Carol Taylor 🇨🇦

Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right. Stuck in the middle--. A Canadian political junkie, eh!

[Heather Exner-Pirot @ExnerPirot]

Pembina Pipeline Corporation today announced that it has entered into a non-binding Heads of Agreement (the "HOA") with the Government of Canada, the Province of Alberta, Trans Mountain Corporation, and Alberta Petroleum and Marketing Commission, to participate in a proposed nation-building energy infrastructure initiative intended to strengthen Canada's energy transportation network and expand market access for Canadian crude oil.

https://t.co/9b3FD6dE79

[Matina Stevis-Gridneff @MatinaStevis]

Western Promises: Carney Unveils Mega Projects in BC and Alberta to Boost Asia Trade

https://t.co/rNflo1s4Aj

[Danielle Smith @ABDanielleSmith]

Canada has everything it needs to become an energy superpower.

Today, Alberta’s government submitted our West Coast Oil Pipeline application, along with new industry partners, to the federal Major Projects Office for Project of National Interest designation.

This nation-building project would connect more than one million barrels of Canadian oil per day to world markets, create tens of thousands of jobs and strengthen Canada's economy for generations.

See full details here: https://t.co/VhPTZh10PB

[CPAC @CPAC_TV]

À Calgary, le PM Mark Carney et la PM albertaine Danielle Smith annoncent un projet de pipeline réalisé en PPP qui reliera les sables bitumineux de l'Alberta au sud de la C.-B. «Ce n'est pas une dépense, c'est un investissement pour le bénéfice de tous les Canadiens».

#polcan

[Jeromy (Pathfinder) Farkas @JeromyYYC]

Given the economic damage Alberta separation would cause Calgary, staying silent is not an option. I believe municipalities should be allowed to tell residents what the evidence says. I'm calling on the Province to remove the restrictions so cities can commission and share independent, fact based research on the local impacts of separation.

We are also seeing coordinated foreign interference and disinformation designed to fuel division. Calgary's future depends on stability, investment, and public confidence. We are ready to help get credible information into the hands of Calgarians. The Province should let us.

[Tim Hodgson @timhodgsonmt]

Le Canada produit davantage de pétrole, de manière plus responsable.

À mesure que la demande mondiale évolue, nous veillons à ce que le pétrole canadien atteigne de nouveaux marchés, soutienne des emplois de qualité au Canada et renforce notre sécurité économique et énergétique.

C'est ainsi que nous construisons un avenir énergétique plus sûr, plus abordable et plus prospère pour les Canadiens.

[Tim Hodgson @timhodgsonmt]

Canada is producing more oil, more responsibly.

As global demand evolves, we’re ensuring Canadian oil reaches new markets, supports good Canadian jobs, and strengthens our economic and energy security.

This is how we build an energy future that is more secure, affordable, and prosperous for Canadians.

[Heather Exner-Pirot @ExnerPirot]

This is Carney's pitch for the west coast pipeline that Alberta will submit on Thursday, and much more. It's very good. Must watch.
"I was a teenager in Edmonton when the National Energy Program was introduced, and I remember how Ottawa made Albertans feel like our resources weren't our own. And then more recently, we were made to feel that our energy contributions were running against the tide of history; what should have brought us together, began to divide us...
Nobody knows how long the global economy will rely on conventional energy, but while it does, as much of that energy as possible should come from Canada."
https://t.co/xYZFMnSCgl

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

Carney: The truth is, nobody knows how long the global economy will rely on conventional energy. But while it does, as much of that energy as possible should come from Canada.

[Jeromy (Pathfinder) Farkas @JeromyYYC]

68% of Alberta businesses say separation talk is already hurting the economy. When investment pauses, hiring slows and uncertainty grows, working families pay the price. Alberta succeeds when we compete, build and lead, not when we create uncertainty that drives opportunity away.

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

Carney: I was a teenager in Edmonton when the National Energy Program was introduced, and I remember how Ottawa made Albertans feel like our resources weren't our own. And then more recently, we're made to feel that our energy contributions were running against the tides of history.

[Mallory McMorrow @MalloryMcMorrow]

One billionaire family controls the bridge that carries 25% of all U.S.–Canada trade.

The good news? There's a brand new public bridge right next door (and Canada paid for the whole thing).

