Alberta hasn't banned US alcohol imports. People here aren't buying it anyways. The debate over whether provincial governments should be banning it misses the actual point, which is that Canadians don't want to buy it in the first place. #cdnpoli
Adrienne Tanner
@adriennetanner.bsky.social
Freelance writer and columnist at Canada's National Observer, dog person, art lover, book fan
Took us three years to shift our household off gas. Feels good. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/21/o...
Goodbye gas, hello better living
We weaned our household off gas in stages, going from easiest to hardest, starting with our stove, then our car, and finally the heat pump which for our home is expensive and poses some installation c...
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Alberta has a pipeline deal. But it’s far from built and in fact, may never be, writes @maxfawcett.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/03/o...
Mark Carney keeps giving Danielle Smith everything she wants — and depriving her of what she needs
Alberta's premier requires an enemy in Ottawa. The prime minister keeps refusing to play that role.
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My husband cut into an avocado too early. This was his attempted fix. Think it will work?
Here in Europe with my shoes melting into the sidewalk, I'm reflecting on Vancouver. Once a climate leader, we're now run by ideologues who tear out bike lanes and put in gas pipes. No city can solve the climate crisis alone but if Vancouver can't lead, why would anyone try? It makes me sad.
More 10-year-olds say they want puppies than parents do. What's behind the divide?
More men say they want children than women do. What’s behind the divide?
In a time of instability, men are seeking meaning outside of work and feel more optimistic about the future
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An oil windfall giveaway didn’t buy Ralph Klein much love when he tried it. It won’t make Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s political problems disappear either. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/19/o...
Smith's oil bucks will not be enough to keep Albertans happy
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s decision to pass on a slice of the province's recent gas tax windfall directly to residents smacks of a payoff, and a paltry one at that.
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What the hell Surrey? Whike everyone else in the Lower Mainland is at Stage 3, restrictions you’re washing cars? ca.news.yahoo.com/surrey-remai...
Surrey remaining at stage 2 water restrictions
While Metro Vancouver is dealing with stage 3 water restrictions, that is not the case in one municipality. Travis Prasad explains why the rules are different in Surrey.
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Hadn’t thought of it this way but of course! www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/16/o...
The energy Cold War has only just begun
The real battle going forward is between the axis of petrostates and China's clean energy ecosystem. Canada will have to choose its side sooner rather than later.
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Tell me what kind company in its right mind would want to be associated with this evil human? Canadian mining company NovaRed apparently.... good lord this seems like PR fail. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Former U.S. Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem hired by B.C. mining company
A British Columbia mining company has hired former U.S. secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in a strategic advisory role.
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A group of determined Canadian youth and climate ENGOs are taking the feds to court for backsliding on climate policy. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/16/n...
Carney government faces first lawsuit over its climate policies
On Monday Ecojustice filed a lawsuit in federal court arguing the government’s current climate plan violates the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act and demanding the federal government cre...
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Egads. Commander Fred Waterford in real life. Takeaways From JD Vance’s Book: ‘Childless Cat Ladies,’ the Pope and Usha Vance www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/u...
Takeaways From JD Vance’s Book: ‘Childless Cat Ladies,’ the Pope and Usha Vance
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When this munchkin demands a tummy rub, what can you do?
Not everyone is thrilled about the high-speed train project that will someday run from Toronto to Quebec City. Some farmers say their land will be cleaved in half by the route. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/11/n...
High-speed rail protest draws hundreds to Parliament Hill
Protesters gathered at the centennial flame in Ottawa and called for a stop to the project, citing concerns about land expropriation, the project’s high costs, inadequate consultation and a lack of tr...
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BC politics has taken a turn for the worse. Findlay is gearing for conflict with First Nations. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/05/o...
In Findlay, BC gets its very own Danielle Smith
Social conservatism aside, where things are really going to get ugly is BC Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s undisguised antagonism toward First Nations.
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“Creating this exhibition has been a journey to retrace my artistic roots and the flow of my development, through migration and global changes," says Vancouver artist Gu Xiong. "like a river finding its way through treacherous landscapes.” 🌱 #TyeePresents #Sponsored thetyee.ca/Presents/202...
Gu Xiong’s Constant Evolution | The Tyee
In a new exhibition at the Museum of Vancouver, the artist reflects on his career.
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Steven Guilbeault has some parting words for his Liberal colleagues. @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/29/n...
