Larry OBrien

Founder, Former Ottawa Mayor, Author | Understanding Canada-USA Cultural, Economic & Political Differences.

[Larry OBrien @larryobrien]

Ian Lee and I just launched our Substack: Canada in the Age of Trump's America.

Every week: the analysis that didn't fit in the book, or that the world changed too fast to include.

Tariffs. USMCA. Arctic sovereignty. Alberta. The hard conversations Canada keeps avoiding.

Free. No spin. No party line.

See it here: https://t.co/Cp8QY4dicK

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@Wendel44680353 @Tablesalt13 Our strength is natural resources: Oil and gas, forestry, minerals, uranium, water, and potash. If we get fewer regulations in the natural resource sector, Canada will be just fine. The auto sector is less than 3% of our economy.

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“Our Pipeline Is Unfinanceable. We’re Doing This to Ourselves.” It is too Stupid to Be Stupid. https://t.co/vJoVxPBEdH

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@NicHulscher Is this post solid from a factual perspective?

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@5dme81 https://t.co/IOccIalCD9

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The Canadian Productivity Crisis https://t.co/QrvtYS2KXr

[Queen 💝 @queenugbo]

He made the call no one else would. Sometimes doing the right thing means breaking the rules.🔥

🎬 Outside the Wire

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@Matt_Pinner Ed

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We're not against modern law enforcement tools.

We're against the idea that secret, compelled surveillance is only wrong when someone else's government orders it.

That's not a principle. That's a convenience.

Full piece on Substack 👇

https://t.co/Q1fjyNRmE5

[Larry OBrien @larryobrien]

Here's the X thread:

1/

Canada banned Huawei in 2022 because a foreign government could secretly compel a private company to spy on Canadians.

Bill C-22 gives the Canadian government the identical power.

We need to talk about this. 🧵

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Canada's own surveillance watchdog — NSIRA — has formally requested amendments because it can't do its job under this bill.

300+ civil society organizations raised the same alarm on the predecessor legislation.

The government's response: split the bill, rename it, reintroduce it.

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[Larry OBrien @larryobrien]

@ztisdale But to go big, you need massive support from the public, and right now, not enough people understand why we are so vulnerable to the whims of the Laurentian elites. Our book digs deeply into the roots of Canada's problems.

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While I may not go as far as @ztisdale, I believe it is crucial for us to fully understand our situation in relation to the USA. The root of the problem predates our politicians of all stripes, and our book delves into the fundamental causes behind the challenges we face. It will be out in late July on Amazon, with preorders available in late June.

[Zachary Tisdale 🇨🇦 @ztisdale]

Canada needs to ditch the British Monarchy and join the United States of America.
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[Larry OBrien @larryobrien]

We have an entire Chapter in our upcoming book explaining how the Laurentian elites used climate change to insert their globalist policies. They tried their hardest to destroy Canada, but we can still save the Country we love if we work together. Our book is coming out in July and will be available for pre-order in late June.

[The Buck You Will @TheBuckYouWill]

FUCK ALL CARBON TAX.

Canada produces a NEGATIVE carbon footprint in the world.

We capture SO MUCH of the world's C02 emissions that we should be selling 'Carbon Credits' to countries like China.

But Mark Carney, the Liberal Party & the CDN media have sold you a lie.

ANY CARBON TAX IS THEFT.

(Pure theft.)

[Larry OBrien @larryobrien]

@AntonioTweets2 Coming in July to Amazon! Pre-orders wll open in June.

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NORAD works because Canada and the U.S. built it together. The Arctic accounts for 40% of Canada's landmass and contains $60T in untapped minerals. The question isn't whether to defend it -- it's whether Canada is willing to pay for the privilege of being taken seriously up there. https://t.co/kCZnU1vlAY

[NATO @NATO]

Canada 🇨🇦 Denmark 🇩🇰 France 🇫🇷 and the United States 🇺🇸 participated in air military operations and surveillance over Greenland 🇬🇱 and Iceland 🇮🇸

Operation Noble Defender is an annual operation in the Arctic led by the US-Canadian North American Defence Commands (NORAD).

[Larry OBrien @larryobrien]

Respectfully -- maybe you should. 76% + of Canadian exports go south. The U.S. is rewriting the rules of the relationship in real time. This is not the time to lie to ourselves. https://t.co/VdqRmlr3tl We have a problem.

[CTV News @CTVNews]

‘I don't get up first thing in the morning thinking about the United States': PM Carney

https://t.co/BTL9wLsK5W