Markham Hislop
@markhamhislop.bsky.social
Professional: energy transition journalist, expert. Publisher at Energi Media. Personal: husband, father, grandfather. Dog daddy. Hockey and baseball fan. E-bike rider. Western Canadian (who loves the rest of the country, too).
Lloyd Robertson - The Long Lost "Golden Age" of Canadian TV News @jdvorkin, @UofT: Robertson probably wouldn't be hired by today's TV networks. #cdnpoli #lloydrobertson youtu.be/rHRfcR-YgtE
Lloyd Robertson - The Long Lost "Golden Age" of Canadian TV News
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GM Deal with China Exposes Trump Hypocrisy Toward Canada SAIC is state-owned. GM has been in a joint venture for ~30 years. Now the JV's extended for 20 more years. That ok but Canada's diplomatic relationship with China is "evil"? #cdnpoli #uspoli markhamhislop.substack.com/p/gm-deal-wi...
GM Deal with China Exposes Trump Hypocrisy Toward Canada
Dear President Trump: Please explain why it's ok for America's biggest automaker to extend its joint venture deal with a Chinese government owned EV manufacturer
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Canada’s Nuclear Strategy Depends On Foreign Reactors and Foreign Fuel Canada is betting heavily on small modular reactors. Prof Mark Winfield explains why that may create new dependence on foreign reactor designs/enriched uranium fuel. @YorkUniversity youtu.be/F4gpARbRetg
Canada’s Nuclear Strategy Depends On Foreign Reactors and Foreign Fuel
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Charlie Angus: Who's Holding Canadian Gov'ts Accountable? According to @CharlieAngusNDP, not mainstream media or the official opposition. Must watch interview! #cdnpoli #bcpoli #abpoli #onpoli youtu.be/nduJycuzBgo
Charlie Angus: Who's Holding Canadian Gov'ts Accountable?
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After two days with a Fiat 500e, we can't understand why anyone would choose to fill up at $2/l. After the last fill up for our rental in Vancouver, plugging in the Fiat just feels SO painless.
Markham Hislop@markhamhislop.bsky.social · 4d agoIEA: Asia Is Reinventing the Car. Meanwhile, Canada Dithers Canada has an auto strategy. What it doesn't have is a plan to implement that strategy. China started 20 years ago... #cdnpoli markhamhislop.substack.com/p/iea-asia-i...
IEA: Asia Is Reinventing the Car. Meanwhile, Canada Dithers Canada has an auto strategy. What it doesn't have is a plan to implement that strategy. China started 20 years ago... #cdnpoli markhamhislop.substack.com/p/iea-asia-i...
IEA Report on EV Revolution is a Wake-up Call for Canada
Canada has an auto strategy. What it doesn't have is a plan to implement that strategy
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I watched this. It's VERY good.
Markham Hislop@markhamhislop.bsky.social · 5d agoSame People, Same Anger: How COVID Activists Became Alberta Separatists Why is 20% to 30% of the Alberta population stark raving bonkers? Same in other provinces, IMO. How do you discuss separatism with someone who is arguably unwell? @duanebratt #ABleg youtu.be/aota47zIglY
No Regulation: Canada Is The Wild West For AI Centres Canada's AI strategy is missing the rules that make it governable @markhamhislop.bsky.social #Canada #cdnpoli #AI open.substack.com/pub/markhamh...
No Regulation: Canada Is The Wild West For AI Centres
Watch now | Canada's AI strategy is missing the rules that make it governable
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Danielle Smith Is NOT Not a Fascist @ABDanielleSmith doesn't fit the classic definition of a fascist, but her political ideology, authoritarian libertarianism, is a close cousin. @jkenney and @FreeAlbertaRob are also criticized. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli markhamhislop.substack.com/p/danielle-s...
Danielle Smith Is Not Not a Fascist
Smith doesn't fit the classic historical definition of a fascist but her political ideology, authoritarian libertarianism, is a close cousin
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I really enjoyed interviewing Duane on this story. Worth your, whether you're in Alberta or the rest of Canada. The rage machine doesn't respect boundaries.
Duane Bratt🇨🇦@duanebratt.bsky.social · 5d agoAn interview where I explain the substack that I wrote yesterday comparing COVID and Alberta Separatism.
Same People, Same Anger: How COVID Activists Became Alberta Separatists Why is 20% to 30% of the Alberta population stark raving bonkers? Same in other provinces, IMO. How do you discuss separatism with someone who is arguably unwell? @duanebratt #ABleg youtu.be/aota47zIglY
Same People, Same Anger: How COVID Activists Became Alberta Separatists
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Defending Canadian Democracy: Tobi Lutke, You Suck! youtu.be/m7b72cfMLkg
Defending Canadian Democracy: Tobi Lutke, You Suck!
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No Regulation: Canada Is The Wild West For AI Centres Prof Shion Guha explains why communities like Mississauga have only one tool to address data centre concerns: moratoriums. #cdnpoli #onpoli #bcpoli #abpoli youtu.be/mD8kWnKrYeA
No Regulation: Canada Is The Wild West For AI Centres
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Defending Canadian Democracy: Tobi Lutke, You Suck! Rich people should get 5 votes? Poor people and seniors should get none? Lutke's apparent support for these ideas mirrors US billionaires' slide into anti-democracy. #cdnpoli youtu.be/m7b72cfMLkg
Defending Canadian Democracy: Tobi Lutke, You Suck!
