Adam Radwanski
@aradwanski.bsky.social
Policy columnist and feature writer for The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business, with a current focus on how Canada can boost its economic sovereignty.
Here’s my take on the policy substance of today’s events. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Carney’s new bargain: An end to Trudeau-era climate policies, and a big bet on industrial carbon pricing
New energy deal with Alberta brings Prime Minister’s approach to fighting climate change into full view
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November 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Here’s my take on the policy substance of today’s events. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
The main thing I’ve taken away from a pipeline (which will probably never get built) dominating the discourse again, in a year that was supposed to be all about Canada doing things differently from in the past, is that federal politics is a flat circle.
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The main thing I’ve taken away from a pipeline (which will probably never get built) dominating the discourse again, in a year that was supposed to be all about Canada doing things differently from in the past, is that federal politics is a flat circle.
Feeling a little cranky and cynical today, but the place where I’m grabbing a much-needed burger is playing an all-Oasis soundtrack, so that’s helping.
November 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Feeling a little cranky and cynical today, but the place where I’m grabbing a much-needed burger is playing an all-Oasis soundtrack, so that’s helping.
The pipeline stuff will get the most attention, but the bottom line of the Ottawa-Alberta MOU policy-wise is that Carney is scrapping or softening most Trudeau-era climate-related regulations in favour of putting (almost) all his eggs in the industrial carbon pricing basket.
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The pipeline stuff will get the most attention, but the bottom line of the Ottawa-Alberta MOU policy-wise is that Carney is scrapping or softening most Trudeau-era climate-related regulations in favour of putting (almost) all his eggs in the industrial carbon pricing basket.
If I were Guibeault, or other environmentally focused Liberal cabinet members, I think I'd be less worried about the pipeline (which is a longshot regardless of what's said tomorrow) than the possible gutting of other climate policies put in place under Trudeau. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney's expected green light for oil pipeline causes unease in caucus and cabinet: sources | CBC News
With Prime Minister Mark Carney expected to lay out a path forward for an oil pipeline to northwest B.C. on Thursday, senior people around him have had to assuage skittish MPs and at least one cabinet...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
If I were Guibeault, or other environmentally focused Liberal cabinet members, I think I'd be less worried about the pipeline (which is a longshot regardless of what's said tomorrow) than the possible gutting of other climate policies put in place under Trudeau. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Hesitant to pass too much judgment without seeing the actual text, but what’s floating around about the Alberta-Ottawa MOU is raising some questions about the PM’s negotiating skills.
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Hesitant to pass too much judgment without seeing the actual text, but what’s floating around about the Alberta-Ottawa MOU is raising some questions about the PM’s negotiating skills.
This is pretty big news. The Carney government has spent much of 2025 trying to speed project approvals by reinventing the wheel (through C-5, etc), but getting more equivalency agreements like the one with B.C. was an existing path that made the most sense. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Ottawa reaches agreements with Ontario, Manitoba to streamline reviews for major projects
Draft agreements will see provinces take the lead on environmental impact assessments and Indigenous consultation
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November 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This is pretty big news. The Carney government has spent much of 2025 trying to speed project approvals by reinventing the wheel (through C-5, etc), but getting more equivalency agreements like the one with B.C. was an existing path that made the most sense. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
I feel the need to repeat this, even as suggesting that we not focus so heavily on the pipeline positioning in the imminent MOU feels like an increasingly lonely argument. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Pipeline mania is distracting from what the talks between Ottawa and Alberta could actually achieve
Negotiations should work toward setting clear, predictable policy conditions that open the door to private-sector investment
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November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I feel the need to repeat this, even as suggesting that we not focus so heavily on the pipeline positioning in the imminent MOU feels like an increasingly lonely argument. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Yes, that too. I say this particularly as a CFL fan who can’t help but wonder: If athletes exponentially more money in other leagues have been corrupted, how tempting could it be for CFL players earning middle-class salaries with little job security?
Adam, I can see the argument for some sports betting, and I agree with you about the advert ban idea.
But we really need to also ban prop bets. They are highly addictive and are ruining the integrity of many sporting events.
But we really need to also ban prop bets. They are highly addictive and are ruining the integrity of many sporting events.
November 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Yes, that too. I say this particularly as a CFL fan who can’t help but wonder: If athletes exponentially more money in other leagues have been corrupted, how tempting could it be for CFL players earning middle-class salaries with little job security?
I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Senators call on prime minister to ban advertising for sports betting | CBC News
Two senators are calling on the federal government to ban advertising for sports betting in Canada. A letter to the prime minister from Charlottetown Sen. Percy Downe and Waterloo Sen. Marty Deacon as...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A weekend column from me. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Pipeline mania is distracting from what the talks between Ottawa and Alberta could actually achieve
Negotiations should work toward setting clear, predictable policy conditions that open the door to private-sector investment
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November 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A weekend column from me. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
I’m starting to get the impression that Mark Carney’s approach to federal-provincial relations is a little messy. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Danielle Smith says Trans Mountain expansion not enough, Canada needs new oil pipelines
Meanwhile, B.C. Premier Eby says he was caught off by guard by The Globe’s report that Alberta and Ottawa are close to striking an energy deal
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November 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I’m starting to get the impression that Mark Carney’s approach to federal-provincial relations is a little messy. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Firing Masai Ujiri looks even dumber now than it did at the time.
