In just one year, Carney has wrecked a decade's worth of progress. The old climate strategy wasn't enough, but rather than strengthen it he dismantled every meaningful policy, stomped on the gas to deliver more fossil fuels, and concentrated power to run roughshod over opposition to his agenda.

The article includes a few of the common discourses of climate delay (and actually specifically calls it delay) including: - whataboutisim/our emissions are too small - emphasize the downsides/cant afford -technological optimism - fossil fuel solutionism www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Former Pathways leader/proponent arguing that we shouldn't do CCS. Not surprised. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Carney's new fund is fuelling fear of 'back door' oil and gas subsidies.

But cutting the gas tax doesn't solve the actual problem. It might even make it worse by propping up oil demand. The real long-term affordability solution is to reduce oil dependence. Public transit, remote work, electric vehicles, heat pumps, etc. That's the first way you beat the oil profiteers.

Hey it's Friday and the Canadian oil industry made $1.5 billion in profits this week. 🧵 Thread...

A leaked transcript of a meeting between Indigenous leaders and British Columbia Premier David Eby, about his plan to suspend the province’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA, shows them accusing him of “absolute betrayal” and colonialism.

Canada in a nutshell: the Weston’s new media venture Be Giant has an editorial mission to be optimistic and solutions oriented… and today published a story about Big Oil’s Pathways Alliance project that treats the “decarbonized oil” lie as a genuine opportunity. www.begiant.ca/stories/plac...

Canada is attending this month’s fossil fuel phaseout summit in Colombia. Normally this would be a good sign, but given Carney is a fossil fuel expansionist, skeptics would be right to be concerned this might be a maneuver to derail the necessary energy transition other countries are planning for.

BREAKING: The Canada Pension Plan, other Canadian public pensions, and banks attempt to profit from sinking $35 billion into ICE contractors ‼️ 🧵 #GreenSky

The government’s latest energy futures report drops modelling for a 1.5C scenario and assumes Canada remains a major oil and gas supplier for decades to come. More climate denial dressed up as serious analysis to invent a rationale for Carney’s fossil fuel expansionist plans.

This is the cloud of oil currently hovering over Tehran, released when the US bombed the city's oil depots. A stew of particulate matter, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, benzene, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, heavy metals & volatile organic compounds is raining down into the city right now. 1/2

My latest for @grist.org: Pipeline giant Enbridge will pay for police to respond to potential Indigenous-led protests as it begins construction of the controversial Line 5 reroute around the Bad River reservation grist.org/indigenous/e...

“It is highly likely that members of the Canadian military, on exchange with the United States, were involved in the planning and co-ordinating of airstrikes on Iran, says a former senior Canadian general”

Carney Government Knew Carbon Capture Was ‘Very Limited,’ Docs Show www.desmog.com/2026/02/20/c...

"From: "jeffrey E." <[email protected]> To: Joscha Bach Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2016 re taboo , maybe climate change is a good way of dealing with overpopulation. the earths forest fire. potentailly a good thing for the species".. 1/2

A high-stakes electricity strategy is in the works, and Prime Minister Mark Carney's government will soon seek premiers' input as provinces and territories jostle for major infrastructure support.

Hundreds of workers responsible for pollution prevention, weather forecasting, conservation and environmental disaster response are set to be cut from ECCC as Prime Minister Mark Carney's government takes a chainsaw to the public service.

After dismantling many of the climate policies put in place by the previous government, Mark Carney has quietly directed his government to craft a national electricity strategy. Expect PCO clerk Michael Sabia, the former Hydro-Quebec exec, to be heavily involved.

Carney’s speech at Davos today was a clear articulation of what we called the Carney method in a piece published yesterday. It’s a great unravelling from the United States, and the world order it set to dominate others. But tests for the strategy are here — and we don’t yet know how far he will go

Russian authorities have detained an Indigenous climate advocate, accusing her of participating in a terrorist organization in what international observers are calling “retribution” for her United Nations advocacy on behalf of Indigenous peoples. From our colleagues at @grist.org:

Carney is betting on ad-hoc alliances to circumvent the US led world order, setting a new foreign policy for Canada that could run head-first into the Trump doctrine. The Carney method is an opportunity to unravel, and Greenland is an immediate test for how far he is willing to go.

Very useful piece from @woodsideful.bsky.social. Tim Hodgson's briefing materials reveal points of leverage and opportunities for collaboration, offering an unprecedented view into the complex terrain of major project negotiations. It shows what the provinces and territories want most.

Coastal First Nation leaders remain opposed to a new pipeline, and said Carney in the closed door meeting said he will seek free, prior and informed consent... but with political pressure ramping up on him (and his own apparent pipeline interest) very unclear how this will shake out.