Guilbeault urges colleagues to stand firm on their beliefs
Steven Guilbeault may have been the most vocal about his concern that Carney is backsliding on climate, but he is not the only one in caucus feeling uncomfortable. In an interview with Canada's Nation...
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The Liberals are losing a true climate champion with the pending resignation of Steven Guilbeault. We're all the poorer off without him in parliament. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/27/o...
Guilbeault quits as Carney turns his back on climate
Former environment and climate minister Steven Guilbeault joined the Liberals because he wanted influence over climate policy. But the compromises under Prime Minister Mark Carney became too great.
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In case there is any lingering doubt about foreign interference from the US in Canadian politics. Great story here by @rorywh.bsky.social from Canada’s National Observer www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/20/i...
Alberta voter data found on website of US company linked to Centurion Project
Elections Alberta is already investigating a breach of voter data obtained by separatist David Parker. The US company, 10XVotes, has been repeatedly mentioned by Parker as having been involved in the ...
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Good. @citizensforethics.org rocks!
Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 2mo agoALERT: DC watchdog group C.R.E.W. files suit seeking court order to HALT Trump $1.7 billion slush fund Suit: "The slush Fund is a jaw-dropping act of presidential corruption. And it is brazenly illegal. Unlike prior victim compensation funds, it was not authorized by Congress"
Danielle Smith's national hostage-taking now includes a referendum on....having a referendum. Is she postponing the seemingly inevitable conflict with her separatist supporters, or did she inadvertently accelerate its arrival? #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/22/o...
Danielle Smith just overplayed her hand
The Conservative premier is holding the entire country hostage to the grievances and frustrations of a small group of Albertans. Now, in trying to retain that leverage, she may have invited a national...
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If Smith survives as UCP leader, any of the referendum questions that get a yes vote from Albertans will be more juice for her ongoing blackmail campaign against the feds, writes @adriennetanner.bsky.social — even a pipeline will not buy satisfaction.
Danielle Smith's blackmail campaign won't end with one pipeline
By throwing his weight and goodwill behind the Alberta pipeline project, Mark Carney is effectively putting his support behind an unprincipled premier who is willing to throw the entire country under ...
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Enbridge is writing pro-gas energy policy for small town Ontario and Vancouver’s mayor is again pushing to repeal a ban on gas heating. So wrong, on so many levels. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/13/o...
Corporations should never be our politicians' masters. So what happened in Ontario?
You have to wonder why so many small town Ontario councils are siding with Big Gas at a time when so many others are moving to ban gas heating in new residential construction.
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DAWKINS: You idiots believe in God? ALSO DAWKINS: The Computer is alive. And it’s also my girlfriend
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3mo agoRichard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know it
The implications of articles being written by A.I. and published by otherwise seemingly reputable sources are very serious. In this case the Deep Sea Mining industry is benefiting. Is it a mistake by A.I. noobs or is it done intentionally? @parismarx.com @doctorow.pluralistic.net
Charles Latimer@ch4rlie.bsky.social · 3mo agoNext level A.I. (misinformation) slop! An article promoting deep sea mining in "Canadian Mining Journal" included fake quotes, from these fake people: Chief Emily Two Rivers "Respected Indigenous leader" Dr. Alistair Chen "Analyst with Natural Resources Canada" @greenpeaceca.bsky.social
The fossil fuel capital of Canada is so loyal to oil and so myopic about the future, it is doing everything it can to deter solar installation, even for residents willing to foot the entire cost themselves.https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/04/opinion/alberta-solar-panels-fee-renewables-smith
Alberta still doesn’t want to stick it where the sun shines
The fossil fuel capital of Canada is so loyal to oil and so myopic about the future, it is doing everything it can to deter solar installation, even for residents willing to foot the entire cost thems...
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How shortsighted is Alberta? The fossil fuel capital of Canada is so loyal to oil and so myopic about the future, it is doing everything it can to deter solar installation, even for residents willing to foot the entire cost themselves. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/04/o...
Alberta still doesn’t want to stick it where the sun shines
The fossil fuel capital of Canada is so loyal to oil and so myopic about the future, it is doing everything it can to deter solar installation, even for residents willing to foot the entire cost thems...
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Gen Gerson told Elections Alberta about the voters list leak a month ago. They dismissed her complaint. They have some explaining to do, seems like! open.substack.com/pub/theline/...
SCOOP: Jen Gerson: Elections Alberta's massive failure could have put people in danger. I tried to warn them.
The most unhinged people in the province may now have access to the personal information of everybody who lives here, and there's nothing we can do about it
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