Canadaβs Critical Minerals Strategy Is Taking Shape
How will Canada respond to aggressive American critical mineral initiatives?
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Canadaβs Critical Minerals Strategy Is Taking Shape
How will Canada respond to aggressive American critical mineral initiatives?
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/canadas-cr...
Here Comes Canada's National Power Grid...Finally!
Tim Weis, @pembina.org on today's announcement about provincial agreement re. a national electricity grid corridor.
Is this a nation-building project?
#cdnpoli @mark-carney.bsky.social
youtu.be/MI1XzCYMEWM
Iran War: Canadian Expert Says 6-months of Higher Prices Before Return to Normal
Prof Opher Baron, @rotmanschool of Management, @UofT.
#cdnpoli
youtu.be/2fg4VwFeRt0
Agreed. But can their companies successfully execute an EV strategy?
Plenty of very large, profitable companies fail because they can't manage both the old, profitable technology and the new, innovative disruption. Ford and GM are almost a textbook example of that problem.
Right? I'm tired of reporting on it. On the other hand, it's a huge story and we can't ignore it. Ugh.
04.03.2026 20:16 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Good chat with @markhamhislop.bsky.social about all things EV. Find it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_Cp...
The Real Villains in North America's Low EV Sales? Legacy Automakers - interview with Max Fawcett, spiced up with legacy interviews with Michael Dunne.
GM, Ford, Stellantis are in big trouble, which means the Canadian auto sector is in big trouble.
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/the-real-v...
Want to be informed and aware about EVs and what #Alberta and the NDP need to focus on before much longer? Take a listen and spread the word. Iβve said for years the βBig 3β
are stifling Canada π¨π¦ and they needed to get in gear or stand down.
In fairness, the audio on the video interview was better than the Substack. ;0)
Very good interview, Duane. Thanks.
For those that like videos, instead of the written word. This is similar to the substack that I just wrote.
03.03.2026 21:55 β π 23 π 7 π¬ 1 π 0
The Real Villains in North America's Low EV Sales? Legacy Automakers
Max Fawcett and I discuss his column, "Canada's big bet on EVs can still pay off."
We may or may not have discussed EVs' impact on the future of Alberta oil.
#ableg #cdnpoli
youtu.be/h_Cp8z4HeiI
Iran Says Nuclear Program is Civil, Peaceful But Evidence Says Otherwise
Did you know that @duanebratt.bsky.social is an expert on the nuclear industry? Yup. Even written two books.
In this interview, he explains Iran's nuclear ambitions.
#IranIsraelWar
youtu.be/0VcSrZpjKyE
Good on Sanchez. He's right. But why didn't other EU leaders criticize Trump?
For the same reason Carney didn't: Leaders must pick their fights with Trump very carefully.
Air Strikes Have NEVER Caused Regime Change, Won't In Iran
So, Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, what was the point of this war?
Interview w/Prof James Horncastle, @SFU
#IranWar #IranIsraelWar
youtu.be/Pn88ZI1nhmo
Announcement: Free Trade Deal Coming for Canada and India
Economist Werner Antweiler, @UBC discussed today's announcement by PM Mark Carney of a new trade deal with India.
Energy will be a big part of the final agreement.
#cdnpoli
youtu.be/FUk90CHEUCA
Come back with your real name, and maybe I'll take your comment seriously. Cowards hide behind anonymity.
02.03.2026 22:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Oil, LNG Prices Spike as Iran Conflict Continues
Ron Bousso, senior columnist for Thomson Reuters, discusses oil, LNG markets and the likelihood that Middle Eastern tensions will keep prices high.
#IranWar #IranIsraelWar
youtu.be/TyuJU-0pvIo
Carney's Response to Iran Attack Consistent with Davos Speech - expert
PM @mark-carney.bsky.social is threading a needle: not to antagonize Trump while negotiating trade deals with other middle powers as the old "rules-based order" collapses.
#cdnpoli
youtu.be/oQX9BpyDvSw
US-Israel "Decapitating" Iran's Leadership Changes Little
Killing the leadership but leaving intact the Revolutionary Guard + clerical network is a recipe for failure.
Regardless of what @realdonaldtrump claims.
#IranWar #IranIsraelWar
youtu.be/rK_-4ZeJ1Ng
You and Lloyd Axworthy should hang out. You're both stuck in the 1990s.
02.03.2026 02:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
I have. And I disagree with it. Justin is a smart guy and I enjoy interviewing him, but my take comes from interviews with economists and international relations experts. Justin is neither of those.
Tell you what. Respond to Justin's piece and tell him he should read mine.
Baying Hounds in a Fractured World: The Canadian Fox Is Not Yet Run to Ground
A more nuanced view of the Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social's response to the US-Israel attack
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/baying-hou...
Gil McGowan Hopes Ordinary Albertans Will Protest Smith's Attack on Democracy, Cost of Living
Energi Media's audience is critical of Smith/the UCP. With good reason, according to my expert interviews.
May 29. Circle it on your calendar.
#abpoli #ableg
youtu.be/MzrNjQPecxU
That was the first video this morning about the Iran attack. The second, with international affairs prof James Hardcastle was very different, including a couple of questions about Carney.
Have a watch. Plenty of good insights from Hardcastle.
youtu.be/AYm1WNU_1Ok
@bigclimate.bsky.social:
"Is there any universe in which, right now, we can say that Canada is behaving like an electro state and not a petro state?"
@markhamhislop.bsky.social:
"No."
#ClimateChange #EnergyTransition #cdnpoli #abpoli #ClimateSky #CanadaSky
Trump's Attack on Iran About to Light the Middle East on Fire
Typical Trump.
Wants regime change, but no endgame. Doesn't understand that the Revolutionary Guards are more radical than the current leaders.
Prof James Hardcastle explains.
#Iran
youtu.be/AYm1WNU_1Ok
From @BobRae48's Substack this morning:
"...3 rules of Roy Cohn, Joseph McCarthyβs acolyte and Donald Trumpβs mentor. 1st rule is βattack, attack attack.β 2nd rule is βnever apologizeβ. 3rd rule is βwhatever happens, declare victory.β
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US, Israel Attack Iran. Carney Supports the Military Action
@UHouston energy economist Ed Hirs provides initial reactions to the attack on Iran by American and Israeli military forces early Saturday morning.
#USAttackOnIran #cdnpoli
youtu.be/6qqGdZfSXoM
Excellent. Please stay away in the future, too.
28.02.2026 13:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Turns out, Trump Has Far Less Leverage Over Canada Than We Thought
This started as a chat with economist @edhirs about why Canada is still buying US treasury bonds.
Leverage with Trump? Nope, said Ed.
Ok. What leverage does Trump have?
@cdnpoli
youtu.be/FV8aYIXX2YA