Wild find from @cloelogan.bsky.social: A freedom of information request reveals the province’s PR budget for the Ring of Fire with money spent on TV, radio, newspapers and more — including nearly $60,000 for “additional costs as a result of eliminating shoe scene from TV spot.”

Amber Bracken & The Narwhal are suing the RCMP for wrongfully arresting and detaining her while on assignment and violating both her and the publication’s Charter rights in a high-stakes press freedom case set to unfold over the course of five weeks via @natashabulowski.bsky.social

Tim Hodgson's briefing materials reveal points of leverage and opportunities for collaboration, offering an unprecedented view into the complex terrain of major project negotiations.  @woodsideful.bsky.social reports on what the provinces and territories want most.

The case has the potential to produce something journalists in Canada have long sought: a clear, unambiguous message to police about the rights of journalists in covering matters of public importance. Via @arnokopecky.bsky.social

As the federal major projects agenda ramps up, we obtained Tim Hodgson's briefing materials, offering an unprecedented view into the complex terrain of negotiations. Here are what the provinces and territories want most.

Scotiabank isn't the only one poised to profit. Canadian banks have billions invested in the US oil companies set to takeover Venezuela's industry.

CBC employees’ union dues indirectly funded the same firm calling for their jobs to be eliminated. Likewise, the firm behind Canada Proud — one of Canada’s leading critics of public broadcasting — ran a campaign on behalf of CBC workers. Stunning finding from @rorywh.bsky.social

Any global crisis will have the fossil fuel industry and its allies pushing more oil and gas, but nothing about the US's takeover of Venezuela changes the long term forecast for oil demand or the climate science demanding an energy transition.

The second editorial the Globe has written in the two days since the Venezuela invasion, both using the invasion to push the case for a new pipeline — as if a change in international politics changes anything about oil's long-term future or the Canadian Constitution.

It's well past time for Canadian government officials to get off of X, @jameswsthomson.com writes. This latest — disgusting — incident is just one more reason.

In theory, industrial carbon pricing is a workhorse climate policy for Canada. But a fractured regulatory landscape and some provinces' hostility to the policy is undermining it and now the feds are looking to make changes.

This year, Ontario Premier Doug Ford decided that the province would no longer be required to make and hit climate targets. It’s just one of many climate rollbacks from his government this year. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/31/n...

“Climate-related disasters caused severe economic harm in 2025, with the 10 most costly responsible for damage exceeding €100 billion.” The true costs are MUCH higher & rising fast. They want us to think we can’t afford to change to address the #ClimateCrisis. The truth is we can’t afford NOT to.

Step 1. Use AI to generate glossy conspiracy videos about climate change and Health Canada at scale Step 2. Monetize in a Shopify store selling merch Read my latest investigation into why conspiracy-commerce businesses are the logical endpoint of attention economy.

It has been so gratifying to work with the incredible staff at @nationalobserver.com as EIC this year. I published this letter to our readers and supporters to document some of the impact we had this year and plans for 2026. Some highlights:

Anything that leads to more fossil fuels coming out of the ground is bad news.

A new report on Canadian LNG and oil exports rests on highly questionable assumptions about the global emissions impacts of these fuels and lacks transparency on the modelling inputs used. Here’s a brief explainer 🧵⬇️ ppforum.ca/publications...

The Centre for Future Work released new research today (from me & Kathy Bennett) documenting ongoing decline in direct fossil fuel employment in Canada (due to corporate disemployment, not climate policy) and how it can be better managed: centreforfuturework.ca/2025/12/07/t... #canlab #cdnecon /2

Employment in oil and gas is in terminal decline and won’t be saved no matter what Carney and Smith cook up, according to new research from the Centre for Future Work provided exclusively to @nationalobserver.com. The only responsible choice for governments is to plan for the transition.

Next week the Centre for Future Work releases a new study on employment transitions in the fossil fuel sector. It's shed 38K jobs since 2014, more to come. Learn more at this webinar: "Effective Transitions for FF Workers": Wed. Dec. 10 1pm ET. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi.... #canlab /2

"We have zero interest in co-ownership or economic benefits of a project that has the potential to destroy our way of life and everything we have built on the coast," says Heiltsuk Nation elected Chief Marilyn Slett

NEW: Hundreds of public servants are being let go at federal agencies that monitor climate risks, @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports

The Ford government has stripped protection from parts of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park to sell the land for redevelopment — despite thousands of public objections from critics who say it puts sensitive ecosystems and endangered species at risk. @matinsarfraz.bsky.social for @nationalobserver.com

Thanks to Front Burner and @jaymepoisson.bsky.social for having @maxfawcett.bsky.social and myself on to sort through what to make of Carney’s climate retreats. Crucial topic right now.

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...

The Net-Zero Advisory Body is *legally* mandated to consult on Canada’s climate plans but has been completely ignored by Carney and Dabrusin. It appears that it is being bled dry — and now two of its most prominent members have quit in frustration.