Secret of NIMH

Might consider an MOU with Eby stating that BC can build massive wind and solar farms on Sask and Alta farmland, complete with transmission lines to BC...

Last point, then back to Saturday things for a while: if your take is "Carney signed this without actually intending to get a pipeline built" you are validating the mistrust that populist Albertans and their allies hold. If that is true, they are right to mistrust this agreement, and "Canada".

It’s called Zoom, Minister. #cdnpoli

Sports-betting companies should be banned from: ❌ advertising (at least during sporting events) ❌ ownership stake in teams ❌ sponsorship deals with active players, leagues or clubs I don’t believe in prohibition. There will always be sports-betting, legal or illegal. But regulation matters.

Anyways, back to sports.

Politics is the art of giving Alberta everything it wants. #cdnpoli #bcpoli #MOU #pipelines

I'm seeing a lot of Liberals gloat about how they think they played Smith and this pipeline will be tied up in legal challenges for years. Yeah, legal challenges that we in BC will have to fight. Carney just dropped a steaming pile on our doorstep to clean up. Thanks? #bcpoli #cdnpoli

This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec. You can find my full statement below.

“The Haisla Nation, who were firmly against that proposal at that time, still maintain that same position today regarding an oil pipeline and export facility in their territory.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli haisla.ca/joint-statem...

"This isn’t nation-building—it’s nation betraying: A betrayal of our children’s future, a betrayal of Indigenous Peoples, and a betrayal of Canadians who overwhelmingly continue to support climate action" #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.wcel.org/media-releas...

The Eagles fans losing their minds in the stands are far more interesting and entertaining than this game.

Sitting here dreaming all nostalgically about my daughter being able to play soccer outside during the non-winter months without being choked by wildfire smoke.

Canadian taxpayers spent over $20,000 on Minister Hodgson’s travel in just August and September, including an exciting trip to Berlin. How much of that could, or even should, have been a Zoom call, Minister? Apologize to the chiefs, now. #cdnpoli

Someone keep a close eye on Minister Hodgson’s travel budget, please. #cdnpoli

Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed "in cold blood." n.pr/44yxUms

I am a simple former political hack, and God knows my track record is not unblemished by failure. But the core principle I learned over the years in #skpoli and #mbpoli is that gov’t communications should be clear (even simple), consistent and repeated until you hate hearing yourself say it. 1/3

People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson Gotcha. That explains a lot.

Advocates warn the deal would invite other provinces to make copycat demands.

Eye on the ball folks! It seems the pipeline piece may well be a distraction. While a pipeline remains very unlikely, the practical impact of this deal are all the immediate concessions to oil & gas industry & the federal abandonment of core climate policies. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/n...

The House of Commons UNANIMOUSLY passed the oil tanker moratorium in northwest B.C. in 1972 because they knew how sensitive the coast is and how dangerous the waters are. An oil spill there will be catastrophic. Economic development is one thing - being reckless and short-sighted quite another.

Giving Alberta an exemption to the Clean Electricity Standard means the policy is DOA. There’s no way SK isn’t asking for the same thing, as they restart coal plants. One Canadian economy? Nope. Likely scenario is no electricity regs at all, meaning we’re back to Harper-era policy.

Mark Carney making explicit the irrelevance of BC - and its 22 Liberal MPs - to his ideological resource extraction plans. British Columbians should remember this. #cdnpoli

But Carney’s playing 4D chess and you rubes just don’t get it, right? #cdnpoli

Incredibly, the PM and Premier Smith think so little of B.C. that they were not even invited to the discussion. Shameful, Harper-like politics. #cdnpoli

Say what you will about the Conservatives, but at least they would have stabbed you in the front.

We've fallen into an anti-immigration, anti-climate, short-sighted economic doofus era, brought to you by the guy who we thought was a smart policy wonk.

10 years ago Mark Carney warned about the "existential threat" posed by climate catastrophe and the need to move from fossil fuel burning. Now he is using Stephen Harper's lines about becoming an "energy super power." This is a powerful analysis on the MOU. markhamhislop.substack.com/p/the-pipeli...

Mark Carney making explicit the irrelevance of BC - and its 22 Liberal MPs - to his ideological resource extraction plans. British Columbians should remember this. #cdnpoli

I love the montages where the #StrangerThings kids pull out all the low-tech, DIY stops to take down inter-dimensional psychic demons.

When’s the last time Liverpool conceded 3 or more goals, 3 games in a row?

It almost feels impossible, but here we are. #LFC

Liberal MPs once claimed to support the tanker ban in Northern BC. Now they’re reversing 50 years of coastal protection and risking billions of dollars of economic activity—without consulting BC or First Nations. Why are BC Liberals betraying voters and risking our future?

Do we have a set piece coach. #LFC

Virgil is having a ‘mare, as they say

Nice team pressing to create that goal. #LFC

Why’s Virgil still protesting. We all saw it man. Hand. Ball. #LFC

No complaints about that, Virgil. Good Lord. #LFC

Oh good. More pipeline politics.

Whaaaaaaaaat . . .

This is a massive subtweet, but: Progressive organizations need to reassess their communications goals on a regular basis. Consistency is important, but so is timeliness. One-note messaging can end up communicating your org into a corner, with no way out but a huge climb down - or visible defeat.

He’s never finishing the books. Never never never never.

The cruelty is always the point.

Even when we’re feeling down, my Liverpool friends, Everton is always there for us. Jokes aside - what in the world.

Six million Canadians are now covered under the NDP's dental care plan, saving people an average of $800 per year! Dental care is primary health care. New Democrats won't stop fighting until every Canadian can access the dentist with their health card instead of their credit card.

“The decision to override Charter rights fails this test.” The Anglican, Lutheran and United Churches in Alberta have written to Danielle Smith condemning her use of the notwithstanding clause to punch down on the vulnerable Albertans. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Is a cease-fire still a cease-fire if one side keeps dropping bombs? Palestinians (like all of us) have basic rights under international law. Stop the bombings, now.

We’ll be rightly concerned with what all this means for #LFC, but credit to #NFFC. They can’t control what’s happened and is happening off the field for us. All they can do is play the game in front of them. They did that, and got a famous result. Fair play.

Want to be clear that I don’t think sacking Slot is “the answer”. I like him. I want him to work this out. But there’s a rhythm to these things. And sometimes there’s no other choice, no matter the mitigating circumstances.

Genuinely hard to believe this is the same squad that was so full of fight and skill vs Madrid. #LFC