Brian Pincott
@bpincott.bsky.social
Winnipegger, Calgarian, Maritimer, Quebecois. Canadian. Territory of Treaty 1 Nations & Homeland of the Red River Métis. Cis. he/him/lui/il 319.48ppm
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Brian Pincott
@bpincott.bsky.social
· Dec 5
Winnipeg Budget: Look Ma, No Hands! #winnipeg's long road to being the cheapest city in Canada. #cdnmuni #wpgpoli open.substack.com/pub/brianpin...
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Hi! My name is Naeva Scott Bouris and I am an undergraduate student at McMaster University. I am currently conducting research about the experiences of people who transport their children by bicycle in Hamilton.
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Hi! My name is Naeva Scott Bouris and I am an undergraduate student at McMaster University. I am currently conducting research about the experiences of people who transport their children by bicycle in Hamilton.
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Kudos to the #Winnipeg community for standing up and speaking up. It has become "business as usual" and it has to stop. #safety #ActiveTransportaion
November 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Kudos to the #Winnipeg community for standing up and speaking up. It has become "business as usual" and it has to stop. #safety #ActiveTransportaion
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Albertans have been force-fed grievance porn for decades, like a goose being fattened for fois gras.
You'll never guess what happens next...
You'll never guess what happens next...
Danielle Smith: "I hope people today feel a lot more confident that Canada works than they did a couple of days ago."
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
Danielle Smith tried to sell her federal-Alberta energy deal to the UCP convention crowd: tepid applause.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Albertans have been force-fed grievance porn for decades, like a goose being fattened for fois gras.
You'll never guess what happens next...
You'll never guess what happens next...
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No one should be under any illusions about who the base of the UCP are.
Separatists and far-right radicals have been given care and feeding by UCP Premiers since 2019. One got thrown overboard because it wasn’t enough. Catering hasn’t mollified them either.
Separatists and far-right radicals have been given care and feeding by UCP Premiers since 2019. One got thrown overboard because it wasn’t enough. Catering hasn’t mollified them either.
Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
No one should be under any illusions about who the base of the UCP are.
Separatists and far-right radicals have been given care and feeding by UCP Premiers since 2019. One got thrown overboard because it wasn’t enough. Catering hasn’t mollified them either.
Separatists and far-right radicals have been given care and feeding by UCP Premiers since 2019. One got thrown overboard because it wasn’t enough. Catering hasn’t mollified them either.
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It's a wild time to be a climate reporter in Canada.
Four reporters from The Narwhal — @meyer.bsky.social @drewanderson.bsky.social @sobittersosweet.bsky.social & me — will give you a primer to this moment in Canadian politics. Join us Tuesday. Bring questions about everything (pipelines included).
Four reporters from The Narwhal — @meyer.bsky.social @drewanderson.bsky.social @sobittersosweet.bsky.social & me — will give you a primer to this moment in Canadian politics. Join us Tuesday. Bring questions about everything (pipelines included).
Major projects? Let’s talk about it!
Join us for a free Zoom event on Dec. 2 to unpack the process, politics and potential impacts of Canada’s push to build major projects. Register here:
thenarwhal.ca/major-projects-event
Join us for a free Zoom event on Dec. 2 to unpack the process, politics and potential impacts of Canada’s push to build major projects. Register here:
thenarwhal.ca/major-projects-event
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It's a wild time to be a climate reporter in Canada.
Four reporters from The Narwhal — @meyer.bsky.social @drewanderson.bsky.social @sobittersosweet.bsky.social & me — will give you a primer to this moment in Canadian politics. Join us Tuesday. Bring questions about everything (pipelines included).
Four reporters from The Narwhal — @meyer.bsky.social @drewanderson.bsky.social @sobittersosweet.bsky.social & me — will give you a primer to this moment in Canadian politics. Join us Tuesday. Bring questions about everything (pipelines included).
