem to realize what this is.
Trump is not a rational actor looking for a fair deal. He's a thug who believes every activity is zero sum and every compromise is weakness. Plan accordingly.
I am increasingly exasperated and frustrated that so many people do not seem to realize what this is.
Trump is not a rational actor looking for a fair deal. He's a thug who believes every activity is zero sum and every compromise is weakness. Plan accordingly.
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What an idea! Eliminate trade barriers within Canada!!
#cdnecin #EconSky
All this existential talk about the US imposing tariffs on Canadian goods, and Canadian provincial governments continue to maintain trade barriers within the country!
#cdnecin #EconSky
All this existential talk about the US imposing tariffs on Canadian goods, and Canadian provincial governments continue to maintain trade barriers within the country!
January 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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In Canada, a pint is equal to 20 fl oz (568 mL).
The allowable limit of error for a pint is 0.5 fl oz (15 mL).
The foam (head) is not included in the measurement.
The term "pint" shouldn't be used to describe a glass or mug of beer.
ised-isde.canada.ca/site/measure... #Canada #beer
The allowable limit of error for a pint is 0.5 fl oz (15 mL).
The foam (head) is not included in the measurement.
The term "pint" shouldn't be used to describe a glass or mug of beer.
ised-isde.canada.ca/site/measure... #Canada #beer
January 12, 2025 at 1:37 AM
In Canada, a pint is equal to 20 fl oz (568 mL).
The allowable limit of error for a pint is 0.5 fl oz (15 mL).
The foam (head) is not included in the measurement.
The term "pint" shouldn't be used to describe a glass or mug of beer.
ised-isde.canada.ca/site/measure... #Canada #beer
The allowable limit of error for a pint is 0.5 fl oz (15 mL).
The foam (head) is not included in the measurement.
The term "pint" shouldn't be used to describe a glass or mug of beer.
ised-isde.canada.ca/site/measure... #Canada #beer
The prize for least compelling invitation to a party goes to:
Opinion | O Canada, Come Join Us (Gift Article)
Perhaps Trump is not making a threat but offering an opportunity.
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The prize for least compelling invitation to a party goes to:
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Meta won't be able to operate offices in Canada with these policies; the endless stream of HRT complaints will run them into the ground
New: Meta employees are furious about a new policy that allows users to call LGBTQ+ people "mentally ill." Some have resigned in protest. Some LGBTQ+ employees have started saying they if they are 'mentally ill' they should get leave of absences from work
www.404media.co/its-total-ch...
www.404media.co/its-total-ch...
‘It’s Total Chaos Internally at Meta Right Now’: Employees Protest Zuckerberg’s Anti LGBTQ Changes
Meta's decision to specifically allow users to call LGBTQ+ people "mentally ill" has sparked widespread backlash at the company.
www.404media.co
January 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Meta won't be able to operate offices in Canada with these policies; the endless stream of HRT complaints will run them into the ground
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The Liberals don't have members. They eliminated membership in 2016. To vote or participate in their processes you simply register as a supporter - a "Registered Liberal" - at Liberal.ca before January 27.
Liberal Party of Canada
Discover the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau and the Liberal team, and what it means for you to choose forward with a positive plan for a strong middle class, a clean environment, and a growin...
Liberal.ca
January 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
The Liberals don't have members. They eliminated membership in 2016. To vote or participate in their processes you simply register as a supporter - a "Registered Liberal" - at Liberal.ca before January 27.
🚨 Just launched by @stacymcf.bsky.social City Functions—dive into urban life, power dynamics, and the tough questions cities face every day. From an accomplished lawyer, developer, problem solver and city explorer who also happens to be my wife. First up: The Power Broker by Robert Caro 1/2
January 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
🚨 Just launched by @stacymcf.bsky.social City Functions—dive into urban life, power dynamics, and the tough questions cities face every day. From an accomplished lawyer, developer, problem solver and city explorer who also happens to be my wife. First up: The Power Broker by Robert Caro 1/2
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Multi-million dollar movie idea: Christmas Volcano. Dante's Peak meets Hallmark Xmas movie. A classic in the making
December 26, 2024 at 3:49 AM
Multi-million dollar movie idea: Christmas Volcano. Dante's Peak meets Hallmark Xmas movie. A classic in the making