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Author David Yager of Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy calls the oil & gas issues facing Alberta “a stinking pile of shit” at the Warburg landowner meeting I arranged. Story below.
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Alberta’s oil and gas legacy is a ‘gigantic problem’: top political staffer | The Narwhal
Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy aims to deal with the oil and gas industry’s unpaid taxes and orphaned wells. A pitch in Warburg didn’t go as planned
thenarwhal.ca
September 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Author David Yager of Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy calls the oil & gas issues facing Alberta “a stinking pile of shit” at the Warburg landowner meeting I arranged. Story below.
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oil-...
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Almost 11 gigawatts of #wind, #solar and energy storage projects were cancelled in Alberta the last 2 years. #CleanEnergy investment is still happening, though — in Nova Scotia, B.C. & Quebec.
Albertans are missing out on jobs, investment & tax revenues! New infographic ⬇️
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Albertans are missing out on jobs, investment & tax revenues! New infographic ⬇️
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August 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Almost 11 gigawatts of #wind, #solar and energy storage projects were cancelled in Alberta the last 2 years. #CleanEnergy investment is still happening, though — in Nova Scotia, B.C. & Quebec.
Albertans are missing out on jobs, investment & tax revenues! New infographic ⬇️
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Albertans are missing out on jobs, investment & tax revenues! New infographic ⬇️
buff.ly/CPIV5xR
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Wakey wakey slumbering Alberta citizens. A huge portion of Alberta’s spent conventional oil & gas wells are owned by small broke producers. This is the tip of the iceberg that could cost you big $.
Regulator orders oil and gas company to abandon 36 sites | CBC News
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Regulator orders oil and gas company to abandon 36 sites | CBC News
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Alberta Energy Regulator orders oil and gas company to abandon 36 sites | CBC News
An Albertan oil and gas company has been ordered by the provincial regulator to abandon 36 sites across the province, leaving the company, which says it's "financially broke," saddled with more than $...
www.cbc.ca
August 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Wakey wakey slumbering Alberta citizens. A huge portion of Alberta’s spent conventional oil & gas wells are owned by small broke producers. This is the tip of the iceberg that could cost you big $.
Regulator orders oil and gas company to abandon 36 sites | CBC News
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Regulator orders oil and gas company to abandon 36 sites | CBC News
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ALARMING: Press release issued by parties granted full participatory status in an Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) hearing (coal mining issues).
🚨The CEO of the AER reconsidered a decision of the quasi-judicial hearing panel, Hearing cancelled!🚨
albertawilderness.ca/joint-news-r...
🚨The CEO of the AER reconsidered a decision of the quasi-judicial hearing panel, Hearing cancelled!🚨
albertawilderness.ca/joint-news-r...
Joint News Release: AER CEO claims unprecedented power to cancel public hearing for coal mine - Alberta Wilderness Association
On August 21, 2025, the CEO of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) cancelled the public hearing for Mine 14, an underground metallurgical coal mine near Grande Cache, proposed by Summit Coal Inc.
albertawilderness.ca
August 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
ALARMING: Press release issued by parties granted full participatory status in an Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) hearing (coal mining issues).
🚨The CEO of the AER reconsidered a decision of the quasi-judicial hearing panel, Hearing cancelled!🚨
albertawilderness.ca/joint-news-r...
🚨The CEO of the AER reconsidered a decision of the quasi-judicial hearing panel, Hearing cancelled!🚨
albertawilderness.ca/joint-news-r...
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🚨Alberta's COVID vaccine policy: Why we are concerned www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica... @albertadoctors.bsky.social
We "advocate strongly for a policy that protects public health, follows the best available scientific evidence and removes barriers to vaccination for those who need it most."
We "advocate strongly for a policy that protects public health, follows the best available scientific evidence and removes barriers to vaccination for those who need it most."
