Ross O'Connor
@oconnor.bsky.social
Foreign and national security Advisor to 22nd Prime Minister of Canada. Director of Policy for two Foreign Ministers. NatSecurity, nuclear, energy, and climate.
Canada sends military to Greenland...but only as a part of long planned NORAD exercises.
January 19, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Canada sends military to Greenland...but only as a part of long planned NORAD exercises.
The leader of Ontario is less enthusiastic about the trade deal his Prime Minister just negotiated with China.
January 16, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The leader of Ontario is less enthusiastic about the trade deal his Prime Minister just negotiated with China.
Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson:
Some officers from the Swedish Armed Forces are arriving in Greenland today. They are part of a group from several allied countries.
Some officers from the Swedish Armed Forces are arriving in Greenland today. They are part of a group from several allied countries.
January 14, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson:
Some officers from the Swedish Armed Forces are arriving in Greenland today. They are part of a group from several allied countries.
Some officers from the Swedish Armed Forces are arriving in Greenland today. They are part of a group from several allied countries.
...And please take a few barrels of oil if you can.
January 11, 2026 at 2:26 AM
...And please take a few barrels of oil if you can.
We're all just living in it.
January 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
We're all just living in it.
Before conspiracy theories run wild: Venezuela exports less than 1% of global oil supply.
January 3, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Before conspiracy theories run wild: Venezuela exports less than 1% of global oil supply.
Politically, Canada and the US are not getting along due to Trump's arsonist ways. Militarily, the two countries continue to march in lock step according to the 🇨🇦 Minister of Defence.
December 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Politically, Canada and the US are not getting along due to Trump's arsonist ways. Militarily, the two countries continue to march in lock step according to the 🇨🇦 Minister of Defence.
I have high praise for this $2.5 billion investment by Canada for Ukraine which represents several national interests for Canada.
December 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I have high praise for this $2.5 billion investment by Canada for Ukraine which represents several national interests for Canada.
This is leadership. Doug Ford is creating dependable jobs and clean, dependable electricity that is powering Ontario (including Quebec) and is making Ontario a world leader in nuclear power. The lunacy of the Green Energy Act is behind Ontario and better days lie ahead.
December 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
This is leadership. Doug Ford is creating dependable jobs and clean, dependable electricity that is powering Ontario (including Quebec) and is making Ontario a world leader in nuclear power. The lunacy of the Green Energy Act is behind Ontario and better days lie ahead.
December 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A new buzz phrase at conferences is that the old "rules based" international order is being replaced with a "power based" international order. That is a naïve and wrong take: the int'l order is and will always be power based.
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A new buzz phrase at conferences is that the old "rules based" international order is being replaced with a "power based" international order. That is a naïve and wrong take: the int'l order is and will always be power based.
Nuclear power is back: Today, the world's biggest nuclear plant (Kashiwazaki-Kariwato in Japan) received final approval to restart and in the US, Constellation Energy secured a $1 billion loan from the Energy Department to restart the Unit 1 reactor at the Three Mile Island reactor plant.
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Nuclear power is back: Today, the world's biggest nuclear plant (Kashiwazaki-Kariwato in Japan) received final approval to restart and in the US, Constellation Energy secured a $1 billion loan from the Energy Department to restart the Unit 1 reactor at the Three Mile Island reactor plant.