Jimmy Thomson
@jameswsthomson.com
Environment and climate journalist | Editor in Chief at @nationalobserver.com | Work in The Globe and Mail, The Narwhal, The Guardian | www.jameswsthomson.com
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Say what you will about the Conservatives, but at least they would have stabbed you in the front.
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Say what you will about the Conservatives, but at least they would have stabbed you in the front.
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Has anyone elaborated on this argument of how requiring that environmental claims be backed by actual facts creates investment uncertainty?
The obvious inference is "being prevented from making claims without a proof hampers investment/attracting money", is there something else?
The obvious inference is "being prevented from making claims without a proof hampers investment/attracting money", is there something else?
oh COME ON (throws computer)
Literally in the same MOU that officially throws out the oil industries previous greenwashing commitment?
Literally in the same MOU that officially throws out the oil industries previous greenwashing commitment?
November 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Has anyone elaborated on this argument of how requiring that environmental claims be backed by actual facts creates investment uncertainty?
The obvious inference is "being prevented from making claims without a proof hampers investment/attracting money", is there something else?
The obvious inference is "being prevented from making claims without a proof hampers investment/attracting money", is there something else?
Canada needs some kind of political party on the left that could take the place of PM Harper's Liberals. Some kind of new party, a democratic one maybe.
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Canada needs some kind of political party on the left that could take the place of PM Harper's Liberals. Some kind of new party, a democratic one maybe.
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I think my favourite line in the press release is:
"The cleanest heavy oil on the planet"
"The cleanest heavy oil on the planet"
Carney caved on virtually all of Smith's demands. Updates to come.
BREAKING: Alberta gets its way in deal with Ottawa
A newly signed memorandum of understanding gives Alberta almost its entire list of demands, from the removal of regulations to the fast-tracking of a pipeline.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I think my favourite line in the press release is:
"The cleanest heavy oil on the planet"
"The cleanest heavy oil on the planet"
PM Harper and Premier Smith's press conference is now over.
November 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
PM Harper and Premier Smith's press conference is now over.
That's two questions to The Rebel in Smith's press conference this morning. Clown show.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
That's two questions to The Rebel in Smith's press conference this morning. Clown show.
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Carney caved on virtually all of Smith's demands. Updates to come.
BREAKING: Alberta gets its way in deal with Ottawa
A newly signed memorandum of understanding gives Alberta almost its entire list of demands, from the removal of regulations to the fast-tracking of a pipeline.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Carney caved on virtually all of Smith's demands. Updates to come.
The MOU goes much farther than many people expected, giving Alberta's oil producers literally every item on their list of demands, while getting basically nothing in return. Alberta will negotiate a carbon price, something the province had already agreed to the last time Ottawa gave them a pipeline.
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The MOU goes much farther than many people expected, giving Alberta's oil producers literally every item on their list of demands, while getting basically nothing in return. Alberta will negotiate a carbon price, something the province had already agreed to the last time Ottawa gave them a pipeline.
Full memo is now posted to the PMO website: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/back...
Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding
PREFACE At this pivotal global moment, Canada and Alberta, working closely with Indigenous Peoples and industry, must work together cooperatively, and within their respective jurisdictions, to foster ...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Full memo is now posted to the PMO website: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/back...
Oil tanker ban to remain in place for all places where oil tankers aren't present at any given moment
November 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Oil tanker ban to remain in place for all places where oil tankers aren't present at any given moment
"Cooperative federalism is working," Carney announces as he pits one province against another province and a host of First Nations
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"Cooperative federalism is working," Carney announces as he pits one province against another province and a host of First Nations
Carney: "In combination with the Pathways [carbon capture] project ... it will mean Alberta barrels are among the lowest emissions in the world."
Also mentioned: Data centres, nuclear power, removal of net-zero power regulations, emissions cap gone.
Also mentioned: Data centres, nuclear power, removal of net-zero power regulations, emissions cap gone.
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Carney: "In combination with the Pathways [carbon capture] project ... it will mean Alberta barrels are among the lowest emissions in the world."
Also mentioned: Data centres, nuclear power, removal of net-zero power regulations, emissions cap gone.
Also mentioned: Data centres, nuclear power, removal of net-zero power regulations, emissions cap gone.
