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In the latest episode of The Line Alberta podcast, @maxfawcett.bsky.social argues that with comments from U.S. officials and the ongoing petition campaign, some clarity from the premier on the separation question is needed
FULL INTERVIEW: alberta.readtheline.ca / www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_2M...
FULL INTERVIEW: alberta.readtheline.ca / www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_2M...
January 29, 2026 at 2:19 AM
In the latest episode of The Line Alberta podcast, @maxfawcett.bsky.social argues that with comments from U.S. officials and the ongoing petition campaign, some clarity from the premier on the separation question is needed
FULL INTERVIEW: alberta.readtheline.ca / www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_2M...
FULL INTERVIEW: alberta.readtheline.ca / www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_2M...
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The case for AB separation is built on lies and delusion. A great explainer from @maxfawcett.bsky.social
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/27/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/27/o...
India is leapfrogging into clean energy. Alberta's separatists should pay attention
Sorry, separatists: Oil isn't going to make an independent Alberta great again. If anything, it might be its undoing.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The case for AB separation is built on lies and delusion. A great explainer from @maxfawcett.bsky.social
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/27/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/27/o...
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Alberta's separatists are convinced that the biggest threat to their prosperity comes from Ottawa. They ought to be looking to China and India instead -- and realize that an independent Alberta would be powerless against them. #cdnpoli #ableg
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/27/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/27/o...
India is leapfrogging into clean energy. Alberta's separatists should pay attention
Sorry, separatists: Oil isn't going to make an independent Alberta great again. If anything, it might be its undoing.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Alberta's separatists are convinced that the biggest threat to their prosperity comes from Ottawa. They ought to be looking to China and India instead -- and realize that an independent Alberta would be powerless against them. #cdnpoli #ableg
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/27/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/27/o...
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"When your movement’s willingness to defend your country is lower than the willingness from supporters of a literal separatist party, you don’t get to claim the mantle of patriotism and national pride."
Donald Trump wants to own Greenland. Canada might be next.
One thing is certain: if he does attack Canada, there will be plenty of right-wing media figures and Conservative supporters who will happily justify and defend his decision. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/o...
One thing is certain: if he does attack Canada, there will be plenty of right-wing media figures and Conservative supporters who will happily justify and defend his decision. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/o...
Canada’s fifth columnists are showing their hand
Donald Trump is threatening to invade Greenland, and Canada might be next. It's time to look around and figure out who would fight back — and who would surrender.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:23 AM
"When your movement’s willingness to defend your country is lower than the willingness from supporters of a literal separatist party, you don’t get to claim the mantle of patriotism and national pride."
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Clean energy is going to win. Not even Donald Trump can stop it now. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/15/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/15/o...
The triumph of clean energy is inevitable
The ever-improving economics of technologies like wind, solar, EVs, and battery storage have become insurmountable — and, for countries in the developing world, irresistible.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Clean energy is going to win. Not even Donald Trump can stop it now. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/15/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/15/o...
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Let's have some fun, folks.
National Post comment editor Carson Jerema wrote a dreadful column about -- what else -- pipelines. I'm going to take it out to the woodshed.
nationalpost.com/opinion/cars...
National Post comment editor Carson Jerema wrote a dreadful column about -- what else -- pipelines. I'm going to take it out to the woodshed.
nationalpost.com/opinion/cars...
Carson Jerema: There is no 'business case' for pipelines because Liberals want it that way
The energy industry has been strangled in regulation
nationalpost.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Let's have some fun, folks.
National Post comment editor Carson Jerema wrote a dreadful column about -- what else -- pipelines. I'm going to take it out to the woodshed.
nationalpost.com/opinion/cars...
National Post comment editor Carson Jerema wrote a dreadful column about -- what else -- pipelines. I'm going to take it out to the woodshed.
nationalpost.com/opinion/cars...
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Stephen Harper, call this out before it's too late. You too, Jason Kenney. Come on down, Pierre Poilievre.
The country is at risk. Stop blaming other people for the calls that are coming from inside your own political house.
The country is at risk. Stop blaming other people for the calls that are coming from inside your own political house.
January 8, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Stephen Harper, call this out before it's too late. You too, Jason Kenney. Come on down, Pierre Poilievre.
The country is at risk. Stop blaming other people for the calls that are coming from inside your own political house.
The country is at risk. Stop blaming other people for the calls that are coming from inside your own political house.
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Danielle Smith's willingness to cater to Alberta separatists was always a dangerous game.
Now, in the wake of America's attack on Venezuela and its covetous advances on Greenland, she's effectively risking Canada's future in order to save her own. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/o...
Now, in the wake of America's attack on Venezuela and its covetous advances on Greenland, she's effectively risking Canada's future in order to save her own. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/o...
Danielle Smith's separatism games are coming at a dangerous moment
Alberta's premier loves to talk about standing up for her province. Will she ever show the same enthusiasm when it comes to Canada?
www.nationalobserver.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Danielle Smith's willingness to cater to Alberta separatists was always a dangerous game.
Now, in the wake of America's attack on Venezuela and its covetous advances on Greenland, she's effectively risking Canada's future in order to save her own. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/o...
Now, in the wake of America's attack on Venezuela and its covetous advances on Greenland, she's effectively risking Canada's future in order to save her own. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/o...
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Me, from last October: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...
Danielle Smith’s pipeline still doesn’t have a business case
The biggest obstacle standing in the way of another pipeline to the West Coast isn't the tanker ban or federal climate policies. It's oil prices and the nature of the businesses that rely on them for ...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Me, from last October: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...
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"For all of the incessant whining about how Justin Trudeau wanted to kill Alberta’s oil and gas industry, it’s Trump that might actually end up doing it."