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Another night to sleep on this and I'm solidifying this take
There is a reason industry/govt sees a bit win in trading the regulations that would have forced real emissions reductions (oil and gas cap and CER) for vauge future carbon pricing promises that some are claiming will achieve the same 1/
There is a reason industry/govt sees a bit win in trading the regulations that would have forced real emissions reductions (oil and gas cap and CER) for vauge future carbon pricing promises that some are claiming will achieve the same 1/
After some time for reflection I think this is one of the biggest open questions that has a big impact on how much climate action we will see in Canada -
unless I'm reading this wrong (?) it doesn't say the carbon floor will be $130 by April. It says there will be an agreement by April 1/
unless I'm reading this wrong (?) it doesn't say the carbon floor will be $130 by April. It says there will be an agreement by April 1/
Where does it say $130 in April? it says they will by April agree on what the timeline and price increases are.
I would bet a very large sum of money it will not be $130 effective price in April.
I would bet a very large sum of money it will not be $130 effective price in April.
November 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Another night to sleep on this and I'm solidifying this take
There is a reason industry/govt sees a bit win in trading the regulations that would have forced real emissions reductions (oil and gas cap and CER) for vauge future carbon pricing promises that some are claiming will achieve the same 1/
There is a reason industry/govt sees a bit win in trading the regulations that would have forced real emissions reductions (oil and gas cap and CER) for vauge future carbon pricing promises that some are claiming will achieve the same 1/
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Carbon capture and storage technology is, at its core, a calculated tactic by fossil fuel companies to perpetuate their environmentally destructive practices while giving the illusion that they’re addressing the very crisis they’ve been fueling for over a century.
The false hope of carbon capture and storage
Do we need carbon removal? Almost certainly, but not because we need to offset “hard-to-decarbonize” industries: we need it because we’ve already disrupted the climate to dangerous levels. Just ask an...
canadiandimension.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Carbon capture and storage technology is, at its core, a calculated tactic by fossil fuel companies to perpetuate their environmentally destructive practices while giving the illusion that they’re addressing the very crisis they’ve been fueling for over a century.
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So, here is an accidental thread rebutting the MOU defenders and explaining some of the problems with it.
You are wrong. I'm not surprised that you're already resorting to personal attacks, though.
1 an MOU is not binding. So while Canada is supporting a pipeline, if Alberta doesn't meet any terms - nothing changes.
1 an MOU is not binding. So while Canada is supporting a pipeline, if Alberta doesn't meet any terms - nothing changes.
November 28, 2025 at 5:14 AM
So, here is an accidental thread rebutting the MOU defenders and explaining some of the problems with it.
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Giving Alberta an exemption to the Clean Electricity Standard means the policy is DOA.
There’s no way SK isn’t asking for the same thing, as they restart coal plants.
One Canadian economy? Nope. Likely scenario is no electricity regs at all, meaning we’re back to Harper-era policy.
There’s no way SK isn’t asking for the same thing, as they restart coal plants.
One Canadian economy? Nope. Likely scenario is no electricity regs at all, meaning we’re back to Harper-era policy.
Today’s MOU between the federal government and Alberta risks unravelling Canada’s climate policy. Read our full statement ⬇️
climateinstitute.ca/news/mou-alb...
climateinstitute.ca/news/mou-alb...
Federal-Alberta MOU risks unravelling Canada’s climate policy
While promised improvements to industrial carbon pricing are positive and important, other aspects of Alberta-Canada MOU will undermine policy effectiveness across the country.
climateinstitute.ca
November 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Giving Alberta an exemption to the Clean Electricity Standard means the policy is DOA.
There’s no way SK isn’t asking for the same thing, as they restart coal plants.
One Canadian economy? Nope. Likely scenario is no electricity regs at all, meaning we’re back to Harper-era policy.
There’s no way SK isn’t asking for the same thing, as they restart coal plants.
One Canadian economy? Nope. Likely scenario is no electricity regs at all, meaning we’re back to Harper-era policy.
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I demand that my kids get it right!
November 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I demand that my kids get it right!