Your reminder that CBC plays not one, but two ads before letting you watch a live stream of breaking news, so if you want to watch the announcement this morning, better get on there
November 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Your reminder that CBC plays not one, but two ads before letting you watch a live stream of breaking news, so if you want to watch the announcement this morning, better get on there
Canadians coast to coast to coast are gathering to hear the details of the Carney-Smith pipeline deal at tha Calgary Chamber of Commerce, a moment better known as the Great Canadian Bank-Off
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Canadians coast to coast to coast are gathering to hear the details of the Carney-Smith pipeline deal at tha Calgary Chamber of Commerce, a moment better known as the Great Canadian Bank-Off
If the many, many other scandals involving Nuzzi weren't enough to permanently disqualify her from calling herself a journalist — let alone being paid to be one — let this be the end of it.
November 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
If the many, many other scandals involving Nuzzi weren't enough to permanently disqualify her from calling herself a journalist — let alone being paid to be one — let this be the end of it.
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This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
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"We did buy a pipeline because we felt there was a need to still get Alberta's oil to market," McKenna says. "And what did we get? They did not live up to their end of the bargain under any stretch of the imagination."
As Carney-Smith pipeline deal looms, Catherine McKenna says oil companies can't be trusted. She would know
Justin Trudeau's first environment minister spoke with Canada's National Observer about misogyny, policy and broken promises.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"We did buy a pipeline because we felt there was a need to still get Alberta's oil to market," McKenna says. "And what did we get? They did not live up to their end of the bargain under any stretch of the imagination."
this isn't going to go well for me is it
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
this isn't going to go well for me is it
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This is how I learn that Americans don't say this??
“Gretz brought the loonie in the room and everybody went nuts. It was a gong show in there.” Me in @defector.com on the hockey-related rise of "gong show"
How A Campy 1970s Game Show Became Part Of Canada's National Lexicon | Defector
On tiny Hornby Island northwest of Vancouver, after the Women’s World Cup in the summer of 2015, our bed-and-breakfast host was telling us about the town. The pizza place in the park is terrific, he s...
defector.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This is how I learn that Americans don't say this??
Carney is reportedly preparing to push forward a pipeline to the coast. Catherine McKenna has been here before, and has some words of warning.
'I would never trust them' Catherine McKenna warns as Carney-Smith deal looms
Justin Trudeau's first environment minister spoke with Canada's National Observer about misogyny, policy and broken promises.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Carney is reportedly preparing to push forward a pipeline to the coast. Catherine McKenna has been here before, and has some words of warning.
I would fail this immediately and constantly. Knowing where you're going to be, 90 days in advance? hell no
Penny Oleksiak banned from competition until 2027 after accepting penalty for whereabouts failures | CBC Sports
Swimmer Penny Oleksiak, Canada's most decorated female Olympian, has accepted a two-year ban from competition stemming from three whereabouts failures and will be ineligible to compete until July 14, ...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I would fail this immediately and constantly. Knowing where you're going to be, 90 days in advance? hell no
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Doug Ford has scrapped legislation that required large buildings in Toronto to install green roofs. I wanted to see how this bylaw has transformed the tip tops of the city since it was introduced in 2009. Here's one example. For @nationalobserver.com
Toronto’s rooftop farms show what’s at stake after Ford scraps green roof rule
Rooftop farms reveal the cooling, flood-reducing and food-growing power green roofs brought to Toronto.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Doug Ford has scrapped legislation that required large buildings in Toronto to install green roofs. I wanted to see how this bylaw has transformed the tip tops of the city since it was introduced in 2009. Here's one example. For @nationalobserver.com
"Sorry, we temporarily forgot to gouge you."
Booking.com tells woman to pay $17K or lose hotel reservation | CBC News
When an Ontario woman made a $4,300 hotel reservation on Booking.com, she never expected the website would cancel it, then offer her the same accommodations for quadruple the price. A digital rights l...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Sorry, we temporarily forgot to gouge you."
How do we still see MPs asking Grok, "is this true?"
Canadian MPs should have better sense than to trust Elon Musk's Grok
Grok states that Elon Musk is in better physical shape than NBA superstar LeBron James and is a better role model than Jesus, among other lies that would be funny if they weren't so cringe-inducing. S...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
How do we still see MPs asking Grok, "is this true?"
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Young men are particularly at risk from online sports betting
72% of sports betters are men. They bet more often in larger amounts. They're three times as likely to be problem gamblers. They're twice as likely to bet while drunk or high
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
72% of sports betters are men. They bet more often in larger amounts. They're three times as likely to be problem gamblers. They're twice as likely to bet while drunk or high
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
November 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Young men are particularly at risk from online sports betting
72% of sports betters are men. They bet more often in larger amounts. They're three times as likely to be problem gamblers. They're twice as likely to bet while drunk or high
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
72% of sports betters are men. They bet more often in larger amounts. They're three times as likely to be problem gamblers. They're twice as likely to bet while drunk or high
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...