Gordon Laxer
@afterthesands
Founding Director of Parkland Institute at the University of Alberta, Author of After the Sands: Energy & Ecological Security for Canadians. Runner, snow shoer.
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http://gordonlaxer.com 31-12-2014 21:31:06
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Western separatism? Never going to happen. Danielle Smith talks it up to scare the feds from regulating Big Oil corps’ carbon pollution. BTW all Big Oil corps in Canada are majority foreign-owned Linda McQuaig Maude Barlow Jim Stanford Elizabeth May cbc.ca/news/canada/sa…
The myth of Ottawa stifling Alberta's oil sands punctured by Ian Urquhart. A Must read op-ed Linda McQuaig Maude Barlow Seth Klein Tim #abpoli #cdnpoli Parkland Institute Council of Canadians EnvironmentalDefence Jim Stanford Stand.earth Tzeporah Berman theconversation.com/alberta-has-lo…
Restoring decency, restoring democracy. Ending gangster regimes that can create genocide. It’s a big task. But I think Canadians are up for it. Charlie Angus takes resistance to Picton ON Linda McQuaig Maude Barlow Seth Klein #cdnpoli #abpoli #onpoli #yeg youtube.com/watch?v=hHWEyW…
Remember when Carney said "Trump is trying to break us, so America can own us". Oh, That was the election. Today Carney met behind closed doors with Big Oil. They pose as Canadian but all are a majority U.S owned. What happened to elbows up? Linda McQuaig Maude Barlow #cdnpoli
Are exporting resources all the premiers & prime minister can think of to build an economy independent from the US? Back to hewers of wood & drawers of water is not progress. We are capable of so much more. What about manufacturing, high tech & a care economy? Linda McQuaig
Danielle Smith struts around noisily, threatening to break up the country if Big Foreign Oil doesn’t get its way. A must read Linda McQuaig Jim Stanford Seth Klein Maude Barlow Parkland Institute Tim Elizabeth May #cdnpoli #abpoli #bcpoli #onpoli thestar.com/opinion/contri…
It takes more than mighty construction projects to build a nation. Human services like public healthcare are equally important to growth, jobs, innovation & investment. Here's an open letter signed by 275 🇨🇦 economists & health policy experts: centreforfuturework.ca/2025/06/17/the… #cdnecon /2
Watch Naomi Klein’s brilliant take on “end-times fascism” & how it differs from earlier fascisms. She paints a hopeful picture of a way out - through progressive, international solidarity Linda McQuaig Maude Barlow #cdnpoli #abpoli #onpoli #bcpoli youtube.com/watch?v=9rTkfo… 📷
Don’t make a secret deal with Trump, Mr. Carney. After the election, your elbows seem to be down. Put any deal to Canadians to decide in a referendum. Read insightful op-ed by Christopher Holcroft Linda McQuaig Maude Barlow #cdnpoli #abpoli #bcpoli thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/…