The Policy Vivisectionist

I'm not a bot, and not a new user. I just created an "alt" account to focus on dissecting the physics, math, and corporate capture of Canada's energy plans. Eviscerating mega dam illusions & exposing the natural gas "bridge fuel" trap. Independent, non-aligned, & strictly focused on reality.

All this was BEFORE Carney went all in on gas. Just think where we will be when this policy kicks into high gear. The lost opportunity, the lost $BILS You'd think electing Make Harris would have been lesson enough. But nope.

Hey @mark-carney.bsky.social #cdnpoli

IMO, BILD decision to jump from Wynne's OLP to Ford's PC party had less to do with dissatisfaction with the OLP's greenbelt, than it did with the anticipation of having a Premier who is far more amenable to "solving" member's issues the old fashioned way. That, and box seats and strippers.

There is currently a Wikipedia edit war on the Great Lakes Wikipedia pages because everything is so stupid

Renewables, especially solar and energy storage are cheaper, and faster to roll out. They produce 100% less GHGs than natural gas and less waste heat. They trump all other generation option on science and economic metrics. Sound civic policy with none of the corporate capture of govt influence.

I just came from my follow up doctors appointment. My A1C levels are looking good. It's time to celebrate with my wife's fav brand of ice cream.

RFK Jr. has claimed that the U.S. measles outbreak has nothing to do with him. But one of these countries has been running an effective public health campaign, including promoting MMR vaccination, and one has not. Behold the measles cases for 2025-2026 for the U.S. and Canada.

psst, they don't care. Their primary defining characteristic is lack of empathy.

I'd like to ask Canada's @mark-carney.bsky.social how he can live with gutted energy emissions regulations to allow a massive influx of gas fired generation, especially for data centers we do not need. Canada already contributed this this👇

Despite being a great voice for Team Canada in the face of US economic bullying, he just can't hide his inner self. a) that divergence is in 2014 b) oil prices crashed in '14-'15 c) Trudeau's first budget as PM wasn't until *March 2016.* He's still the same old Jason Kenney 👎. #cdnpoli #ableg

Paris has a history of grand transformations.

Separatists - "Whoawhoawhoa we don't want to be the 51st state!" Also Separatists... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli -

DANIELLE SMITH'S "DO NOTHING" APPROACH TO TRADE DISPUTE

Thomas Lukaszuk has written an open letter asking Danielle SMith to suspend the separatist question in light of the economic attacks by the US. On the same day SMith seemed to say she was worried about protecting American jobs... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

republican peter oberacker's FB post celebrating his nazi grandfather was first reported in a paywalled politico newsletter. one of the very few pieces that covered it was in fucking new york post.

peter oberacker, whose grandfather was a nazi, is currently a state senator who serves on the 'New York State Senate Republican Antisemitism Working Group'

a million pieces/segments sneering at hasan piker and the co-chair of the DSA, meanwhile a republican congressional candidate in upstate new york named peter oberacker is the grandson of an actual nazi germany soldier and his former staffer was part of the 'i love hitler' young GOP group chat

Yes. But her supporters view it as pragmatic diplomacy. I call it borderline treason.

It’s time for Danielle Smith to get on Team Canada. Reinstate the ban on American booze. Call off the separatist referendum.  Let’s send a clear message of unity to the United States: Albertans are proud Canadians, and we stand with Team Canada.

Foreign actors are exploiting Alberta’s separatist movement and trying to manipulate our democracy. And Danielle Smith’s reckless rhetoric and refusal to confront separatism has helped create the conditions for this mess. 1/2

Today's #ClassicCartoon

My apologies, I was less than crystal clear. By dropped, I meant that the Alberta Electric System Operator officially UNLEASHED its Guide to AESO Connection Requirements for Transmission-Connected Data Centers on the public during a highly charged town hall in Redwater, AB.

Scott Moe is a traitor to our future. He will fight tooth & nail against export taxes on Saskatchewan's potash, canola, wheat, & pulses. He expects the rest of the country to bleed to meet climate goals, while his province gets a free pass. Saskatchewan profits. Everyday Canadians bear the brunt.

More importantly, solar doesn't spew localized heat, toxic air pollution, or deafening noise into existing residential communities the way emergency mobile gas peaker plants do. Carney’s obsession with fossil fuel baseloads isn't a sound transition. It's a product of corporate capture #cdnpoli

Let's look at the lie. Utility scale solar & storage are vastly faster to manufacture, install, and commission than building a new natural gas peaker plants. When a community needs rapid grid capacity, solar can be deployed in a fraction of the time it takes to clear gas pipe regulatory hurdles.

And again, myself and everyone else pointing these things out aren't assuming anything, we are reading his policy platform. People aren't "assuming" anything based on the US, we are watching Canadian politicians execute the exact same fossil-fuel playbook in real-time. #cdnpoli

And Mark Carney signed off on all of this. The federal MOU explicitly exempted Alberta’s clean electricity timelines and removed the oil/gas emissions cap under the justification of powering tech infrastructure. All under the corporate lie that fossil fuels are a necessary "bridge fuel."

National averages are a completely useless metric when regional grids are actively being corrupted. Worse, Mark Carney's own spring platform explicitly plans to INCREASE Canada’s natural gas proportion. He is actively pushing to amp up baseload gas generation #cdnpoli

Also, hiding behind a "10% national average" is lazy political accounting. Canada’s grid looks clean only because Quebec and BC have massive legacy hydro. Alberta currently relies on natural gas for over 60% of its power. The UCP just rigged the rules to assure that percentage grows exponentially.

You're not watching current affairs in Alberta, so let me explain why I didn't assume anything. Days ago, the Alberta Electric System Operator dropped its electrical generation requirements for new AI data centers. The punchline? Only gas fired facilities can meet the prov capacity rules.

Data center developers in Alberta are now effectively banned from using wind or solar, even if they want to. By configuring grid procurement rules this way, the UCP has structurally engineered a permanent, captive domestic market for Alberta natural gas.

Reality, the richest kid will beat and intimidate all the other kids demanding 25% or more of their candy too.

I fact checked this. No lies detected.

Fact: there is no mythical network of side streets that can replace the protected bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge, and University. (And if you insist otherwise, please show them to us on a map, thank you.)

Doug Ford REALLY wants you to scroll past this. Especially if you’re in Scarborough. Advance voting starts today in the Scarborough Southwest by-election and it’s time for Scarborough to get its fair share with the strong, driven, and relentless Fatima Shaban.

Is politics for profit or the people? “The public won’t forgive us [Labour] if we miss this chance” - even those within Labour can see it's shocking that Burnham is rowing back on another key promise. Democracy should not be for sale www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Now this is something I can heartily endorse.