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Danielle Smith is grasping at straws

The Alberta government still doesn't have a specific route or identified proponent for its much-ballyhooed pipeline to the west coast. And when it comes to the future of its oil and gas sector, that m...

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@maxfawcett.bsky.social 183 likes 83 reposts 17 comments June 15, 2026 (1 day ago)

No private sector proponent. No clear route. No Indigenous support in BC. As Danielle Smith approaches her self-appointed July 1st deadline, it's becoming more obvious than ever how unrealistic her pipeline dreams are. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/15/o...

@jvipondmd.bsky.social 45 likes 24 reposts 1 comments June 16, 2026 (8 hours ago)

"The key difference between now and 2014 is that we have real alternatives to fossil fuel combustion, from electric vehicles to solar energy and battery storage, and they’re spreading and scaling at a pace that would have seemed impossible back then. " www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/15/o...

@northernck.bsky.social 4 likes 4 reposts 2 comments June 15, 2026 (1 day ago)

As Max Fawcett explains, the pipeline proposal Alta will present PM Carney is a caricature of unrealism. And should LPC Govt insist on moving forward by funding it w/ public $s, this will be a one & done term for PM Carney: “As Minister of Indigenous www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/15/o...

@solarab.bsky.social 6 likes 3 reposts 0 comments June 15, 2026 (1 day ago)

Danielle Smith is grasping at straws #abpoli #yyc #yeg #yql #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/15/o...

@dbliuvas.bsky.social 3 likes 2 reposts 1 comments June 15, 2026 (1 day ago)

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@larryneufeldsk.bsky.social 2 likes 2 reposts 1 comments June 15, 2026 (1 day ago)

Danielle Smith is grasping at straws www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/15/o...

@ivoxpierre.bsky.social 2 likes 1 reposts 0 comments June 15, 2026 (1 day ago)

This is the best @mattfawcett.bsky.social quote, applies to many Smith policies: "It isn’t just unrealistic. It’s a caricature of unrealism, one that ignores basic realities of economics, politics and the time-space continuum." www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/15/o... Via @nationalobserver.com