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Graphic illustration showing orange outline of President Trump at a cabinet meeting around an oval table with black outlines of people seated, and two-thirds of the table covered in white with the logo Project 2025.
us/MAPPED: 70 Percent of Trump’s Cabinet Tied to Project 2025 Groups
By Joe Fassler
on
More than 50 high-level Trump administration officials have links to groups behind the Heritage Foundation-backed plan, a DeSmog analysis found.
Elon Musk holding a chainsaw overhead onstage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2025, with an American flag behind him and his last name in large white letters on a banner to his right.
us/Elon Musk’s Government Legacy Was Enacting Project 2025. His Ties Go Back Years.
By Joe Fassler
on
The billionaire rescued the right-wing plan to dismantle the government while at its most toxic moment. Enacting its vision at DOGE, Musk was Trump’s enabler and fall guy.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson previously served on the board of MEG Energy, a Pathways Alliance member.
Pathways Alliance Lobbied for Policy That Hurts Its CCS Viability
By Mitch Anderson
on
Do oil sands companies actually want to capture carbon? Canada’s new energy minister, who served on MEG’s board, has received mixed messages.
Reform UK chair Zia Yusuf and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. DeSmog collage. Credit: Sky News / Real Time with Bill Maher / YouTube / Pexels / Graeme Maclean / Wikimedia Commons
uk/Zia Yusuf Wants to be the UK’s Elon Musk
By Rei Takver
on
The Reform chair has long expressed his admiration for the DOGE chief, and is now trying to replicate his policies in local government.
Elon Musk, Kevin O'Leary and Ben Shapiro have all endorsed Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.
A Rundown of Trump Allies That Have Endorsed Pierre Poilievre
By Mitch Anderson
on
Concerned Canadians should take note of all the Conservative leader’s MAGA endorsements and vote accordingly.
'This Liberal law blocked BILLIONS of dollars of investment in oil & gas,' Poilievre wrote in a recent social media post.
No, Canada's So-called ‘No Pipelines Bill’ Didn’t Block These 16 Energy Projects
By Mitch Anderson
on
Fact checking Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s revisionist narrative of how the Liberals ruined everything.
Poilievre appears at a recent campaign event in Newfoundland.
Conservatives Will Lift BC Tanker Ban, Pierre Poilievre Tells Oil CEOs at Rally
By Mitch Anderson
on
Poilievre turned a letter from 14 energy executives into a prop-sized checklist at a recent campaign event in Newfoundland.
Author Seth Klein (right) outlines opportunities to build economic self-sufficiency in his book 'The Good War.'
Climate Expert Who Studied WW2 Shares How Canada Can Win Trump’s Trade War
By Mitch Anderson
on
‘When we need to urgently build big things we have to do it ourselves,’ Vancouver-based author Seth Klein tells DeSmog.
Lomborg and Harper rubbed shoulders at a global energy policy event last month.
Stephen Harper Shares Stage with Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
By Mitch Anderson
on
The former Canadian prime minister with close ties to current Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre was attending an energy panel in New Delhi, India.
As Trump and Trudeau face off, the biggest U.S. buyers of oil sands crude have revealed how quickly they'll abandon Alberta suppliers.
Tariffs Likely to Crater Canadian Crude Exports to the US, Marathon Tells Investors
By Mitch Anderson
on
The American refiner pitched a pivot away from Alberta suppliers ahead of President Trump’s trade war salvo.

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Analysis
us/MAPPED: 70 Percent of Trump’s Cabinet Tied to Project 2025 Groups
ByJoe Fassler
on
More than 50 high-level Trump administration officials have links to groups behind the Heritage Foundation-backed plan, a DeSmog analysis found.
Series: MAGA
Graphic illustration showing orange outline of President Trump at a cabinet meeting around an oval table with black outlines of people seated, and two-thirds of the table covered in white with the logo Project 2025.
Analysis
us/Elon Musk’s Government Legacy Was Enacting Project 2025. His Ties Go Back Years.
ByJoe Fassler
on
The billionaire rescued the right-wing plan to dismantle the government while at its most toxic moment. Enacting its vision at DOGE, Musk was Trump’s enabler and fall guy.
Series: MAGA
Elon Musk holding a chainsaw overhead onstage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2025, with an American flag behind him and his last name in large white letters on a banner to his right.
Analysis
Pathways Alliance Lobbied for Policy That Hurts Its CCS Viability
ByMitch Anderson
on
Do oil sands companies actually want to capture carbon? Canada’s new energy minister, who served on MEG’s board, has received mixed messages.
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson previously served on the board of MEG Energy, a Pathways Alliance member.
Analysis
uk/Zia Yusuf Wants to be the UK’s Elon Musk
ByRei Takver
on
The Reform chair has long expressed his admiration for the DOGE chief, and is now trying to replicate his policies in local government.
Reform UK chair Zia Yusuf and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. DeSmog collage. Credit: Sky News / Real Time with Bill Maher / YouTube / Pexels / Graeme Maclean / Wikimedia Commons
Analysis
A Rundown of Trump Allies That Have Endorsed Pierre Poilievre
ByMitch Anderson
on
Concerned Canadians should take note of all the Conservative leader’s MAGA endorsements and vote accordingly.
Elon Musk, Kevin O'Leary and Ben Shapiro have all endorsed Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.
Analysis
No, Canada's So-called ‘No Pipelines Bill’ Didn’t Block These 16 Energy Projects
ByMitch Anderson
on
Fact checking Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s revisionist narrative of how the Liberals ruined everything.
'This Liberal law blocked BILLIONS of dollars of investment in oil & gas,' Poilievre wrote in a recent social media post.
Analysis
Conservatives Will Lift BC Tanker Ban, Pierre Poilievre Tells Oil CEOs at Rally
ByMitch Anderson
on
Poilievre turned a letter from 14 energy executives into a prop-sized checklist at a recent campaign event in Newfoundland.
Poilievre appears at a recent campaign event in Newfoundland.
Analysis
Climate Expert Who Studied WW2 Shares How Canada Can Win Trump’s Trade War
ByMitch Anderson
on
‘When we need to urgently build big things we have to do it ourselves,’ Vancouver-based author Seth Klein tells DeSmog.
Author Seth Klein (right) outlines opportunities to build economic self-sufficiency in his book 'The Good War.'
Analysis
Stephen Harper Shares Stage with Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
ByMitch Anderson
on
The former Canadian prime minister with close ties to current Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre was attending an energy panel in New Delhi, India.
Lomborg and Harper rubbed shoulders at a global energy policy event last month.
Analysis
Tariffs Likely to Crater Canadian Crude Exports to the US, Marathon Tells Investors
ByMitch Anderson
on
The American refiner pitched a pivot away from Alberta suppliers ahead of President Trump’s trade war salvo.
As Trump and Trudeau face off, the biggest U.S. buyers of oil sands crude have revealed how quickly they'll abandon Alberta suppliers.