Canada

02/09/26
Author: 
The Energy Mix
Jay Phagan/flickr

Sept. 1, 2026

West Coast Pipeline Won’t Recoup Its $43.7B Cost as Global Oil Demand Weakens

There’s no likely need for Alberta’s proposed West Coast Pipeline, as the rise of electric vehicles and a faster global energy transition drive down future oil demand and prices at a faster rate than industry and governments may have expected, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) concludes in an analysis released this morning.

28/08/26
Author: 
Seth Klein
Standing up to Trump. . .

Aug. 27, 2026

It has been heartening to witness the degree of national unity as Canadians steel themselves for the current trade war and insist that our governments stand up to Trump. According to many reports, Canada was dangerously close to signing a terrible deal with yet more concessions. But thankfully, at the 11th hour, the US demanded too much and Prime Minister Carney pulled the plug. The federal government has now announced counter-tariffs that will kick in after Labour Day, along with initial supports for affected workers and businesses.

28/08/26
Author: 
Christopher Holcroft
Pulling the brakes. Prime Minister Mark Carney explains why Canada rejected US trade terms in Ottawa on Saturday. Photo by Patrick Doyle, the Canadian Press.

Aug. 25, 2026

We dodged a bad deal. Now the PM needs to take these steps to signal where Canadians really stand.

While it is a good thing that Prime Minister Mark Carney ultimately refused to sign an agreement with the United States, it is important not to mythologize that decision.

21/08/26
Author: 
Andrew Nikiforuk
Danielle Smith’s latest video attempts to sell data centres to the people of Alberta. Photo illustration by The Tyee.

Premier Danielle Smith, I just watched your latest video pitching the transformation of Alberta into an industrial AI powerhouse. I have some notes.

21/08/26
Author: 
Nashwa Lina Khan
Image source: iStock

Jul. 2, 2026

Israel’s ongoing genocide is the fascists’ blueprint for the world they seek to construct

Gaza has long been a warning of a new world order, now it is a blueprint—a testing ground, genocide laboratory, space of exception. The smaller of the two Palestinian territories has exposed how the limits of permissible bloodshed are tested, refined, and exported into broader global practice.

21/08/26
Author: 
Nathan Griffiths
B.C. spent an average of $525 million a year on wildfire suppression from 2016-2025. This is the Bald Range fire near Summerland on Aug. 10. Photo by B.C. Wildfire Service /Government of B.C.

“To be honest, there aren’t really good data on the cost of climate change,” co-author Andy Hira said, something he attributed to “willful ignorance” among policy-makers reluctant to link fossil fuel production to the costs it helps create.

Aug. 19, 2026

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