@vwright250.bsky.social
A husband, father and chemist who likes soccer and photography. Former Vancouverite and Edmontonian of more than a decade each, returned to BC interior. Science is science.
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and people questioning whether Alberta is acting in good faith on the topic.
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Alberta rule changes undermine carbon pricing deal with Ottawa, critics charge
Experts say it will weaken a major climate policy the province pledged to strengthen just last week in its accord with the federal government.
www.thestar.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
and people questioning whether Alberta is acting in good faith on the topic.
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Alberta could have saved its oil wealth and used its dividends to build the world’s best public health care system. Instead, it mismanaged and squandered resource revenues—and Albertans are paying the price. www.makeusgreat.ca/p/the-fund-t...
#cdnpoli #abpoli
#cdnpoli #abpoli
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Alberta could have saved its oil wealth and used its dividends to build the world’s best public health care system. Instead, it mismanaged and squandered resource revenues—and Albertans are paying the price. www.makeusgreat.ca/p/the-fund-t...
#cdnpoli #abpoli
#cdnpoli #abpoli
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I'll just leave this here for the "liberals" who are gung ho about militarization.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian firm
U.S. government records show plans for an order worth about C$10 million for 20 Senator vehicles — a type of armoured tactical vehicle used by Ukraine in its war with
www.thestar.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I'll just leave this here for the "liberals" who are gung ho about militarization.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Chiefs vote to reject changes to B.C. coastal oil tanker ban www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
First Nations chiefs voted unanimously Tuesday to press the government to uphold the oil tanker ban
First Nations chiefs voted unanimously Tuesday to press the government to uphold the oil tanker ban
Chiefs vote to reject changes to B.C. coastal oil tanker ban
First Nations chiefs have agreed to press the government to uphold the oil tanker ban off the northern British Columbia coast .
www.aptnnews.ca
December 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Chiefs vote to reject changes to B.C. coastal oil tanker ban www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
First Nations chiefs voted unanimously Tuesday to press the government to uphold the oil tanker ban
First Nations chiefs voted unanimously Tuesday to press the government to uphold the oil tanker ban
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Important deep dive into the nuance of current and proposed carbon pricing regimes for Alberta/Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ANALYSIS | Why a tonne of industrial carbon costs $95 in Alberta but credits sell for less than $20 | CBC News
A key part of the pipeline deal between Alberta and Ottawa is a “minimum effective credit price of $130 per tonne” on industrial carbon emissions, but already the two levels of government are talking ...
www.cbc.ca
December 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Important deep dive into the nuance of current and proposed carbon pricing regimes for Alberta/Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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🧵/3 Alberta is Canada's Conservative™️, capital and as we all know, these guys ***KNOW*** money, right?
Question 3: Why are nearly 240 MILLION (so far) of Alberta's taxpayer dollars going in settlements to foreign-owned Coal companies? #abpoli #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/1149348...
Question 3: Why are nearly 240 MILLION (so far) of Alberta's taxpayer dollars going in settlements to foreign-owned Coal companies? #abpoli #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/1149348...
Alberta government pays out $95 million to end another coal policy lawsuit | Globalnews.ca
The companies suing the province argue their land was expropriated after Alberta suddenly reinstated its long-standing coal policy in 2022, less than two years after it was lifted.
globalnews.ca
December 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🧵/3 Alberta is Canada's Conservative™️, capital and as we all know, these guys ***KNOW*** money, right?
Question 3: Why are nearly 240 MILLION (so far) of Alberta's taxpayer dollars going in settlements to foreign-owned Coal companies? #abpoli #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/1149348...
Question 3: Why are nearly 240 MILLION (so far) of Alberta's taxpayer dollars going in settlements to foreign-owned Coal companies? #abpoli #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/1149348...
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Fantastic conversation (between @SethDKlein & @DesmondCole on @TheBreachMedia) about the extent of Mark Carney’s betrayal on #climate.
breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys...
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Mark Carney’s pact with Danielle Smith is climate carnage ⋆ The Breach
Author and analyst Seth Klein joins Desmond Cole to break down how Carney and Smith have fulfilled Big Oil’s entire wish list
breachmedia.ca
December 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Fantastic conversation (between @SethDKlein & @DesmondCole on @TheBreachMedia) about the extent of Mark Carney’s betrayal on #climate.
breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys...
breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys...
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Everywhere right-wing ideology flourishes one sees the working majority floundering in poverty, starvation, and ignorance surrounded by environmental collapse. #abpoli #ableg
I see Danielle Smith and the UCPs plan to turn us into a Red State continues…
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
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Alberta leads Canada in number of students showing up to school hungry: organization
Alberta leads the country in the number of students showing up to school hungry, according to the Breakfast Club of Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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But Holt said there is little oversight in B.C.'s forests.
"I'm literally spending my morning looking at old-growth management areas that don't have old-growth in them, and looking at the adjacent old-growth that does exist that's not protected,"
"We have a failed system here.
