Max Fawcett
@maxfawcett.bsky.social
Lead columnist for Canada's National Observer.
Also: Mariners fan, crypto skeptic and descendant of Canada's worst prime minister (no, not him)
Also: Mariners fan, crypto skeptic and descendant of Canada's worst prime minister (no, not him)
December 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
So, here's where the analysis completely falls apart.
December 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
So, here's where the analysis completely falls apart.
Let's see this analysis.
Blake Shaffer and Andrew Leach -- actual economists -- wrote a piece back in 2023 arguing that an industrial carbon price of $170 per tonne would do almost all the work of the Clean Electricity Standard.
Blake Shaffer and Andrew Leach -- actual economists -- wrote a piece back in 2023 arguing that an industrial carbon price of $170 per tonne would do almost all the work of the Clean Electricity Standard.
December 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Let's see this analysis.
Blake Shaffer and Andrew Leach -- actual economists -- wrote a piece back in 2023 arguing that an industrial carbon price of $170 per tonne would do almost all the work of the Clean Electricity Standard.
Blake Shaffer and Andrew Leach -- actual economists -- wrote a piece back in 2023 arguing that an industrial carbon price of $170 per tonne would do almost all the work of the Clean Electricity Standard.
December 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Huh, imagine that.
December 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Huh, imagine that.
Where did this go, Bentley?
December 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Where did this go, Bentley?
Memo to LNG enthusiasts: are you sure you want to do this?
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Memo to LNG enthusiasts: are you sure you want to do this?
Remember when some folks said TMX wouldn't result in increased shipments to Asia?
Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Pepperidge Farm remembers.
December 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Remember when some folks said TMX wouldn't result in increased shipments to Asia?
Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Good catch! Writing fast has its downsides.
Updated:
Updated:
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Good catch! Writing fast has its downsides.
Updated:
Updated:
The agreement *literally* includes a massive powerline -- the intertie between BC and Alberta -- that would enable the addition of more renewable energy on both sides of the border.
C'mon, man.
C'mon, man.
November 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The agreement *literally* includes a massive powerline -- the intertie between BC and Alberta -- that would enable the addition of more renewable energy on both sides of the border.
C'mon, man.
C'mon, man.
Sure, in theory. The far bigger pressure comes from the absence of sufficient supply.
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Sure, in theory. The far bigger pressure comes from the absence of sufficient supply.
Oh please just fuck off
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Oh please just fuck off
"For years, analysts warned that an oil glut was coming. Suddenly, the tide has turned."
Mmm, nope.
Mmm, nope.
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"For years, analysts warned that an oil glut was coming. Suddenly, the tide has turned."
Mmm, nope.
Mmm, nope.
That line links to a Globe story from 2015 that says....the complete opposite, basically.
C'mon, folks.
C'mon, folks.
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
That line links to a Globe story from 2015 that says....the complete opposite, basically.
C'mon, folks.
C'mon, folks.
The logic behind buying TMX was sound and remains so -- higher realized prices, higher corporate tax receipts. There would be no such benefit of a new pipeline to the north coast.
From Alberta Central:
From Alberta Central:
November 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The logic behind buying TMX was sound and remains so -- higher realized prices, higher corporate tax receipts. There would be no such benefit of a new pipeline to the north coast.
From Alberta Central:
From Alberta Central:
This seems like a not-insignificant detail.
November 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This seems like a not-insignificant detail.
The Fraser Institute, everyone.
November 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The Fraser Institute, everyone.
You’re the ones who have to come up with the actual plan, dipshit.
November 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
You’re the ones who have to come up with the actual plan, dipshit.
Lots of stuff in there I could easily take apart (and have in the past), but let's ground this in the facts.
Now, god help me, this chart is from the War Room/CEC. But the facts are what they are.
Now, god help me, this chart is from the War Room/CEC. But the facts are what they are.
November 7, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Lots of stuff in there I could easily take apart (and have in the past), but let's ground this in the facts.
Now, god help me, this chart is from the War Room/CEC. But the facts are what they are.
Now, god help me, this chart is from the War Room/CEC. But the facts are what they are.
Postmedia is having a normal one today.
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Postmedia is having a normal one today.