New COVID-19 vaccine policy: Why we are concerned | AMA
The Alberta government has introduced significant changes to the way Albertans will access COVID-19 vaccines this fall. ...
www.albertadoctors.org
August 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🚨Alberta's COVID vaccine policy: Why we are concerned www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica... @albertadoctors.bsky.social
We "advocate strongly for a policy that protects public health, follows the best available scientific evidence and removes barriers to vaccination for those who need it most."
We "advocate strongly for a policy that protects public health, follows the best available scientific evidence and removes barriers to vaccination for those who need it most."
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Last night (Warburg) we had a lively, informative, respectful discussion, on Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy.
@NagwanYYC.bluesky.social, shadow Energy & Mines minister, opposition NDP, spoke to landowners. She was warmly welcomed. 👏
A govt. official was in the audience making it interesting!
@NagwanYYC.bluesky.social, shadow Energy & Mines minister, opposition NDP, spoke to landowners. She was warmly welcomed. 👏
A govt. official was in the audience making it interesting!
August 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Last night (Warburg) we had a lively, informative, respectful discussion, on Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy.
@NagwanYYC.bluesky.social, shadow Energy & Mines minister, opposition NDP, spoke to landowners. She was warmly welcomed. 👏
A govt. official was in the audience making it interesting!
@NagwanYYC.bluesky.social, shadow Energy & Mines minister, opposition NDP, spoke to landowners. She was warmly welcomed. 👏
A govt. official was in the audience making it interesting!
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Province pushing MAGA antivaxx BS for AB base? Yep.
Alberta's Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... via @thetyee.ca
1. Charging the poor & elderly for vaccines
2. No free vaccines for health workers
3. No shots from pharmacists
4. Reducing the total amount of vaccine
Alberta's Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... via @thetyee.ca
1. Charging the poor & elderly for vaccines
2. No free vaccines for health workers
3. No shots from pharmacists
4. Reducing the total amount of vaccine
Alberta’s Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines | The Tyee
The virus hits the old and poor hardest. The province is erecting hurdles to granting them protection.
thetyee.ca
August 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Province pushing MAGA antivaxx BS for AB base? Yep.
Alberta's Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... via @thetyee.ca
1. Charging the poor & elderly for vaccines
2. No free vaccines for health workers
3. No shots from pharmacists
4. Reducing the total amount of vaccine
Alberta's Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... via @thetyee.ca
1. Charging the poor & elderly for vaccines
2. No free vaccines for health workers
3. No shots from pharmacists
4. Reducing the total amount of vaccine
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And here is Modry's money quote.
Dennis Modry told "Rebel News Live"...
That he was trying to get the US to agree to a $500 million loan for the new country of Alberta to get on its feet...
AND
An exchange of currency for equal value.
But if things are going to be so good, why would the loan be needed?
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That he was trying to get the US to agree to a $500 million loan for the new country of Alberta to get on its feet...
AND
An exchange of currency for equal value.
But if things are going to be so good, why would the loan be needed?
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July 24, 2025 at 1:35 AM
And here is Modry's money quote.
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I am neither bragging nor complaining. Just stating a fact. As an independent Senator, it’s my job to be a watchdog on government, not a cheerleader. I may never meet PM Carney again - this was a sort of a Stampede fluke!
July 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I am neither bragging nor complaining. Just stating a fact. As an independent Senator, it’s my job to be a watchdog on government, not a cheerleader. I may never meet PM Carney again - this was a sort of a Stampede fluke!
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Graham Thomson: With the word “annexation” being tossed around so much these days thanks to Donald Trump, I have to ask: can you annex a person, or, more accurately, a person’s credibility? #abpoli
Why Join Danielle Smith’s ‘Alberta Next’ Road Show? | The Tyee
A highly respected economist is participating in the premier’s propaganda stunt. I asked him why.
thetyee.ca
July 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Graham Thomson: With the word “annexation” being tossed around so much these days thanks to Donald Trump, I have to ask: can you annex a person, or, more accurately, a person’s credibility? #abpoli
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In April, the UCP claimed Alberta had a $5B deficit & used it to underfund healthcare & education.
