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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 21/09/2026

Well, it's not like he's a professor of food with a claimed expertise in food supply chains. Go easy on him.

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Now this looks useful for the Canadian climate policy modelling community, an analysis by @aleach.ca of what is actually legally allowable under Canada’s constitution … @naviusresearch.bsky.social @climateinstitute.bsky.social

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

For the late/west coast crowd, my latest episode where @aleach.ca and I talk about the history and economics of east coast LNG, as demands for it have been resurrected #cdnpoli

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All About East Coast LNG

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 16/03/2026

My hope: Lewis wins the leadership, reduces the NDP to a single seat that isn't his, and I get to watch Shannon laughing exactly like this on an election night panel. If your NDP doesn't include people like Shannon, you're not going to get very far.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 03/03/2026

Remaining on daylight saving time would mean sunrise in mid-January would happen at roughly 9:30am. That seems like it would not be great.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 20/02/2026

Would you take this class? If no, why not? What's missing? What would you cut? Please share your thoughts.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 20/02/2026

Is there any polling showing that an election would be remotely close?

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 20/02/2026

Smith kicked off the sovereignty referendum campaign tonight. The fight for the future of Alberta starts now.

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IRPP @irpp.org · 29/10/2025

Oil pipelines are back in the spotlight. But with shifting markets, uncertain prices, and Indigenous rights at stake, the decision is complex. In this new paper, economist @aleach.ca examines the risks, benefits, and viability of a new oil pipeline. Read the paper here: irpp.org/research-stu...

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Rob Breakenridge @robbreakenridge.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

NEW PODCAST: • Economist @aleach.ca on the obstacles and challenges for Alberta's pipeline push • The latest on Alberta's teachers' strike • New polling on the Canada-US relationship 🎧 robbreakenridge.substack.com/p/podcast-ob... 📺 youtu.be/YT98bJ-zcUs

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PODCAST: Obstacles to Alberta's pipeline ambitions; Preserving the Canada-US relationship

YouTube video by Rob Breakenridge Show

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 18/09/2025

Excited to be heading back to Ottawa for this event on Oct 9. Hopefully you can join us, in person or online.

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

No. He hasn’t stopped with this delusional nonsense. “We don’t need their oil. We don’t need their cars.” Don’t think for one minute this this is over. #cdnpoli

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 03/02/2025

From last night. Don't let anyone convince you that "we export crude and import the refined products back to Canada." that's not how it works.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 03/02/2025

Here's Canada's refined product sector. We basically produce what we use, with exports and imports on the margin for most products.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 03/02/2025

Too many Canadians are under the impression that we export crude and import refined products in our trade relationship with the US. The first is true, and the second is true to a much smaller degree only in some parts of Canada for some fuels. In general, we're net exporters of refined products too.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 01/02/2025

Offered without comment: almost all of the US supply of nuclear fuel is imported. Here's where it comes from:

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 31/01/2025

Oh, hello existential dread and related feelings.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 31/01/2025

There was never a time when every hard worker had a pension. And if you factor in the share that are public sector here, a class of people PP likely doesn't think of as hard workers on the whole, the story gets even more ridiculous.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 31/01/2025

We're going to go back to a time when every worker had powerful paycheques...

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 31/01/2025

When was this Canada where "everyone who works hard gets a powerful paycheque and a pension?" And given that much of our remaining pension coverage is in the public service, how is PP going to make this happen? Expand the PS? Force private companies to offer pensions? Push unionization? What?

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

For the evening crowd, my latest YouTube episode, where @aleach.ca and I talk about the ghosts of pipeline proposals past, and why they failed #cdnpoli

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Ghosts of Pipeline Proposals Past

YouTube video by Dale Smith

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

New episodes released early for C$7+ subscribers. This week I talk to @aleach.ca about the ghosts of pipeline proposals that premiers have been trying to resurrect. #cdnpoli

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Ghosts of Pipeline Proposals Past | Dale Smith aka @journo_dale

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 30/01/2025

It's been ten days. It feels like 84 years.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 25/12/2024

Merry Christmas to all of you.

