Adrienne Tanner
@adriennetanner.bsky.social
Freelance writer and columnist at Canada's National Observer, dog person, art lover, book fan
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Max reflects my read on the Carney Alberta MOU fwiw
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The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
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November 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Max reflects my read on the Carney Alberta MOU fwiw
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
JD Vance, your unsolicited advice on Canadian immigration policy isn't wanted. Best thing Canada can do is shut out the noise from meddlesome US political leaders. @adriennetanner.bsky.social writes for @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/o...
Who asked you, JD Vance?
Vice-President Vance, your unsolicited advice on Canadian immigration policy isn't wanted. Best thing Canada can do is shut out the noise from meddlesome US political leaders.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
JD Vance, your unsolicited advice on Canadian immigration policy isn't wanted. Best thing Canada can do is shut out the noise from meddlesome US political leaders. @adriennetanner.bsky.social writes for @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/o...
There is a free press chill in Alberta.
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Alberta lawsuit is trying to silence the messenger
Former UCP candidate Caylan Ford's scattergun defamation lawsuit against the media and others sends a free press chill through Alberta
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November 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
There is a free press chill in Alberta.
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Site back up. My latest for @nationalobserver.com on how anger over the BC ostrich cull has farmers and others planning a truck/tractor convoy protest.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Site back up. My latest for @nationalobserver.com on how anger over the BC ostrich cull has farmers and others planning a truck/tractor convoy protest.
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Farmers and others angered by the ostrich cull are planning a tractor/truck convoy. Didn't think so at first, but it might have been better to test those birds and spare those not infected. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/17/o...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Farmers and others angered by the ostrich cull are planning a tractor/truck convoy. Didn't think so at first, but it might have been better to test those birds and spare those not infected. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/17/o...
It might have been worth testing the ostriches and sparing the healthy animals simply to enhance public faith in the government’s willingness to listen. Now we're staring down another possible convoy protest. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
Another truck convoy protest is in the works — this one sparked by farmers and feathers
It might have been worth testing the ostriches and sparing the healthy animals simply to enhance public faith in the government’s willingness to listen
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November 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It might have been worth testing the ostriches and sparing the healthy animals simply to enhance public faith in the government’s willingness to listen. Now we're staring down another possible convoy protest. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
Wondering if Stephens mixed up the U.S. and Venezuela with this line? “But the larger challenge posed by Maduro’s regime is that it is both an importer and exporter of instability.”The Case for Overthrowing Maduro www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
Opinion | The Case for Overthrowing Maduro
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November 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Wondering if Stephens mixed up the U.S. and Venezuela with this line? “But the larger challenge posed by Maduro’s regime is that it is both an importer and exporter of instability.”The Case for Overthrowing Maduro www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
@svenbiggs.bsky.social Hoping to reach you for a piece I’m writing. [email protected] thanks!
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
@svenbiggs.bsky.social Hoping to reach you for a piece I’m writing. [email protected] thanks!
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Got turned down on a piece about ICE in Chicago for an international news org because they believed I couldn’t be objective about my neighbors getting kidnapped. And well, guilty as charged I guess.
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Got turned down on a piece about ICE in Chicago for an international news org because they believed I couldn’t be objective about my neighbors getting kidnapped. And well, guilty as charged I guess.
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Vancouver had 117 people die during the 2021 heat dome climate disaster.
NEW: Councillors and sources inside the City of Vancouver say the city's mayor, Ken Sim, will put forth a budget Wednesday that will eliminate the city's celebrated climate and sustainability department.
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Vancouver had 117 people die during the 2021 heat dome climate disaster.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
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He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
Interesting
Read wormsandgermsblog.com
H5N1 Influenza and Ostriches: Final Thoughts
By Scott Weese on November 7, 2025
H5N1 Influenza and Ostriches: Final Thoughts
By Scott Weese on November 7, 2025
Worms & Germs Blog
The Worms and Germs Blog authored by Drs. Scott Weese and Maureen Anderson covers animal health and diseases and is published by the Ontario Veterinary College University of Guelph.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Interesting
The end is drawing near. The departure of two Conservative MPs this week doesn't bode well for Poilievre's chances of surviving a January leadership review. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/07/o...
Pierre Poilievre's goose is cooked
The departure of two Conservative MPs this week doesn't bode well for Poilievre's chances of surviving a January leadership review
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November 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The end is drawing near. The departure of two Conservative MPs this week doesn't bode well for Poilievre's chances of surviving a January leadership review. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/07/o...
Great first-hand account of the ostrich cull and its implications for public trust in Canadian institutions. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/07/a...
The ostriches are dead. What about public trust?
The government-ordered ostrich cull has revealed how social media can help a family transform their tragedy into spectacle. And their story has offered a window into the ways trust breaks down between...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Great first-hand account of the ostrich cull and its implications for public trust in Canadian institutions. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/07/a...
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“In his final budget before facing voters next October, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is presenting a property tax freeze and $50 million more for police, & major cuts to arts, culture, community services & sustainability.”
Brutal austerity for everything else, but $50 million more for over-budget cops.