Now, just under 4 moths, they announced $8B surplus. That’s $13B swing in160 days.
How?
They either misled Albertas or they’re fiscally incompetent.
Now, just under 4 moths, they announced $8B surplus. That’s $13B swing in160 days.
How?
They either misled Albertas or they’re fiscally incompetent.
Alberta ends 2024-25 fiscal year with $8.3 billion surplus thanks to oil, taxes
The surplus represents a significant swing from both Budget 2024's slim surplus and Budget 2025's forecasted deficit of more than $5 billion
edmontonjournal.com
June 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In April, the UCP claimed Alberta had a $5B deficit & used it to underfund healthcare & education.
Now, just under 4 moths, they announced $8B surplus. That’s $13B swing in160 days.
How?
They either misled Albertas or they’re fiscally incompetent.
Now, just under 4 moths, they announced $8B surplus. That’s $13B swing in160 days.
How?
They either misled Albertas or they’re fiscally incompetent.
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Reuters reporting that oil and gas producers in Alberta flared (i.e. burned off excess) natural gas to the tune of 912.7 million cubic metres in 2024.
By my math, that would emit about 1.8 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
Or roughly the equivalent of Alberta's entire cement industry.
By my math, that would emit about 1.8 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
Or roughly the equivalent of Alberta's entire cement industry.
Exclusive: Alberta blew past gas flaring ceiling in 2024 as province eliminates limit
Energy producers in Alberta, Canada's top oil-producing province, blew past the province's self-imposed limit on annual natural gas flaring in 2024 for a second year in a row, Reuters calculations show.
www.reuters.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Reuters reporting that oil and gas producers in Alberta flared (i.e. burned off excess) natural gas to the tune of 912.7 million cubic metres in 2024.
By my math, that would emit about 1.8 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
Or roughly the equivalent of Alberta's entire cement industry.
By my math, that would emit about 1.8 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
Or roughly the equivalent of Alberta's entire cement industry.
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Albertans are concerned about prioritizing cost-savings and private expansion over access to stable public health care. AMA's Trusted to Lead campaign focuses on reinforcing physicians as leaders who can help drive patient-centered change in our system. www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica...
Trusted to Lead – Campaign update and how you can help | AMA
We are nearly one month into phase II of our Informed Reform campaign and we’re seeing strong results – and growing ...
www.albertadoctors.org
June 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Albertans are concerned about prioritizing cost-savings and private expansion over access to stable public health care. AMA's Trusted to Lead campaign focuses on reinforcing physicians as leaders who can help drive patient-centered change in our system. www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica...
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Danielle Smith has always had an awkward relationship with the truth and with facts, but completely not understanding the law she just passed few weeks ago, that’s another record for incompetence or deceit.
#ableg
#ableg
Danielle Smith names ‘Alberta Next Panel,’ recites litany of dubious grievances with Ottawa - Alberta Politics
Claiming that “the West wants Ottawa out of its hair,” Alberta Premier Danielle Smith yesterday named 14 members of her so-called Alberta Next Panel and recited a litany of grievances she has with the...
albertapolitics.ca
June 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Danielle Smith has always had an awkward relationship with the truth and with facts, but completely not understanding the law she just passed few weeks ago, that’s another record for incompetence or deceit.
#ableg
#ableg
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Albertans should ask the Premier why she is wasting public dollars on this separatist pet project when there are so many pressing issues that need to be dealt with.
Read my full statement regarding the 'Alberta Next' panel surveys below:
Read my full statement regarding the 'Alberta Next' panel surveys below:
June 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Albertans should ask the Premier why she is wasting public dollars on this separatist pet project when there are so many pressing issues that need to be dealt with.
Read my full statement regarding the 'Alberta Next' panel surveys below:
Read my full statement regarding the 'Alberta Next' panel surveys below:
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Measles was ended thanks to vaccinations. Now it is running rampant because of disinformation. Polio was wiped out but is now reappearing. Here is my latest on the role Kennedy Jr and Danielle Smith are playing in tearing down trust in medicine.
