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Alberta's premier says Americans will pay a lot more for gas if Trump applies 25% tariffs on Canada

The premier of Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta says Americans will pay a lot more for gas if President-elect Donald Trump imposes a 25% tariff on all Canadian products

The Independent UK

Canada's Trudeau Battles To Hold On After Deputy PM Resigns

The bombshell resignation of Canada's deputy prime minister is spurring new calls for the resignation of Justin Trudeau, whose rock-bottom popularity is plummeting further amid opposition attacks and US President-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats.

International Business Times

Danielle Smith’s Bizarre Bid to Legitimize Homeopathy

Alberta’s war on evidence-based medicine

The Walrus

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Alberta’s proposed Fairness and Safety in Sport Act is anything but fair

The Alberta government, led by Premier Danielle Smith, recently tabled three bills that, if passed, could restrict the rights of transgender people in the province. These proposed policies are not only anti-trans but anti-evidence.

The Conversation

Trudeau calls emergency meeting over Trump’s Canada tariff threat

US president-elect posted on social media about plan to impose 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada over immigration

The Guardian - US

Danielle Smith’s new policies make all Albertan youth unsafe

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government recently tabled three bills targeting trans youth’s education, health care and sports participation. If passed, these ill-considered bills — the Education Amendment Act, the Health Statutes Amendment Act and the Fairness and Safety in Sport Act — could make all Albertan youth unsafe.

The Conversation

Alberta’s impending anti-2SLGBTQIA+ legislation is stoking fear and anxiety

The Alberta Legislature has reconvened for its fall sitting, and the United Conservative Party is expected to table new anti-2SLGBTQIA+ legislation that will restrict trans women and girls’ access to sports, curtail inclusive education and ban youth from accessing gender affirming care.

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Is conservatism really on the rise in Canada? Blaine Higgs’ big loss in New Brunswick suggests not

Make no mistake, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs lost big on Monday night. The province’s voters delivered a forceful rebuke of Higgs’ Progressive Conservatives similar to the 1995 election, when the party won only six seats against Frank McKenna’s Liberals.

The Conversation

Oilsands workers are resistant to sustainable jobs, new research finds

Like it or not, the energy transition is happening.

The Conversation

With Jasper, a Once Beloved Town Becomes a Haunting Sight

Rebuilding a town every year isn’t enough. The question must be asked: What now?

The Walrus

Wildfire in Jasper National Park could burn for months, Canadian official says

A Canadian official says a wildfire that has destroyed hundreds of structures in the town of Jasper, Alberta, is the largest blaze recorded in Jasper National Park in a century and could still be burning months from now

The Independent UK

Rains help firefighters battle blazes in Canada’s Jasper National Park

Town council of Jasper says about 32 percent of structures in the town had been destroyed in the wildfire.

Al Jazeera

More than 350 structures were destroyed by Jasper wildfire in the Canadian Rockies, officials say

Canadian officials say a wildfire in Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies this week has destroyed more than 350 structures but all of the critical infrastructure is intact

The Independent UK

Alberta premier fights tears over Canada wildfires despite climate crisis denial

Danielle Smith and her government’s refusal to combat global heating is said to have made blazes more intense

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Wildfire Engulfs Parts Of Main Town In Canada's Jasper National Park

An "out of control" wildfire has devoured up to half of the main town in western Canada's popular Jasper National Park, authorities said Thursday, with 400 foreign firefighters called in to help battle the blaze.

The Guardian - US

Alberta to ban renewables on ‘prime’ land and preserve ‘pristine viewscapes’

Decision by premier Danielle Smith further pits Canadian province against environmental groups pushing green energy

The Walrus

The Emergencies Act Is Outdated and Polarizing

Will it ever be appropriate and reasonable for the government to shut down a protest again?

The Guardian - US

Canadian conservatives divided over trans policy

Alberta premier’s moves to ban trans treatments rejected by fellow rightwing leader in Ontario

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Tucker Carlson

It should be obvious that this guy’s pants are on fire. But his audience doesn’t care

The Conversation

Alberta sovereignty push: Learning from the economic fallout of similar separatist movements

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, while not explicitly advocating for outright independence, continues to promote increased provincial autonomy.

The Guardian - US

Canada’s fossil fuel firms will need to cut emissions by at least 35% by 2030

Justin Trudeau’s government plans to limit emissions through a national cap-and-trade system, a policy first proposed in 2021

The Conversation

Albertans have more in common than recent elections suggest

Politics in Alberta are more volatile than ever. And the environment appears to be getting increasingly hostile, with the common ground between progressives and conservatives shrinking election by election.

The Conversation

Move over, Danielle Smith: What Canadians should know about New Brunswick's Blaine Higgs

Though he lacks Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s showmanship, New Brunswick’s Blaine Higgs has a hard-line conservative record to make right-wing ideologues giddy.

The Conversation

Will Danielle Smith veer back to the right and towards Alberta separatism?

With a fresh and workable majority, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing the choice of conforming to her moderate election stance or pushing the strategies of various quasi-separatist groups like Take Back Alberta and Project Confederation.

The Conversation

From Donald Trump to Danielle Smith: 4 ways populists are jeopardizing democracy

In 1954, Richard Hofstadter, the eminent American historian of modern conservatism, asked a provocative question about his era’s assault on progressive and left-wing ideals, known as McCarthyism: Where did this extremism come from?

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