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Firing Masai Ujiri looks even dumber now than it did at the time.
Happy Grey Cup Sunday to all who celebrate.
November 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Happy Grey Cup Sunday to all who celebrate.
Danielle Smith has a muted reaction to a pipeline not being on the major projects list, as do the oil sands players. So an undeterred National Post goes down the list until it finds someone it can use to manufacture a grievance story to lead its site. nationalpost.com/news/western...
'Fury from Alberta and Saskatchewan': Western patience wearing thin over lack of Alberta pipeline plan
Mark Carney's list of nation-building projects still has no Alberta pipeline. "The energy sector has been demonized,” oilpatch CEO laments.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Danielle Smith has a muted reaction to a pipeline not being on the major projects list, as do the oil sands players. So an undeterred National Post goes down the list until it finds someone it can use to manufacture a grievance story to lead its site. nationalpost.com/news/western...
It’s striking, to me, that even people like the head of the chamber of commerce still seem under the impression that being referred to the Major Projects Office means bypassing usual regulatory processes - yet to be the case for any referred projects. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Carney’s major projects patchwork leaves holes in our economic growth
If only a few projects are allowed to proceed, the whole system will feel like a lottery
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November 14, 2025 at 4:07 AM
It’s striking, to me, that even people like the head of the chamber of commerce still seem under the impression that being referred to the Major Projects Office means bypassing usual regulatory processes - yet to be the case for any referred projects. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Oh, good. If there’s one thing I want my province to be, as gambling threatens to ruin professional sports, it’s more of a gambling hub. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Oh, good. If there’s one thing I want my province to be, as gambling threatens to ruin professional sports, it’s more of a gambling hub. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Also, a reminder that it's very hard legislatively (and to some extent in international process) to scrap 2030/35 climate targets, which is likely why Ottawa is technically maintaining them while not really using them to drive policy or talking much about them unprompted. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Current government 'stands by' Canada's climate targets, environment minister says | CBC News
Canada’s new environment minister and Environment and Climate Change officials confirmed that the federal government is standing by the national climate targets that were set under the previous Prime ...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Also, a reminder that it's very hard legislatively (and to some extent in international process) to scrap 2030/35 climate targets, which is likely why Ottawa is technically maintaining them while not really using them to drive policy or talking much about them unprompted. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
A reminder, perhaps particularly important given where this announcement will be happening, that referral to the Major Projects Office doesn't necessarily mean a project is being regulatorily fast-tracked under C-5, or necessarily is even that far along. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Next round of major projects list coming Thursday: Carney
The second round of major so-called nation-building projects will be announced this Thursday in Prince Rupert, B.C., Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A reminder, perhaps particularly important given where this announcement will be happening, that referral to the Major Projects Office doesn't necessarily mean a project is being regulatorily fast-tracked under C-5, or necessarily is even that far along. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
If you’re a Hamiltonian who loves the Jays and also loves the Ticats, I’m sorry for the week you’ve had.
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
If you’re a Hamiltonian who loves the Jays and also loves the Ticats, I’m sorry for the week you’ve had.
There seemed to be confusion around Carney’s Major Projects Office heading into the budget, and even more coming out of it, so I did my best to figure out what it will (and won’t) do. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Decoding the Major Projects Office, the centrepiece of Carney’s nation-building plans
MPO’s creation reflects PM’s belief that government and its agencies need to better and more swiftly row in the same direction
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November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
There seemed to be confusion around Carney’s Major Projects Office heading into the budget, and even more coming out of it, so I did my best to figure out what it will (and won’t) do. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Please stop the NBA Cup and let me watch regular season basketball without burning my eyes.
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Please stop the NBA Cup and let me watch regular season basketball without burning my eyes.
Should we be talking more about the incongruity of the $27B income tax cut that Carney implemented upon taking office with the economic and fiscal theme of his first budget?
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Should we be talking more about the incongruity of the $27B income tax cut that Carney implemented upon taking office with the economic and fiscal theme of his first budget?
My take on Carney's long-awaited and (to my eye) somewhat underwhelming Climate Competitiveness Strategy. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Budget signals Carney’s new tone on climate policy, but not much substance
Ottawa does appear to be moving away from grants for industrial decarbonization
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November 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
My take on Carney's long-awaited and (to my eye) somewhat underwhelming Climate Competitiveness Strategy. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
I have many observations about this budget, including around the climate-competitiveness stuff (some of which will be published soon enough). One broader one for now: I’m not sure this government has yet figured out how to tell a coherent and compelling story.
November 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I have many observations about this budget, including around the climate-competitiveness stuff (some of which will be published soon enough). One broader one for now: I’m not sure this government has yet figured out how to tell a coherent and compelling story.