Donald Trump just drove a stake through Alberta's pipeline dreams. How long will it take for the Canadian oil and gas executives who supported him to realize they got Trumped?
#cdnpoli #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/06/o...
#cdnpoli #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/06/o...
Donald Trump just killed Alberta's pipeline dreams
Albertans love to accuse Justin Trudeau of trying to cripple their oil and gas industry. Now, Donald Trump might actually end up doing it — by accident.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
"For all of the incessant whining about how Justin Trudeau wanted to kill Alberta’s oil and gas industry, it’s Trump that might actually end up doing it."
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This press conference should be a wakeup call to anyone who (still) doesn't think Trump and America represent a clear threat to Canada's sovereignty and independence.
Cuba is clearly next. Then who?
Cuba is clearly next. Then who?
January 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
This press conference should be a wakeup call to anyone who (still) doesn't think Trump and America represent a clear threat to Canada's sovereignty and independence.
Cuba is clearly next. Then who?
Cuba is clearly next. Then who?
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Can’t change, won’t change
ROSIE: You've now lost two MPs to the Liberal Party... Is this a problem of your leadership?
POILIEVRE: No, it's a problem of Mark Carney's leadership that after Canadians clearly rejected a costly Liberal majority... he is trying to manipulate his way through backroom deals.
POILIEVRE: No, it's a problem of Mark Carney's leadership that after Canadians clearly rejected a costly Liberal majority... he is trying to manipulate his way through backroom deals.
December 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Can’t change, won’t change
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Had fun on CBC Front Burner chatting with my colleague @woodsideful.bsky.social and Jayme Poisson about the MOU heard 'round the country -- and whether Mark Carney is a climate friend or foe.
Listen here:
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Listen here:
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Mark Carney: climate friend or foe? | Front Burner | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
In 2015, as governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney’s ‘Tragedy of the Horizons’ speech made waves in the global climate community. It was seen as a landmark call for the financial sector to recog...
www.cbc.ca
December 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Had fun on CBC Front Burner chatting with my colleague @woodsideful.bsky.social and Jayme Poisson about the MOU heard 'round the country -- and whether Mark Carney is a climate friend or foe.
Listen here:
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Listen here:
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
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Mark Carney got two standing ovations for his role in the MOU. At her own party's convention, Danielle Smith got....booed?
It's just the latest example of her stepping on her own government's rakes — ones that could cost the UCP the next election. #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/04/o...
It's just the latest example of her stepping on her own government's rakes — ones that could cost the UCP the next election. #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/04/o...
Danielle Smith keeps stepping on her own rakes
Alberta's premier got booed by her own supporters for trying to do a deal with Ottawa. Who knew that constantly whipping people up into a frenzied hatred of the federal government could have consequen...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Mark Carney got two standing ovations for his role in the MOU. At her own party's convention, Danielle Smith got....booed?
It's just the latest example of her stepping on her own government's rakes — ones that could cost the UCP the next election. #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/04/o...
It's just the latest example of her stepping on her own government's rakes — ones that could cost the UCP the next election. #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/04/o...
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My take on today's big announcement. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
My take on today's big announcement. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
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This is a solid analysis, and a good counterpoint to some of the more knee-jerk reactions floating about. Very worth a read.
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is a solid analysis, and a good counterpoint to some of the more knee-jerk reactions floating about. Very worth a read.
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"Intergenerational warfare isn’t calling out problems like this, by the way. It’s letting them continue unchecked. Don't be surprised if, at some point, young people really start to fight back."
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o...
We’re not ready for an aging population — and it's going to cost us
Canada's government budgets keep getting squeezed by our aging population. When are we going to do something about it?
www.nationalobserver.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"Intergenerational warfare isn’t calling out problems like this, by the way. It’s letting them continue unchecked. Don't be surprised if, at some point, young people really start to fight back."
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o...
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Mark Carney could remove the emissions cap, the tanker ban, and anything else Danielle Smith demands. Her proposed pipeline still wouldn't get built because the business case for actually filling it gets worse with each passing day.
#cdnpoli #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...
#cdnpoli #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...
Danielle Smith’s pipeline still doesn’t have a business case
The biggest obstacle standing in the way of another pipeline to the West Coast isn't the tanker ban or federal climate policies. It's oil prices and the nature of the businesses that rely on them for ...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Mark Carney could remove the emissions cap, the tanker ban, and anything else Danielle Smith demands. Her proposed pipeline still wouldn't get built because the business case for actually filling it gets worse with each passing day.
#cdnpoli #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...
#cdnpoli #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...
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The Alberta NDP lost the last provincial election because they didn't have a compelling economic story to tell voters. They're in the process of making the exact same mistake again -- one that will produce the exact same result in the next election. #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/o...
What is the Alberta NDP waiting for?
The UCP government continues to flirt with separatists, pander to conspiracy theories and get embroiled in ethical scandals. So why is it still on course to win the next election?
www.nationalobserver.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Alberta NDP lost the last provincial election because they didn't have a compelling economic story to tell voters. They're in the process of making the exact same mistake again -- one that will produce the exact same result in the next election. #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/o...
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My latest, on Pierre Poilievre's instinctive need to own the libs — and why it's getting in the way of his lifelong quest to become prime minister. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/21/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/21/o...
Pierre Poilievre channels his inner JD Vance
Owning the libs is no way to actually govern a country, as Americans keep finding out with each passing day. That's not about to stop Pierre Poilievre from constantly trying to do it.
www.nationalobserver.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
My latest, on Pierre Poilievre's instinctive need to own the libs — and why it's getting in the way of his lifelong quest to become prime minister. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/21/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/21/o...