Canadian Energy Megaprojects and Media Monopolies Squeeze Provincial Sovereignty
July 16, 2026
The convergence of bitumen pipeline expansion, Fraser River supertanker traffic, and high-cost wind farm mandates is converting Canadian ecosystems and rural townships into industrial sacrifice zones under the guise of national energy security. This material extraction is shielded by a news-deprived public and a Postmedia-led narrative ecosystem that amplifies conservative grievance, effectively hollowing out institutional accountability while Montreal's housing crisis and Indigenous healthcare failures expose the widening gap between corporate infrastructure and human survival.
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Indigenous midwives push Ottawa for reforms as reports of forced sterilizations rise
After the passing of a recent bill around forced sterilization, midwives are pushing for more laws to support health care for Indigenous women and gender diverse people
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‘Industrial sacrifice zone’: the plan to bring oil supertankers to the mouth of the Fraser River
As governments look to expand Roberts Bank, scientists warn one of Canada's most important ecosystems for salmon, southern resident killer whales and migratory birds could pay the price
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Most Canadians still unaware of Meta’s news ban
Only 41 per cent of Facebook users and 26 per cent of Instagram users know that news organizations are no longer able to distribute content on those platforms.
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Manitoba has big dreams for wind farms. Not every small town wants to host one
Imagine an emissions-free, Indigenous-owned energy project — with turbines twice as tall as anything else nearby. Inside the complicated conversation over a wind farm proposal in Polonia, Man.
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‘Dumpster fire’: Postmedia’s decade of pushing Canada’s politics to the right
Canada’s largest newspaper chain has amplified conservative grievance politics — creating fertile ground for MAGA-style ideas, Alberta separatism, and an increasingly polarized political landscape The post ‘Dumpster fire’: Postmedia’s decade of pushing Canada’s politics to the right appeared first o…
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Canada keeps backing the wrong megaprojects
History shows us energy megaprojects often have three things in common: underestimated budgets, exaggerated jobs and royalty claims, and foreign ownership.
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A pipeline to nowhere: Carney’s dangerous political game
Canadians are being sold a story about energy security, economic competitiveness and national interest. Yet a hypothetical new oilsands pipeline would not lower gas prices for Canadians.
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The summer of affordability is a power-grid story
From camp fees to grocery bills, affordability is everywhere this summer. But the bigger cost-of-living story may be the price of powering Canada’s future.
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Moving Day: A “Desperate” Struggle for a Growing Number of Montrealers
July 1 is now a race against time for families facing homelessness once their lease expires.