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Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · 3d

Completely. "Economic Reconciliation" sounds like counter insurgency payments. youtu.be/jjKVIsyvcwE?...

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Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · 3d

I think the hyperbole about Eby being a threat to confederation betrays Kenney's real motive. He's pandering to the separatist base.

Since most Albertans don't want to separate, he's signalling that they can still talk about it but framing BC as the instigator.

While keeping oil in the spotlight.

Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · 3d

Sharing this again as Danielle Smith proposes an ambiguous new pipeline to BC's coast with the implied backing of Trans Mountain crown corporation.

The US gas companies treat Northern BC like Afghanistan, and Smith's new proposal sounds like more of the same.

The Goose 🇨🇦 @the-goose-media.bsky.social · Jun 28

My full interview with @kainagata.bsky.social from @dogwoodbc.bsky.social on…

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Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · 4d

They also encourage it with relentless advertising and the near refusal to make anything other than a truck or SUV. It's like a small-dick-energy feedback loop.

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Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah it's wild. My dad has a 93 Dodge Ram 2500 farm truck and it looks small compared to new pickups.

Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · 4d

I have access to a new F-150 at work (crew cab, short box) but most of the time my 2003 Honda Element is more useful because the rear seats fold away or easily unclip, making for a 6 foot covered cargo area.

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Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · 6d

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Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · 7d

Ugh. The layers upon layers of enshittification.

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Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · 12d

Weird how we figured out socialized medicine but socialized mail is just too much. Whenever I see news like this I look up Loblaws and Rogers' net income; it sure seems like we could dial up the socialism a bit and solve a lot of problems.

Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 13d

Canada Post union launches strike as Ottawa moves to end most door-to-door mail

CUPW posted a notice on its website Thursday saying all of its Canada Post members were walking off the job "in response to the Government’s attack on our postal service and workers."

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Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · 18d

I believe this is what Pierre Poilievre would call "Warrior Culture."

Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · 18d

The same American auto makers who cannot sell sedans, hatchbacks, wagons or minivans also cannot sell EVs in North America, even if they sell them in other markets. Who would have guessed? But they certainly have money to run truck ads.

Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · 18d

Wow. A whopping $3 billion across Ford, GM and Stellantis? GM alone had over $14 billion in record profits last year.

Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · Sep 8

It seems like much of the media and commentary conflates EV policy with NA automakers' struggles. Lets not pretend that they are going to thrive with or without an EV Availability Standard.

Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · Sep 7

I wonder if Volkswagen will be next?

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Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · Sep 7

I expect a raid against Volkswagen, with sanctions and tariffs against both to follow. Fortifying the American automotive hermit kingdom.

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Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · Sep 6

That's why I mostly use On the Run stations in B.C. They have squeegees and recycling bins at the chargers, plus the convenience stores. I use the app because I like to review my charging info and get free coffees, but you can use a credit card. The newer installations have covered parking.

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Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · Sep 5

Some brands have invested wisely in EV tech and have successful EV programs, while NA and Japanese brands mostly have not. Backing off from EV policy chooses winners and losers, and makes winners out of losers.

The Goose 🇨🇦 @the-goose-media.bsky.social · Sep 5

Within 20 minutes we learned that the Prime Minister of Canada - who is a former UN climate envoy - will be fast tracking new oil and gas pipelines and pausing the EV mandate 🫠

EXCLUSIVE
Internal government list of 32 potential
infrastructure projects includes new oil pipeline
BILL CURRY, Deputy Ottawa Bureau Chief
Ottawa
Published Yesterday
A liquid natural gas carrier ship docked at LNG Canada's export facility in Kitimat, B.C., on August 19.
JESSE WINTER/REUTERS

Carney to pause EV mandate, trigger a review: sources
The move comes as the industry has struggled under U.S. tariffs
Posted: September 05, 2025 10:12 EDT
Last Updated: 2 Minutes ago
Catharine Tunney, David Cochrane, CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney is delaying a plan to force automakers to hit minimum sales
levels for electric vehicles next year, according to sources knowledgeable of the plans.
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Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · Sep 5

Meanwhile ICE raided Hyundai's new EV plant in Georgia, detaining almost 500 people including South Korean citizens on business travel. The US is working toward an automotive hermit kingdom.

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Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · Sep 2

If I was still teaching English Lit I would pitch a course based on books banned in Alberta.

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Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · Sep 1

Lol yup. Painfully obvious BS that continues to somehow mop up public funding.

Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · Sep 1

I feel like Hyundai could repackage the IONIQ 6 N in the Vision 74 design (all battery, no hydrogen) and have an absolute banger EV "muscle car." www.hyundai-n.com/en/models/ro...

N Vision 74 | Hyundai N

Hyundai N Vision 74 is a concept car inspired by the Hyundai Pony Coupe. N Vision 74 is the first high performance Rolling Lab built on the most advanced hydrogen fuel cell.

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Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · Aug 28

My workplace isn't doing this, thankfully. I have been way more productive and healthy since 2020.

Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · Aug 28

I haven't bought American booze in at least 10 years. I've hardly bought anything outside of BC. There are just so many craft distillers.

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Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · Aug 25

Living in the dumbest, perma-fried frat-boy timeline.

Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · Aug 25

Meta builds giant datacenter in rural Louisiana. Utility to add 2.3 GW of gas turbines to power it, if they can source the turbines in a sold-out global market.
And just to be sure, the Louisiana Legislature passed a new law that adds natural gas to the definition of green energy...
Climate anyone?

Gregor Macdonald @gregor.us · Aug 25

To breach the paywall, appears YahooFinance is running the story in full. finance.yahoo.com/news/meta-si...

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Michael Stonehewer @michaelstonehewer.bsky.social · Aug 20

American auto makers that can't make EVs are the same ones that can't even make hatchbacks, sedans, wagons or vans. But that only applies to North America. We are their dumb money demographic insulated by tariffs.

Caroline @northernck.bsky.social · Aug 17

What Ford Canada, GM Canada, Stellantis & Cdn Auto Manufacturing Association don’t want Cdns to know

Caroline @northernck.bsky.social · Aug 17

“In China, EV car sales grew 40 per cent in 2024 alone, and now 1 in 4 cars sold worldwide in 2025 will be electric. Global oil demand will peak this decade.
According to the International Energy Association, annual global investment in clean energy and electricity infrastructure

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