Clif @Clif@qoto.org

“Poilievre and his party aren’t actually interested in supporting a free press. Instead, they want to secure their own freedom from it.”
#disinformation #cdnpol https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/01/11/opinion/pierre-poilievre-doesnt-care-about-freedom-press

"But #1MillionMarch4Children was never really about the kids. It’s an embarrassing, poorly constructed platform for parents who are afraid of losing control in a world that continues to evolve beyond their grasp." #cdnpol #rightwing #fearmongering

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/09/20/Who-Are-1-Million-March-4-Children-Fighting-For/

"the only reason oil prices are high right now is because the Saudis and other OPEC members have decided to voluntarily cut millions of barrels of their production. But there’s only so far they’re going to cut, and only so long they’ll be willing to prop up the market — and by extension, Alberta’s treasury. When the Saudis decide it’s in their best interests to stop — say, when they see demand rolling over as renewables continue to take market share — they’ll happily flip the switch and flood the market all over again."

#energyextortion #energy #climate #climatedenial #climatechange #cdnpol

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/09/20/opinion/so-much-ethical-oil

"the act sets out several troubling ways the Smith government might use the act to “hurt Albertans at least as much (if not more) as it would hurt the interests of the federal government.

For example, by ordering police to ignore federal gun restrictions in Alberta’s cities, putting Albertans in the line of fire.

There is no way that the federal government will allow itself to be seen to be caving in to these antics. That would invite every province to give itself the same kind of power. At that point, the federal government becomes entirely ineffective and the Constitution starts to unravel.”

#cdnpol #abpol #canada

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/12/01/Danielle-Smith-Sovereignty-Act-Worse-Than-Expected/