I'm looking forward to this discussion, bringing journalism and art together as ways to grapple with the future. I hope you'll join me.

Nominations are out for one of Canada’s premier journalism awards. The National Newspaper Awards issued its preliminary decisions on Friday, and Canada’s National Observer is on the list. Twice!

And congratulations to @arnokopecky.bsky.social for the recognition of his globetrotting guerilla coverage of the Poilievre campaign. He was away from home for basically the entire campaign, writing brilliant and unique dispatches from the back of the room.

Congratulations to @rorywh.bsky.social for being what must be one of the earliest-career nominees in National Newspaper Award history — and in the innovation category, no less. Huge.

To mitigate disaster risk, we must bolster Canada's struggling media www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/19/o...

I'm down in California today and opened National Observer and saw this. Man, I felt proud, sure, and, at least for today, the WHY of journalism answered in full.

Marine renewables could supercharge Canada's power grid, deliver economic and climate gains and advance reconciliation with Indigenous communities, but "Canada must act now" to realize their potential, said Marine Renewables Canada's Elisa Obermann.

That wasn't the problem.

Sixty-four per cent of the Department of National Defence's assets are exposed to a “high” level of climate risk, according to a recent climate-risk assessment submitted to Finance Canada. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/09/n...

OBAMA: “People make excuses for him. They say he’s not serious. Everything a president says is serious!”🔥

Rose coloured glasses or clear view? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/04/o...

Someone explain to me why ICE is doing business in Canada?

While the federal government is selling bonds to fund climate solutions, another bond market is booming as climate damage intensifies. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/05/a...

Poilievre’s huge margin reveals the extent of the Conservatives’ far-right drift www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/03/o...

Grander, larger conspiracy theories coming to a city council near you. Watch out. Beyond everyone's annoying uncle, what Rory, Zoe and Supriya shared blew my mind. @nationalobserver.com w/ @supriya.bsky.social @zoegrams.bsky.social @rorywh.bsky.social

Yeah, this, too. Read, weep, act.

Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent

In case you've been wondering, yes, Danielle Smith is a separatist. @maxfawcett.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/02/o...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

Beautifully, catastrophically absurd.

The ideas animating the man behind Alberta's separatism petition range from the pedestrian — "attacks" on Alberta's oil sector from Ottawa — to the fringe and beyond. Speaking with him this morning, @arnokopecky.bsky.social drew out several startling admissions.

'They're trying to replace us': the conspiracy theories driving the man behind Alberta separatism www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/29/n...

China's embrace of low-carbon technology has already destroyed millions of barrels of oil demand. Now, it seems, India is next — and with it, the rest of the developing world. Alberta's separatists might want to pay attention. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/27/o...

BC billionaire urged not to sell building to ICE www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/27/n...

Our partnership with Le Devoir begins again with this story: Fréchette and Drainville, two nationalists seeking power for the 'real people' www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/27/n...

Bite-sized. Energy-packed. Tasty. Free.

I guess it took a while for his pollsters to poll the base and tell Trump that bashing Canada will be popular. Here we go.

Federal Conservatives trade journalists for partisan cheerleaders www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/24/a...

How's your local government doing differentiating what's real and what's AI-generated propaganda. Join me @supriya.bsky.social @rorywh.bsky.social @zoegrams.bsky.social

What does Mark Carney’s China tariff reset mean for investors? A quota for Chinese EVs, relief for canola, and a new energy dialogue could shift the economics of electrification, but the real risk is the politics and following through. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/22/a...

Monsanto’s shadow still poisons Canadian policy www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/22/o...

Mark Carney just shook up the world www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/o...

Grok, the gas-powered deepfake-generating "anti-woke" chatbot that used to refer to itself as "MechaHitler," attracted a substantial investment from Canadians' pensions.

Be a Democrat. Take an action. Get subpoenaed. God bless America.

YAY! ONE MORE ACT OF INTEGRITY.

Really liking what I'm hearing from Carney at Davos.

Trump dread and the megalomaniac's Canada dream. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/o...

Doug Ford wants Canada to be strong with the Trump administration — except when it comes to EVs. Pick a lane, Doug. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/o...

'It won't work': Ford’s Chinese EV maker invite splits Canadian auto industry observers www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/15/n...

This is what Trump has brought us to. The EU having to defend territory against American imperialism. Un ****-ing believable. www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

OMG

Almost one in three Canadians afraid US might try to invade Canada: poll www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/14/n...

Liberal MP @willgreavesmp.bsky.social has announced he will "suspend posting updates" on X over the platform's generation of deepfakes, which he says "may be illegal."

Renewable energy stocks to consider in 2026 as oil swoons www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/a...

Canadian government officials, what are you still doing on X in 2026? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/02/o...

Canada's National Observer is looking for a reporter in Ottawa to cover the federal government and its relationship with Vancouver, BC, for a Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) position. This is a full-time, 8-month contract (backfill) position. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/31/n...

We're $27,000 short of our goal of raising $250,000 to make budget for the Climate Solutions Reporting Project 2026. If you've been thinking about donating, today's the day. Help us get this across the finish line www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/12426

How National Observer made a difference in 2025 www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/17/o...

This University of Toronto Professor wants Carney to answer to her students www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/24/n...