#bcpoli
"I'm literally spending my morning looking at old-growth management areas that don't have old-growth in them, and looking at the adjacent old-growth that does exist that's not protected,"
"We have a failed system here.
#bcpoli
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
But Holt said there is little oversight in B.C.'s forests.
"I'm literally spending my morning looking at old-growth management areas that don't have old-growth in them, and looking at the adjacent old-growth that does exist that's not protected,"
"We have a failed system here.
#bcpoli
"I'm literally spending my morning looking at old-growth management areas that don't have old-growth in them, and looking at the adjacent old-growth that does exist that's not protected,"
"We have a failed system here.
#bcpoli
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Agree!👍 #cdnpoli 👇
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Swedish PM wrote that the "US National Security Strategy" policies "places itself to the right of the extreme right". Post-WW2 political alliances have officially ended.
The EU and Canada need sovereign tech and comms (news) companies asap. #EU #Canada #Cdnpoli
Swedish PM wrote that the "US National Security Strategy" policies "places itself to the right of the extreme right". Post-WW2 political alliances have officially ended.
The EU and Canada need sovereign tech and comms (news) companies asap. #EU #Canada #Cdnpoli
New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Agree!👍 #cdnpoli 👇
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“It is now very unclear how Alberta will avoid locking in an expensive, outdated, high-emitting electricity grid.”
Our executive director, Chris Severson-Baker, on what the Alberta-federal MoU means for the future of #CleanEnergy in Canada.
📄 Your weekend read: www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
Our executive director, Chris Severson-Baker, on what the Alberta-federal MoU means for the future of #CleanEnergy in Canada.
📄 Your weekend read: www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
Pipeline deal isn't good for Canada's climate policy: advocates
A new pipeline agreement between Alberta and Ottawa could trigger a race to the bottom on Canada's climate policies say advocates.
www.aptnnews.ca
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“It is now very unclear how Alberta will avoid locking in an expensive, outdated, high-emitting electricity grid.”
Our executive director, Chris Severson-Baker, on what the Alberta-federal MoU means for the future of #CleanEnergy in Canada.
📄 Your weekend read: www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
Our executive director, Chris Severson-Baker, on what the Alberta-federal MoU means for the future of #CleanEnergy in Canada.
📄 Your weekend read: www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
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I still say No to the F35s and Yes to Gripen because I’d rather we were allied with a democratic country that stands by its treaties and not one that reneges because they’ve elected a majority of RWNJs due to their very flawed democracy. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
American F-35s could be serviced in Quebec starting in 2028-29, says L3Harris | CBC News
Companies involved in the F-35 program are actively lobbying the governments of Canada and Quebec to promote potential economic benefits for the country, including a maintenance facility in Mirabel, Q...
www.cbc.ca
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I still say No to the F35s and Yes to Gripen because I’d rather we were allied with a democratic country that stands by its treaties and not one that reneges because they’ve elected a majority of RWNJs due to their very flawed democracy. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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“The Liberals haven’t done anything to tackle corporate greed while the ultra-rich grocery CEOs see massive profits to the tune of six billion dollars in 2023. New Democrats fought for Canadians by passing a motion that helps people, not the ultra-rich.” .. www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-pas... #NDP #cdnpoli
December 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“The Liberals haven’t done anything to tackle corporate greed while the ultra-rich grocery CEOs see massive profits to the tune of six billion dollars in 2023. New Democrats fought for Canadians by passing a motion that helps people, not the ultra-rich.” .. www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-pas... #NDP #cdnpoli
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It shouldn't be ok to use omnibus bills to drive through totally unrelated legislation. Wrong on so many levels. Harper was a master at it and Poilievre voted for it every time.
www.alonereaders.com/article/deta...
www.ceasefire.ca/a-brief-hist...
#cdnpoli #cdnmedia @thestar.com
www.alonereaders.com/article/deta...
www.ceasefire.ca/a-brief-hist...
#cdnpoli #cdnmedia @thestar.com
A brief history of Harper’s big fat omnibus bills
Nick Rose gives a great overview of how Bill C-51 is only the latest example of Harper’s authoritarian tendencies to come out through the various omnibus bills his government has forced through par…
www.ceasefire.ca
December 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It shouldn't be ok to use omnibus bills to drive through totally unrelated legislation. Wrong on so many levels. Harper was a master at it and Poilievre voted for it every time.
www.alonereaders.com/article/deta...
www.ceasefire.ca/a-brief-hist...
#cdnpoli #cdnmedia @thestar.com
www.alonereaders.com/article/deta...
www.ceasefire.ca/a-brief-hist...
#cdnpoli #cdnmedia @thestar.com
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There was a lot of discussion on how the US now views the EU through putin’s lens, but what hasn’t been discussed much is how the US views Canada as a vassal state. Not a partner, but a subordinate.
#CanadaSky #cdnpoli
#CanadaSky #cdnpoli
December 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
There was a lot of discussion on how the US now views the EU through putin’s lens, but what hasn’t been discussed much is how the US views Canada as a vassal state. Not a partner, but a subordinate.
