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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 12h

I mention this largely because I think that outlet is still one of the country’s better available forums for thoughtful conservatism right now, so I find this kind of thing genuinely disappointing and disconcerting.

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 12h

Also, if you’re wondering, the carbon-capture technology that oil companies spent years touting as their sustainability pathway is now an imposition by the Laurentian elite (which is basically the Canadian politics equivalent of calling anything that you’ve decided you don’t like “woke”).

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 12h

I hate to keep picking on The Hub, but there is such a bizarre, mythologized version of Alberta’s oil history as purely free-market triumph at play here - omitting everything from AOSTRA to to TMX, with lots in between (and even before). thehub.ca/2025/10/07/r...

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer: Alberta may gain a pipeline—but what would it lose?

Once you let Ottawa in the door, it’s almost impossible to give it the boot

thehub.ca

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 1d

I think the fairer criticism of Carney so far is he hasn’t signalled which climate-related policies he does consider vital - or, when he’s talked about them (eg industrial carbon pricing) he hasn’t provided much clarity. Hopefully that changes a bit with the competitiveness strategy.

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 1d

This feels like an important (if grim) outside perspective at a time when some complacency about the U.S. threat has crept back into our country.

Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 1d

Canada’s future looks less secure than anytime in recent history, @franciswilkinson.bsky.social says. Can it survive?

Read the feature: bloom.bg/48RFhII

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 3d

Is this the best pitching performance in Jays’ playoff history? It has to be, right?

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 6d

Meanwhile, Enbridge’s CEO just called again (during a speech in Toronto) for industrial pricing to end, which is another reminder that the oil and gas industry is not serious about carbon capture, and Carney will need to play hardball if he is.

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 6d

I try not to be dismissive of what other people care about, but I will never understand getting worked up about a 1-hour time change, and it seems like it should be especially low on the general list of concerns at the moment.

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 6d

Not this again. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Should Canada stop changing the clocks twice a year? MP says it's time | CBC News

An MP says all of Canada should end the practice of changing the clocks twice a year — and is planning on introducing legislation she hopes will ensure the custom is lost to time.

www.cbc.ca

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 6d

I mean, the two governments should continue to discuss policy tradeoffs (eg fixing industrial carbon pricing in return for dropping the emissions cap) that affect many projects. But otherwise, let Alberta try to put together its business case and don’t get drawn into a premature national debate.

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 6d

I wonder if the best thing Ottawa can say and do about Alberta’s pipeline pitch, until next spring at least, is as little as possible.

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 7d

Speaking of grand-bargain jockeying, and what Carney has suggested could be possible in return for carbon capture investments, which are only remotely if there's a well-functioning carbon market...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 8d

New from me: As a pillar of his coming “climate competitiveness” strategy, and in his grand bargain pursuit with Alberta, Mark Carney needs to find a way to fix the mess that industrial carbon pricing has become. And he can’t settle for pyrrhic victories. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Canada’s industrial carbon pricing system is a mess. Here’s how Carney can fix it

It was barely a system at all when he took office, but since then, the nationwide patchwork has only gotten patchier

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 8d

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/p...

After Volatile Summer, Trump’s Approval Remains Low but Stable, Poll Finds

www.nytimes.com

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 8d

Me neither. I actively avoided a Newark connection when flying back from Europe this summer.

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 8d

Over 40% of Americans approve of a President threatening civil war over his fantasy version of his opponents. As a journalist I still feel some obligation to try to understand. As a human I want to stay as far away as possible, and don't know if I'll ever bring my family across the border again.

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks, and try this one if you want to pass it along to fellow CFL fans. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/4c9e0a6...

CFL’s misstep erodes its covenant with the country

Sudden, shoddy rollout of rule changes should have been more carefully considered

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 11d

Just want to emphasize my hope that this column offers some useful takeaways from the CFL weirdness this week, about how to approach change to Canadian institutions right now, even for people who aren’t Canadian football aficionados.

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 11d

I hope friends who told me this week that they really wanted to read what I had to say about the CFL changes were serious. www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/footb...

CFL’s latest misstep erodes its covenant with the country

Sudden, shoddy rollout of rule changes should have been more carefully considered

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 12d

In some cases, like this one, you could also just omit that word and leave the rest of the headline.

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 13d

I enjoy how reorienting “towards a more focused and outcome-based approach to protecting the environment while supporting economic growth” would solely involve removing federal regulations and programs with no proposed replacements.

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 14d

As much as the Kimmel saga dominated attention, I feel like coverage today has actually somewhat understated how good, valuable and at times surprisingly moving his monologue last night was.

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 16d

Again, that's not to say it can't be better. I actually like one or two of the rule changes. But I worry about the starting premise for a suite of fundamental and possibly irreversible changes to a unicorn that's been over a century in the making.

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 16d

We spend so much time comparing it to the NFL that we sometimes fail to appreciate that it's one of the very few forms of homegrown mass cultural entertainment that brings Canadians together, which is something you might want to lean into right now.

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 16d

It would be unfathomable for any new Canadian professional sports league to draw regular-season crowds of 15,000 (at the lowest end) to 30,000+; to have the championship be a major national event with millions of viewers; to be probably the second-best pro league in that sport worldwide.

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