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The end of Canadian foreign policy

Trump’s attack on Iran is a short-term gift to Alberta’s oil patch — which goes a long way to explaining Prime Minister Mark Carney's weak response.

09.03.2026 10

National Observer

Taylor C. Noakes

Enbridge's CEO gave away the game: public risk, private profit

On a recent earnings call, Greg Ebel seemed to be admitting that a new West Coast pipeline would not be economically viable. Those comments contrast...

24.02.2026 10

National Observer

Taylor C. Noakes

The Canada Pension Plan Is Funding Trump’s Fossil Fuel and AI Ambitions

The US is waging a trade war on Canada and destabilizing the climate. The CPP is pouring billions into the effort

20.02.2026 20

The Walrus

Taylor C. Noakes

Carney’s Wealth Tests the Limits of Canada’s Ethics Laws

Our conflict-of-interest rules are no match for a prime minister this financially entangled The post Carney’s Wealth Tests the Limits of Canada’s...

10.02.2026 20

The Walrus

Taylor C. Noakes

The Automotive Engineer Who Took Apart a Bogus KGB Intelligence Dossier

Giuseppe Bianchin explains how he came to investigate one of Canada’s strangest security controversies The post The Automotive Engineer Who Took...

23.12.2025 6

The Walrus

Taylor C. Noakes

A Veteran Reporter Was Branded as a Russian Spy. The Proof Didn’t Hold Up

Former MP Chris Alexander accused David Pugliese of treason. Experts now argue his evidence was fake The post A Veteran Reporter Was Branded as a...

03.10.2025 10

The Walrus

Taylor C. Noakes

What was Mark Carney thinking when he walked back the digital services tax?

01.07.2025 10

The Globe and Mail

Taylor C. Noakes

Pension fund's climate decision makes all Canadians more vulnerable

Many Canadians assume pension funds are ethically invested, and fund managers are doing their due diligence. We might soon be in for a very rude...

26.05.2025 30

National Observer

Taylor C. Noakes

The truth is that Canada Post was simply set up to fail

23.05.2025 9

The Globe and Mail

Taylor C. Noakes

Canada needs Carney's proposed national electricity grid

Forget interprovincial trade barriers and new pipeline infrastructure: what Canada needs now is a national electricity grid. On April 9, Liberal...

11.04.2025 10

National Observer

Taylor C. Noakes

RFK Jr. Is Bad for Canada’s Health Too

The health secretary has gutted core agencies that safeguard the US’s well-being. The fallout won’t stop at the border The post RFK Jr. Is Bad for...

09.04.2025 10

The Walrus

Taylor C. Noakes

Will pumping out more oil really save Canada from Trump?

07.04.2025 10

The Globe and Mail

Taylor C. Noakes

Dark money is poisoning Canada with pro-oil propaganda

In communities lacking adequate local news media, what is in essence nothing more than propaganda might be the sum total of coverage an important...

07.03.2025 10

National Observer

Taylor C. Noakes

Forget pipelines — the U.S. trade war is our chance to decarbonize

Energy sovereignty is economic sovereignty, and there’s no faster route to energy sovereignty than by harnessing the fully renewable energy...

20.02.2025 10

National Observer

Taylor C. Noakes

Did Canada Really Just Build a $7.5 Million Monument That Honours Nazis?

Because it sure looks that way The post Did Canada Really Just Build a $7.5 Million Monument That Honours Nazis? first appeared on The Walrus.

03.02.2025 10

The Walrus

Taylor C. Noakes

Forget the fighter jets. Canada needs a climate army

For the rest of this century, Canada is guaranteed to have an increasing need for water bombers and other tools to combat climate change. It is less...

03.02.2025 10

National Observer

Taylor C. Noakes