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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK. Credit: Gage Skidmore/ Wikimedia Commons (CC by 2.0)
The Political Roots of Nigel Farage and Reform UK Stretch Back To Alberta
By Mitch Anderson
on
It turns out oil and gas aren’t Alberta’s only hazardous exports.
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Credit: Mark Carney Facebook account
Mark Carney’s Goal Is to ‘Increase Our Oil Production,’ Says Former Chief of Staff
By Mary Stuart
on
It’s an energy agenda seemingly at odds with the prime minister’s previous stated commitments to addressing climate change.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Credit: Danielle Smith X account
Alberta Separatism Would be Terrible for Indigenous Rights
By Mitch Anderson
on
For some separatists, ignoring Indigenous rights is not only a side effect of an independent Alberta, but an explicit goal.
Danielle Smith with Jeff Landry (right) and others at Donald Trump inauguration event in January 2025. Credit: Danielle Smith X account
Danielle Smith Working With Trump Official Who Wants to Annex Greenland
By Mary Stuart
on
The Alberta premier belongs to a U.S. group called the Governors Coalition for Energy Security that’s led by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, Trump’s envoy to Greenland.
Mark Cameron worked for Pathways Alliance, a lobby group that has represented some of Canada’s largest oil and gas companies. Credit: Atlantic Council/YouTube
Media Pushing Pro-LNG Report Didn’t Mention Author Worked for Oil and Gas Lobby Firm
By Taylor Noakes
on
Report author Mark Cameron is at Bluesky Strategy Group, which boasts to clients “our team has the reach to get your story told” in Canadian media.
Out of the “Big Four” oil sands giants, 73 percent are foreign-owned and 60 percent U.S.-owned, leaving Canadian investors control over just 27 percent. Credit: DeSmog
Mark Carney Claims Fossil Fuel Expansion Is ‘Canada Strong,’ but U.S. Investors Get the Profits
By Mitch Anderson
on
New data show American capital now controls most of Canada’s oil and gas sector while jobs vanish, royalties lag, and billions flow south.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Oct. 22 speech at the University of Ottawa was directly influenced by the pro-fossil fuel group Build Canada. Credit: World Economic Forum via Wikimedia Commons (Carney) (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Mark Carney Took Speech Ideas From Billionaire-Founded ‘Build Canada’
By Taylor Noakes
on
The pro-AI and fossil fuel group tells DeSmog that it’s great to see its ideas “get taken up by government.”
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith inked an energy deal last week for a new oil pipeline that threatens First Nations along the pipeline’s route. Credit: Wikimedia Commons (Carney and Smith) (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
‘Utterly Abusive’: First Nations United Against Mark Carney’s Alberta Pipeline Plans
By Mitch Anderson
on
By tying the project’s fate to Indigenous “equity,” Carney saddles groups with the blame, and potentially the bill, if they move to stop a pipeline they oppose.
The Skeena River in British Columbia, near where the PRGT pipeline threatens the Gitxan community. Credit: Yellowhead Institute
As Mark Carney Fast-tracks Canadian LNG Projects, First Nations Face Hidden Financial Traps
By Mitch Anderson
on
Critics say new LNG ventures in British Columbia saddle Indigenous communities with debt, opaque ownership structures, and financial risk that could leave them owing billions.
A silver sign reads "University of Regina"
Pathways Alliance Sponsored a ‘Summer School’ Program in Saskatchewan
By Taylor Noakes
on
Students from around the world attended the lobby group’s carbon capture curriculum at the University of Regina in July.

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Analysis
The Political Roots of Nigel Farage and Reform UK Stretch Back To Alberta
ByMitch Anderson
on
It turns out oil and gas aren’t Alberta’s only hazardous exports.
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK. Credit: Gage Skidmore/ Wikimedia Commons (CC by 2.0)
Mark Carney’s Goal Is to ‘Increase Our Oil Production,’ Says Former Chief of Staff
ByMary Stuart
on
It’s an energy agenda seemingly at odds with the prime minister’s previous stated commitments to addressing climate change.
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Credit: Mark Carney Facebook account
Analysis
Alberta Separatism Would be Terrible for Indigenous Rights
ByMitch Anderson
on
For some separatists, ignoring Indigenous rights is not only a side effect of an independent Alberta, but an explicit goal.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Credit: Danielle Smith X account
Danielle Smith Working With Trump Official Who Wants to Annex Greenland
ByMary Stuart
on
The Alberta premier belongs to a U.S. group called the Governors Coalition for Energy Security that’s led by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, Trump’s envoy to Greenland.
Series: MAGA
Danielle Smith with Jeff Landry (right) and others at Donald Trump inauguration event in January 2025. Credit: Danielle Smith X account
Media Pushing Pro-LNG Report Didn’t Mention Author Worked for Oil and Gas Lobby Firm
ByTaylor Noakes
on
Report author Mark Cameron is at Bluesky Strategy Group, which boasts to clients “our team has the reach to get your story told” in Canadian media.
Mark Cameron worked for Pathways Alliance, a lobby group that has represented some of Canada’s largest oil and gas companies. Credit: Atlantic Council/YouTube
Mark Carney Claims Fossil Fuel Expansion Is ‘Canada Strong,’ but U.S. Investors Get the Profits
ByMitch Anderson
on
New data show American capital now controls most of Canada’s oil and gas sector while jobs vanish, royalties lag, and billions flow south.
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
Out of the “Big Four” oil sands giants, 73 percent are foreign-owned and 60 percent U.S.-owned, leaving Canadian investors control over just 27 percent. Credit: DeSmog
Mark Carney Took Speech Ideas From Billionaire-Founded ‘Build Canada’
ByTaylor Noakes
on
The pro-AI and fossil fuel group tells DeSmog that it’s great to see its ideas “get taken up by government.”
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Oct. 22 speech at the University of Ottawa was directly influenced by the pro-fossil fuel group Build Canada. Credit: World Economic Forum via Wikimedia Commons (Carney) (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Analysis
‘Utterly Abusive’: First Nations United Against Mark Carney’s Alberta Pipeline Plans
ByMitch Anderson
on
By tying the project’s fate to Indigenous “equity,” Carney saddles groups with the blame, and potentially the bill, if they move to stop a pipeline they oppose.
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith inked an energy deal last week for a new oil pipeline that threatens First Nations along the pipeline’s route. Credit: Wikimedia Commons (Carney and Smith) (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Analysis
As Mark Carney Fast-tracks Canadian LNG Projects, First Nations Face Hidden Financial Traps
ByMitch Anderson
on
Critics say new LNG ventures in British Columbia saddle Indigenous communities with debt, opaque ownership structures, and financial risk that could leave them owing billions.
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
The Skeena River in British Columbia, near where the PRGT pipeline threatens the Gitxan community. Credit: Yellowhead Institute
Pathways Alliance Sponsored a ‘Summer School’ Program in Saskatchewan
ByTaylor Noakes
on
Students from around the world attended the lobby group’s carbon capture curriculum at the University of Regina in July.
A silver sign reads "University of Regina"