#CanadaSky #cdnpoli
#CanadaSky #cdnpoli
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Winnipeg to backtrack on rules protecting birds in new construction. Window strikes kill 40 million birds in Canada annually, a billion+ across North America. The price of preventing this? Basically rounding errors on construction costs. But hey. Affordability. 😡 #Birds 🪶
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Researcher 'shocked' Winnipeg considering scrapping bird-friendly window bylaw after less than a year | CBC News
Conservation groups are raising concerns as the City of Winnipeg considers changing a development bylaw designed to help save birds from fatal window strikes.
www.cbc.ca
December 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Winnipeg to backtrack on rules protecting birds in new construction. Window strikes kill 40 million birds in Canada annually, a billion+ across North America. The price of preventing this? Basically rounding errors on construction costs. But hey. Affordability. 😡 #Birds 🪶
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I’m loathe to admit, that I, too, came to the conclusion that we misunderstood PM Carney - his climate change pitches were always about derisking private sector investments.
Until Trump, circa 2025, he wanted to use public $s to derisk the private entities’
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/a...
Until Trump, circa 2025, he wanted to use public $s to derisk the private entities’
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/a...
Did the climate world misread Carney?
Many in the climate movement saw a fellow traveller in Mark Carney — the man who could preach climate action in the language of finance — but what if they were wrong from the very start?
www.nationalobserver.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I’m loathe to admit, that I, too, came to the conclusion that we misunderstood PM Carney - his climate change pitches were always about derisking private sector investments.
Until Trump, circa 2025, he wanted to use public $s to derisk the private entities’
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/a...
Until Trump, circa 2025, he wanted to use public $s to derisk the private entities’
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/a...
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Your energy minister Tim Hodgson should return to Goldman Sachs. He doesn't have the social skills for the job you gave him.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Minister apologizes for 'poor choice of words' about meeting with B.C. First Nations group | CBC News
Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says he has apologized to Coastal First Nations for what he says was a “poor choice of words” regarding a meeting he offered to have with the group on Friday.
www.cbc.ca
December 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Your energy minister Tim Hodgson should return to Goldman Sachs. He doesn't have the social skills for the job you gave him.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Diversifying our relationship with allies instead of being the vassal of the US is a good thing
It is past time that Canada grew up and took responsibility for our future
Diversity is a Canadian value - time we embraced it on the foreign stage
#cdnpoli
It is past time that Canada grew up and took responsibility for our future
Diversity is a Canadian value - time we embraced it on the foreign stage
#cdnpoli
In a dangerous and divided world, Canada and Europe are elevating our defence partnership.
That means more access to new equipment for our Armed Forces, more investment in Canada, and massive opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses.
That means more access to new equipment for our Armed Forces, more investment in Canada, and massive opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses.
December 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Diversifying our relationship with allies instead of being the vassal of the US is a good thing
It is past time that Canada grew up and took responsibility for our future
Diversity is a Canadian value - time we embraced it on the foreign stage
#cdnpoli
It is past time that Canada grew up and took responsibility for our future
Diversity is a Canadian value - time we embraced it on the foreign stage
#cdnpoli
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dear canada,
we do not have a two party political system. you are allowed to vote for political parties other than the libs or cons. i would encourage it... as those two parties are garbage.
have a nice day.
#cdnpoli
we do not have a two party political system. you are allowed to vote for political parties other than the libs or cons. i would encourage it... as those two parties are garbage.
have a nice day.
#cdnpoli
December 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
dear canada,
we do not have a two party political system. you are allowed to vote for political parties other than the libs or cons. i would encourage it... as those two parties are garbage.
have a nice day.
#cdnpoli
we do not have a two party political system. you are allowed to vote for political parties other than the libs or cons. i would encourage it... as those two parties are garbage.
have a nice day.
#cdnpoli
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Things are happening in the economy and companies are signing deals with customers and investors from around the world
2026 is going to be interesting and it won’t be a cakewalk
Our economic health depends on businesses walking through the doors Carney has opened to replace lost US order
#cdnpoli
2026 is going to be interesting and it won’t be a cakewalk
Our economic health depends on businesses walking through the doors Carney has opened to replace lost US order
#cdnpoli
“The global economy is being rewired. Canada isn’t retreating.”
Our Liberal government is building new partnerships, diversifying trade, and unlocking new investments in Canada’s economy, so we can build our strength here at home.
Our Liberal government is building new partnerships, diversifying trade, and unlocking new investments in Canada’s economy, so we can build our strength here at home.
December 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Things are happening in the economy and companies are signing deals with customers and investors from around the world
2026 is going to be interesting and it won’t be a cakewalk
Our economic health depends on businesses walking through the doors Carney has opened to replace lost US order
#cdnpoli
2026 is going to be interesting and it won’t be a cakewalk
Our economic health depends on businesses walking through the doors Carney has opened to replace lost US order
#cdnpoli