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Silicon Valley Goes to War: AI and the Pentagon Bernice Yeung wrote a great story on this for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, so I interviewed her about it. Fascinating and scary at the same time. #AI #pentagon #USpoli youtu.be/Sqvov5eiHdY
Silicon Valley Goes to War: AI and the Pentagon
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Economist Exposes West Coast Pipeline's Dismal Business Case *No Asian demand demonstrated *No private sector partner (Pembina Pipeline isn't really committed) *90% or more of capital from taxpayers *Other MAJOR risks Project is a BOONDOGGLE! #cdnpolitics youtu.be/pQvvwrAgMlM
Economist Exposes West Coast Pipeline's Dismal Business Case
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Danielle Smith does whatever Danielle smith wants!
Markham Hislop@markhamhislop.bsky.social · last wk.Danielle Smith Played Canada. Now Taxpayers Could Be Stuck With a $100 Billion Bill Nov. - "The private sector will build the pipeline and pay for it." May - "Taxpayers will build the pipeline, pay for it, subsidize oil sands, and CCUS." WTAF? #cdnpoli youtu.be/-dYNr1D0L_E
Danielle Smith Played Canada. Now Taxpayers Could Be Stuck With a $100 Billion Bill Nov. - "The private sector will build the pipeline and pay for it." May - "Taxpayers will build the pipeline, pay for it, subsidize oil sands, and CCUS." WTAF? #cdnpoli youtu.be/-dYNr1D0L_E
Danielle Smith Played Canada. Now Taxpayers Could Be Stuck With a $100 Billion Bill
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The War Technology Revolution: Canada Is Unprepared Military historian Jack Cunningham weighs in on the radical changes to modern warfare and why Canada must adapt. Carney's made a good start. Now it's time to get serious. #cdnpoli youtu.be/j-kswgaHpU4
The War Technology Revolution: Canada Is Unprepared
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This Battery Lasts 30 Years—and Could Change Everything Nickel-hydrogen. Developed by NASA. Used on the space station, Hubble telescope. Now adapted for commercial use on power grids. Battery innovation is the future! #cdnpoli #batteries youtu.be/BRChkbc1QKg
This Battery Lasts 30 Years—and Could Change Everything
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Trump Humiliated: Iranians Beating Him Like a Drum Iran knows it has the leverage and Trump doesn't have the cojones. It would be funny if it weren't so tragic. @realDonaldTrump #usapoli #IranWar youtu.be/Lmizo2J1Ybk
Trump Humiliated: Iranians Beating Him Like a Drum
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China Already Won Phase One of the EV Race. What's Next? What comes next is that electric transportation continues to expand and displace more and more demand for oil. Particularly in Asia, where Canada expects to export oil with new pipelines. #cdnpoli @BloombergNEF youtu.be/_71NxQFoXKI
China Already Won Phase One of the EV Race. What's Next?
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The Gordie Howe Shakedown: Paying Twice for Our Own Bridge Donald Trump boasts on Truth Social that the US paid $0 to build the bridge, but now receives 50% of the profits. Sounds like extortion to Canadians... @markhamhislop.bsky.social #USA #Trump #uspoli open.substack.com/pub/markhamh...
The Gordie Howe Shakedown: Paying Twice for Our Own Bridge
Watch now | Donald Trump boasts on Truth Social that the US paid $0 to build the bridge, but now receives 50% of the profits. Sounds like extortion to Canadians...
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Another great post by Markham Hislop explaining why Iran and its ally the Houthies are controlling the seaways. UofT prof Aurel Braun paints a grim picture of the brutality of these Houthies. Oil/ gas can only get more expensive.
Markham Hislop@markhamhislop.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Houthis Just Opened a Second Front in the Global Oil War Prof Aurel Braun, @UofT, explains how Iran now controls the Strait of Hormuz and its Houthi proxies control the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea. But, sure, Donald Trump is a genius. youtu.be/xrLqbi0z3sY
The Houthis Just Opened a Second Front in the Global Oil War Prof Aurel Braun, @UofT, explains how Iran now controls the Strait of Hormuz and its Houthi proxies control the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea. But, sure, Donald Trump is a genius. youtu.be/xrLqbi0z3sY
The Houthis Just Opened a Second Front in the Global Oil War
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Doug Ford's Pipeline Deal with Alberta Is a Political Decoy @OntarioGreens Leader @MikeSchreiner argues the proposal isn't a serious economic development strategy. "The math doesn't math." #onpoli #cdnpoli #abpoli youtu.be/7mPlmYlSoy8
Doug Ford's Pipeline Deal with Alberta Is a Political Decoy
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The Gordie Howe Shakedown: Paying Twice for Our Own Bridge youtu.be/9Xhm2m4ag4E
The Gordie Howe Shakedown: Paying Twice for Our Own Bridge
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The Global LNG Bubble Canada Refuses to See This interview provides a frame for understanding global LNG trends and how - and why - Canada is failing to understand those trends. Must watch. #lng #cdnpoli @adriandix @markjcarney @Dave_Eby youtu.be/3TPY2am1aPM
The Global LNG Bubble Canada Refuses to See
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"No one will convince me..." Truer words were spoken. This is what's wrong with the Canadian oil and gas industry. It's driven by narrative, not by data or evidence. Show your math, Heather. If you can't show your math, STFU.
Vince Hill a writer talks religion in Alberta with Markham Hislop. If God was listening she must be dumbfounded after everything from Anabaptists to Christian tribalism is discussed. Christian nationalism and the maneuvering of Smith to ambush various churches suggests little room for ambiguity.
Markham Hislop@markhamhislop.bsky.social · 2w agoPastor Says Christian Nationalism Is Dragging Alberta Into Political Extremism Vince Hill is dismayed by the new generation of Christians who want to mould society and government in their own narrow-minded image. AB is ground zero in Canada. #cdnpolitics youtu.be/O4h8G5ILedQ