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Blake Shaffer 🇨🇦 @blakeshaffer.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Glad to see the Feds moved in the direction of more flexibility in today’s announced Clean Electricity Regulations. This piece by @aleach.ca and me from a year ago holds up well… (Sorry about the paywall…) www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

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Opinion: Danielle Smith may be grandstanding, but Canada’s Clean Electricity Regulations do need a fix

It remains to be seen how our clean-energy transition will play out, but it would be wise for the federal government to add flexibility for fossil-electricity provinces such as Alberta

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 16/12/2024

I'd volunteer to work on the Canadian version, but I have a highly-developed fear of falling from height.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 16/12/2024

@jlisayoung.bsky.social opened a browser and chose academic violence...

Image says "classes are over, grades are submitted"

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 14/12/2024

Graphic design is my passion.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 12/12/2024

Those who enjoy reading the specific wording of the Constitution in terms of provincial jurisdiction over resources might want to take a glance at sections 91(2) and 92A(2) and (3). Section 92A(3) is particular worth reading carefully.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 11/12/2024

Where in the US does Canadian crude oil go? Mostly to the midwest, with increasing although much smaller volumes headed to the Gulf Coast. Not as much of a bump into PADD V (West Coast) as I would have expected w TMX. cc @roryjohnston.bsky.social

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 11/12/2024

Each term, I have to recompile all of my data exercises and assignments for my economics class at which time I learn of all of the updates to column names, API content types, and other frustrating changes to public data!

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 11/12/2024

Interesting: suddenly past the tipping point of rate of engagement on here vs in the other place. It sure feels like the algos over there have run me into the ground over the past few weeks.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 11/12/2024

Seems that Alberta must have built a whole lot of wind and solar plants that all came online simultaneously on Jan 1, 2021 and drove up price levels and market volatility? Or, perhaps it was something else? Gee, I wonder what it could have been? An increase in market concentration, perhaps?

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Robert N. Stavins @robertstavins.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

A Harvard webinar on what Trump 2.0 will mean for domestic and international climate change policy ... youtu.be/nLFfulRp75I?...

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What Does Trump 2.0 Mean for Climate Change?

YouTube video by The Salata Institute at Harvard University

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 05/12/2024

Always google it first. Always.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 05/12/2024

Updated my data and charts page on Alberta oil production with this week's data. st3.aleach.ca/st_3.html

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

podcast alert! for those who care about Alberta acting on climate. Check out the Wonk Podcast w/ @aleach.ca talking about the current policy landscape in Canada, amidst the Trump election and worsening dire weather news (and record oil exports and profits for AB) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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Andrew Leach: How to hit climate goals – and not kill the economy

Podcast Episode · Wonk · 11/28/2024 · 32m

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 20/11/2024

I spoke with Peter Mansbridge the other day about climate action, where Canada is going wrong (as it’s obvious to all where the US is), what’s going right, and where do we go from here. For all non-Canadians, Peter is our national news icon. I grew up watching him on The National every night!

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What Happens To The Fight Against Climate Change Now?

Podcast Episode · The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge · 11/19/2024 · 43m

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 20/11/2024

Hey #energysky, I am looking for links, examples, hints, pointers, etc re: US regulators dealing with the potential for stranded assets in utility rate bases. E.g. gas network pruning, updates to meters, transformers, etc. and other energy-transition-related changes. Help? cc @aripeskoe.bsky.social

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Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Substacks are cool, sure, but before them there were blogs! In ~ 2008, the wildly prescient @jenniferkoshan.bsky.social & @jwatsonhamilton.bsky.social launched what has become a singular phenom in law school blogs: @ablawg.bsky.social! Give it a follow for breaking analysis on all things #CanLaw!

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John Bistline @bistline.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

NEW PAPER: Decarbonization isn't just about climate—it's also about public health. We find that economy-wide CO2 reductions can lead to widespread improvements in air quality and health benefits, ranging from $65 billion to $250 billion annually by 2035. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 19/11/2024

Fancy new bluesky domain works well. In trying to set it up, I broke all the rest of my web domain hosting settings. Not sure it was worth it.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 18/11/2024

This, and their previous graph on the # of delegates over time both speak very ill of the cop process.

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