Brutal austerity for everything else, but $50 million more for over-budget cops.
'I'm proud of this one': Mayor Ken Sim talks budget with $50 million more for police amid property tax freeze | CBC News
In his final budget before facing voters next October, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is presenting a property tax freeze, and $50 million more for police, balanced by major cuts to arts, culture, community ...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“In his final budget before facing voters next October, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is presenting a property tax freeze and $50 million more for police, & major cuts to arts, culture, community services & sustainability.”
Brutal austerity for everything else, but $50 million more for over-budget cops.
Brutal austerity for everything else, but $50 million more for over-budget cops.
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New York City's CEOs and other billionaire business leaders spent more than $40 million trying to stop Mamdani from becoming the city's next mayor. www.npr.org/2025/11/06/n...
Wall Street reckons with life under Zohran Mamdani
New York City's CEOs and other billionaires spent more than $40 million trying to defeat the mayor-elect. Now they have to live with him.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
New York City's CEOs and other billionaire business leaders spent more than $40 million trying to stop Mamdani from becoming the city's next mayor. www.npr.org/2025/11/06/n...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was outfoxed by a former Alberta Deputy Premier last week. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/o...
Danielle Smith has half a million reasons to support a united Canada
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been flirting with the notion of a separatist referendum to prove her fealty to oil and gas and keep her fragile coalition intact. She was outfoxed by a former deput...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was outfoxed by a former Alberta Deputy Premier last week. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/o...
"Canada told the fossil fuel industry greenwashing was illegal, and its response was that having to be honest and transparent would make it too hard to do business. Apparently the threat worked," says Phil Newell of @caadcoalition.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/n...
Carney scraps anti-greenwashing law despite public call for climate truth
Most Canadians want the federal government to do more about climate disinformation, especially during extreme weather, new research shows, even as the Carney government scraps Canada's laws against gr...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
"Canada told the fossil fuel industry greenwashing was illegal, and its response was that having to be honest and transparent would make it too hard to do business. Apparently the threat worked," says Phil Newell of @caadcoalition.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/n...
Canadian power must help people, not tech bros and crooks. All provinces should follow BC's example and ban power allocation for cryptocurrency mines and set electricity allocation priorities for businesses they believe matter most www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/30/o...
Canadian power must serve people before tech bros and crooks
All provinces should follow BC's example and ban power allocation for cryptocurrency mines and set electricity allocation priorities for businesses they believe matter most
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October 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Canadian power must help people, not tech bros and crooks. All provinces should follow BC's example and ban power allocation for cryptocurrency mines and set electricity allocation priorities for businesses they believe matter most www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/30/o...
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For the first time in history, renewable energy has overtaken coal as the largest source of electricity generation worldwide. As of the first half of 2025, renewables (including solar, wind, and hydro) accounted for 34.3% of global electricity production, while coal provided 33.1%.
October 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
For the first time in history, renewable energy has overtaken coal as the largest source of electricity generation worldwide. As of the first half of 2025, renewables (including solar, wind, and hydro) accounted for 34.3% of global electricity production, while coal provided 33.1%.
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First off, it's a province, not a state
second, and most importantly, the *Ontario ad* didn't "roil" the trade relationship. Trump tore it up, like he did with literally every country on the planet. Wtf is this copy.
second, and most importantly, the *Ontario ad* didn't "roil" the trade relationship. Trump tore it up, like he did with literally every country on the planet. Wtf is this copy.
October 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
First off, it's a province, not a state
second, and most importantly, the *Ontario ad* didn't "roil" the trade relationship. Trump tore it up, like he did with literally every country on the planet. Wtf is this copy.
second, and most importantly, the *Ontario ad* didn't "roil" the trade relationship. Trump tore it up, like he did with literally every country on the planet. Wtf is this copy.
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The transformation of Montreal continues! This new protected bike lane was installed this summer. Here’s a before/after. I can tell you which one I prefer.
October 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The transformation of Montreal continues! This new protected bike lane was installed this summer. Here’s a before/after. I can tell you which one I prefer.
Are human activities, such as burning fossil fuels, driving climate change? Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't know, as the province plans to double oil production and build pipelines in virtually every direction. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/n...
Danielle Smith dodges climate science in parliament
Are human activities, such as burning fossil fuels, driving climate change? Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't know, as the province plans to double oil production and build pipelines in ...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Are human activities, such as burning fossil fuels, driving climate change? Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't know, as the province plans to double oil production and build pipelines in virtually every direction. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/n...
It’s not just Conservative politicians who are pushing a new oil pipeline to the West Coast — a sprawling right-wing network of columnists, think tanks and companies are amplifying one another’s messaging. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/a...
The pipeline ‘petrobloc’ is pressuring Carney to cave on Northern Gateway revival
It’s not just Conservative politicians who are pushing a new oil pipeline to the West Coast — a sprawling right-wing network of columnists, think tanks and companies are amplifying one another’s messa...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It’s not just Conservative politicians who are pushing a new oil pipeline to the West Coast — a sprawling right-wing network of columnists, think tanks and companies are amplifying one another’s messaging. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/a...