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This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
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Une décision qui passera très mal au tribunal de l’histoire
Il est faux de penser que ça ne nous arrivera pas au Québec. Carney vient de se donner une méchante marge de manœuvre et de signer un désengagement majeur dans la lutte aux changements climatiques.
www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...
Il est faux de penser que ça ne nous arrivera pas au Québec. Carney vient de se donner une méchante marge de manœuvre et de signer un désengagement majeur dans la lutte aux changements climatiques.
www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...
La Colombie-Britannique ne pourra pas empêcher un nouveau pipeline sur son territoire
Le gouvernement Carney s’entend aussi avec l’Alberta pour oublier son projet de plafonner les GES des énergies fossiles.
www.ledevoir.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Une décision qui passera très mal au tribunal de l’histoire
Il est faux de penser que ça ne nous arrivera pas au Québec. Carney vient de se donner une méchante marge de manœuvre et de signer un désengagement majeur dans la lutte aux changements climatiques.
www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...
Il est faux de penser que ça ne nous arrivera pas au Québec. Carney vient de se donner une méchante marge de manœuvre et de signer un désengagement majeur dans la lutte aux changements climatiques.
www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...
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Eye on the ball folks! It seems the pipeline piece may well be a distraction. While a pipeline remains very unlikely, the practical impact of this deal are all the immediate concessions to oil & gas industry & the federal abandonment of core climate policies.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/n...
BREAKING: Alberta gets its way in deal with Ottawa
A newly signed memorandum of understanding gives Alberta almost its entire list of demands, from the removal of regulations to the fast-tracking of a pipeline.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Eye on the ball folks! It seems the pipeline piece may well be a distraction. While a pipeline remains very unlikely, the practical impact of this deal are all the immediate concessions to oil & gas industry & the federal abandonment of core climate policies.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/n...
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Danielle Smith Celebrates Her Glorious Pipeline Victory
YouTube video by Clare Blackwood
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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MOU reactions hot take:
So about that 2050 net zero claim from the Pathways website (courtesy of the wayback machine)?
So about that 2050 net zero claim from the Pathways website (courtesy of the wayback machine)?
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
MOU reactions hot take:
So about that 2050 net zero claim from the Pathways website (courtesy of the wayback machine)?
So about that 2050 net zero claim from the Pathways website (courtesy of the wayback machine)?
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MORE CITIES PROTECTING BIRDS! We're proudly announces the newest Bird Friendly City Certifications bringing the total up to 36!
Full press release here: https://bit.ly/44fVF2T
Learn more about the Bird Friendly City program: https://bit.ly/37bPvmO
#BirdFriendlyCity #canadabirds #protectbirds
Full press release here: https://bit.ly/44fVF2T
Learn more about the Bird Friendly City program: https://bit.ly/37bPvmO
#BirdFriendlyCity #canadabirds #protectbirds
November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
MORE CITIES PROTECTING BIRDS! We're proudly announces the newest Bird Friendly City Certifications bringing the total up to 36!
Full press release here: https://bit.ly/44fVF2T
Learn more about the Bird Friendly City program: https://bit.ly/37bPvmO
#BirdFriendlyCity #canadabirds #protectbirds
Full press release here: https://bit.ly/44fVF2T
Learn more about the Bird Friendly City program: https://bit.ly/37bPvmO
#BirdFriendlyCity #canadabirds #protectbirds
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The massive TBM (tunnel boring machine) that's going to dig the extension of #Montreal 's Blue Line has arrived.
It's being transported in pieces to the adit this week—love the giant STM logo on the cutterhead!
While we've got it, maybe we could extend the Green and Orange Lines too...
It's being transported in pieces to the adit this week—love the giant STM logo on the cutterhead!
While we've got it, maybe we could extend the Green and Orange Lines too...
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The massive TBM (tunnel boring machine) that's going to dig the extension of #Montreal 's Blue Line has arrived.
It's being transported in pieces to the adit this week—love the giant STM logo on the cutterhead!
While we've got it, maybe we could extend the Green and Orange Lines too...