The bad news? Donald Trump won't let it open.

Here's the story:

For more than a decade, Michigan and Canada worked together to build a new public crossing right next to it — six lanes over the Detroit River, named for a Canadian-born Red Wings legend, built by thousands of union workers. Canada paid the entire bill. Michigan co-owns it. It's finished. It’s a shining example of international cooperation and collaboration, with a tremendous return for both sides: more jobs, faster trade, and lower costs.

So why isn't it open?

Because the Moroun family, who own the rival Ambassador Bridge just up the river, doesn’t want the competition. They spent years and tens of millions of dollars trying to stop any competing international crossing from being built or opening. They lost. So they went to the White House instead.

In January, Matthew Moroun gave $1 million to a pro-Trump super PAC. Then the billionaire called Trump's Commerce Secretary and, just hours later, Trump suddenly attacked the same publicly owned bridge he praised in his own first term and threatened to block it.
Then, the day before the June 12th ribbon-cutting, the opening was called off indefinitely.

It's corruption so flagrant it would be laughable if it weren't so damaging.

Trump is screwing over Michiganders for the interests of billionaires — holding a finished, publicly owned project hostage to protect one donor's toll booth.

So a finished bridge sits closed, Michiganders keep paying the higher tolls, cars and trucks cost more, and a billionaire family keeps its monopoly.

Mr. President: stop playing games. Open the damn bridge.

[National Newswatch @natnewswatch]

Half of Calgary Chamber members would consider leaving if Alberta separates: poll https://t.co/nf0Ky7QxiB #nationlnewswatch via @natnewswatch

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

The angry man in Ohio looked around his miserable cul-de-sac, searching for something, anything, to hold against Europe, and from that sun baked patch of nowhere he found his weapon at last.

An air conditioning unit. A box.

This, he decided, was the win. Poor, sweating Europoor, undone by a appliance.

Meanwhile in Europe sits a continent so staggeringly beautiful, so quietly superior in almost every way that actually matters, that no sane person could ever stand before a humming grey box on a wall and think to himself, this, this is the thing no nation on earth can beat.

And yes, before he gets too excited, we have them here too. Fewer in Norway than in Spain, for fairly obvious reasons, and probably fewer across Europe than in America altogether. Still not a win any of us are losing sleep over.

If you like what you read, follow Gandalv on X: @Microinteracti1

[Trevor Tombe @trevortombe]

Canada's inflation rate rose to 3.2% in May. What's behind the surge? Oil prices. That's it. Most other important components are pulling down the overall rate. #cdnecon 🧵

[Orla Joelsen @OJoelsen]

Wow! 🇨🇦 Just wow! ✨🇨🇦

[Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱 @jkenney]

There are over 5 million Canadians of Irish origin.

It’s one of our founding nations: see the royal Harp of Tara on our coat of arms, and the harp & shamrocks represented all over Parliament Hill & our national institutions.

Irish & Canadian history are closely intertwined, from Canada being the primary refugee of Great Famine emigres, to the troubles spilling over in the Fenian Raids, the central role of Thomas Darcy McGee in Confederation, and so much more.

Canada played a large role in the Irish Peace Process.

Ireland has gone from being the poorest to the richest country in Europe (after micro state Luxembourg) in three decades.

Ireland is the 8th largest source of investment in Canada, with a stock of investment at ~$25 billion.

It was one of the strongest and earliest supporters of the Canada-Europe Trade Agreement. Irish leadership is importantnin efforts to get final ratification of CETA.

But sure, go ahead and sneer.

[Ken Boessenkool @KenBoessenkool]

Sometimes, Calgary gets the mayor it needs. @JeromyYYC is absolutely crushing it.

[Washington Week with The Atlantic | PBS @washingtonweek]

"We've had hard moments in the past. We had a civil war. We went through the civil rights era," said @stephenfhayes.

"Winston Churchill ... said Americans always do the right thing only after they've tried everything else. But I feel like we're trying everything else."

[Washington Week with The Atlantic | PBS @washingtonweek]

"Peter, small question for you: Is the post-World War II international liberal order created and maintained by the United States over?" @JeffreyGoldberg asked.

"Yes," said @peterbakernyt. "Our understanding of what we thought the world order was for the last 80 years is over."