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The MAGA War on Vaccine Science
How Trump, RFJ Jr. and Danielle Smith are dismantling public trust in medicine
charlieangus.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Measles was ended thanks to vaccinations. Now it is running rampant because of disinformation. Polio was wiped out but is now reappearing. Here is my latest on the role Kennedy Jr and Danielle Smith are playing in tearing down trust in medicine.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-maga-w...
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Between 2002 and 2011, 165 Canadians - 158 military personnel and 7 civilians - died in Afghanistan, including 4 Canadian soldiers killed by American friendly fire. Let us remember them - even if our erstwhile allies would prefer to forget or ridicule their service and sacrifice. #cdnpoli
HEGSETH: We wore a patch on our shoulder that said ISAF -- International Security Assistance Force. And you know what the joke was? That is stood for 'I saw Americans fighting.'
COONS: Let's just make clear for the record that our military partners in Afghanistan included many who served and died
COONS: Let's just make clear for the record that our military partners in Afghanistan included many who served and died
June 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Between 2002 and 2011, 165 Canadians - 158 military personnel and 7 civilians - died in Afghanistan, including 4 Canadian soldiers killed by American friendly fire. Let us remember them - even if our erstwhile allies would prefer to forget or ridicule their service and sacrifice. #cdnpoli
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Alberta's new reclamation security rules for #RenewableEnergy are fundamentally different than the "generous and flexible" ones for oil and gas, says our Oil and Gas program director, Janetta McKenzie. #abpoli 1/3
June 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Alberta's new reclamation security rules for #RenewableEnergy are fundamentally different than the "generous and flexible" ones for oil and gas, says our Oil and Gas program director, Janetta McKenzie. #abpoli 1/3
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"This is a province that wants to unleash its energy sector, but there is an energy sector that's waiting for a stable regulatory environment, and then one that is being given a lot of options to not reclaim and not clean up itself in a timely manner." 3/3
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Renewable cleanup rules making Alberta less competitive for investment: report
CALGARY - A report says new cleanup rules for renewable energy sites are hurting the competitiveness of Alberta's industry.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
June 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"This is a province that wants to unleash its energy sector, but there is an energy sector that's waiting for a stable regulatory environment, and then one that is being given a lot of options to not reclaim and not clean up itself in a timely manner." 3/3
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For @thewalrus.ca, I wrote about this latest chapter for Alberta separatism and what makes this time a bit different. thewalrus.ca/alberta-is-t...
Alberta Is Talking about Separating—AGAIN | The Walrus
What's their problem?
thewalrus.ca
June 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
For @thewalrus.ca, I wrote about this latest chapter for Alberta separatism and what makes this time a bit different. thewalrus.ca/alberta-is-t...
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Want to attract capital to AB?
Make it easy to invest in the energy attracting the most capital: clean tech.
Not what we're doing, chasing it away.
"Global energy investment is set to increase to a record US$3.3T this year, with clean technologies attracting 2x as much capital as fossil fuels"
Make it easy to invest in the energy attracting the most capital: clean tech.
Not what we're doing, chasing it away.
"Global energy investment is set to increase to a record US$3.3T this year, with clean technologies attracting 2x as much capital as fossil fuels"
Global energy investment to reach record US$3.3-trillion, IEA says
The 2025 World Energy Investment report shows clean technologies are attracting twice as much capital as fossil fuels
www.theglobeandmail.com
June 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Want to attract capital to AB?
Make it easy to invest in the energy attracting the most capital: clean tech.
Not what we're doing, chasing it away.
"Global energy investment is set to increase to a record US$3.3T this year, with clean technologies attracting 2x as much capital as fossil fuels"
Make it easy to invest in the energy attracting the most capital: clean tech.
Not what we're doing, chasing it away.
"Global energy investment is set to increase to a record US$3.3T this year, with clean technologies attracting 2x as much capital as fossil fuels"