It's being transported in pieces to the adit this week—love the giant STM logo on the cutterhead!
While we've got it, maybe we could extend the Green and Orange Lines too...
“Down with the Causeway!” - General John Cabot Trail, Cape Breton Liberation Army.
The Canso Causeway was built as part of the Trans-Canada Highway construction in Nova Scotia. This 1.5 kilometre long rock-filled causeway cost $23 million and connected the Nova Scotia Peninsula with Cape Breton Island.
This is its story.
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This is its story.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“Down with the Causeway!” - General John Cabot Trail, Cape Breton Liberation Army.
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World-famous brewing institution leaving U.S. for Canada #USA to #Canada
Since 1872, the famed Siebel Institute of Technology has taught generations of beer brewers the fine art and science of the craft in Chicago. But in a statement on
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www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
Since 1872, the famed Siebel Institute of Technology has taught generations of beer brewers the fine art and science of the craft in Chicago. But in a statement on
/1 thread
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
World-famous brewing institution leaving U.S. for Canada
A renowned American beer brewing school is heading north and getting ready to settle in at a new address in Montreal.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
World-famous brewing institution leaving U.S. for Canada #USA to #Canada
Since 1872, the famed Siebel Institute of Technology has taught generations of beer brewers the fine art and science of the craft in Chicago. But in a statement on
/1 thread
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
Since 1872, the famed Siebel Institute of Technology has taught generations of beer brewers the fine art and science of the craft in Chicago. But in a statement on
/1 thread
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
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Hmm I had no idea this wasn't universally a thing in English.
Thiugh I guess Brits would sound silly saying gong show.
Thiugh I guess Brits would sound silly saying gong show.
have lived in the US for 15 years and this is how I learned that “it’s a bit of a gong show” is a Canadian figure of speech
How A Campy 1970s Game Show Became Part Of Canada's National Lexicon | Defector
On tiny Hornby Island northwest of Vancouver, after the Women’s World Cup in the summer of 2015, our bed-and-breakfast host was telling us about the town. The pizza place in the park is terrific, he s...
defector.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Hmm I had no idea this wasn't universally a thing in English.
Thiugh I guess Brits would sound silly saying gong show.
Thiugh I guess Brits would sound silly saying gong show.
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I just want to point out that she pushed him and had this great line:
Gerson: “What I thought was really interesting about that column: at no point did you stop to consider whether or not America was a country worth joining.”
Douthat: “I did not.”
Gerson: “Which is a very American thing to do.”
Gerson: “What I thought was really interesting about that column: at no point did you stop to consider whether or not America was a country worth joining.”
Douthat: “I did not.”
Gerson: “Which is a very American thing to do.”
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I just want to point out that she pushed him and had this great line:
Gerson: “What I thought was really interesting about that column: at no point did you stop to consider whether or not America was a country worth joining.”
Douthat: “I did not.”
Gerson: “Which is a very American thing to do.”
Gerson: “What I thought was really interesting about that column: at no point did you stop to consider whether or not America was a country worth joining.”
Douthat: “I did not.”
Gerson: “Which is a very American thing to do.”
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I hate how hard I’m laughing at this first paragraph
People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I hate how hard I’m laughing at this first paragraph
The Fed's proposal was pretty clear: blanket re-zoning was required. Supports added intensity within existing neighbourhoods, necessary for the environmental & fiscal sustainability of #yyc. The Housing Accelerator Fund wasn't only to build for 3 years, it is for more housing going forward. #yyccc
NEW: Global News has learned the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has paused $129M in federal Housing Accelerator Fund money to the City of Calgary pending further clarity on citywide rezoning.
globalnews.ca/news/1154274...
globalnews.ca/news/1154274...
Calgary’s $129M in federal housing funds ‘paused’ pending citywide rezoning status - Calgary | Globalnews.ca
Calgary city council is preparing to debate a motion that calls for the repeal of the citywide rezoning policy in December, which would require a public hearing in the spring.
globalnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM