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@chrispyross.bsky.social
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Senior analyst @ meo.ca | big fan of climate policy and Canadian politics | Calgarian in Montreal chrispross.github.io

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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Inspired by Robson's post showing Alberta market incomes are still about 11% below their peak, I looked at how people actually feel using the Canadian Election Study. I
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Alex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
First byline for CBC! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
ANALYSIS | Online Alberta referendum conversation driven by separatists: study | CBC News
Debate about Alberta independence is dominated by a loose network of citizens, advocates and anonymous social media accounts. Some of whom are also selling home decor.
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Alberta has a consequential referendum coming up in October. We hope to contribute to the public conversation by mapping the social media landscape before the vote. With no party or elected politician campaigning on separation, who are the voices driving the online conversation?
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Matt TK Taylor @tk.gg · 26/06/2026
I'm so interested in how the left have galvanised around heat pumps, and the right have seen them as an unnecessary green policy. But then air conditioning is seen as a polar opposite culture war with the environmentalists fixated on emissions. It's the same technology!
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
it really is a shame twitter blew up. theres such an obvious benefit to having a single space where most people are
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The Big Story @thebigstory.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
A Media Ecosystem Observatory report revealed YouTube channels claiming to cover Canadian politics from an Albertan perspective, actually run by faceless, Dutch content creators. Co-author of the report @chrispyross.bsky.social and UBC's @cjten.bsky.social joins today's episode lnk.to/bigstory
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
I wonder what that recent bump was?
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
I wrote about floor crossings and how a tweak to electoral reform can defang the illegitimate majority discourse. I made a webpage showing the proposal: chrispross.github.io/electoral-re... Read here: chrispyross.substack.com/p/introducin... @fairvote.ca
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Zeke appeals to all political stripes 😂
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I made the plots in this brief, happy to discuss more with interested people (and take plot feedback haha)
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Has Jeff ballingall seen the Last Jedi
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 05/01/2026
In the era of affordability politics, making clean energy cheaper may be a more viable emissions mitigation strategy than making dirty energy more expensive. My latest over at The Climate Brink digs into the debate:
theclimatebrink.com
Keep it in the ground?
When the politics of affordability meet the needs of climate mitigation
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Just here for the visualisation
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Soud K @soudk.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
The 2025 @read-theroom.bsky.social wrapped is out! It's been a big launch year for us: 400 users in 40 countries. Thank you to everyone participating in the ongoing social experiment ❤️ Check out the free, anonymous, social platform here: readtheroom.site #TechForGood #MobileApp #Flutter #Privacy
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
I appreciate how difficult this post must have been to write. Good line at the end: "No more grandiose rhetoric please: all I want for Christmas is some concrete delivery of long-promised climate change policy by Canadian governments."
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
it is 2022. I am watching people yell about the economic data & the vibecession discourse it is 2023. I am watching people yell about the economic data & the vibecession discourse it is 2024. I am watching people yell about the economic data & the vibecession discourse it is 2025. I am watching...
a picture of Dr. Manhattan on Mars
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Climate policy debates on bluesky hit differently
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 19/12/2025
Facebook's old mission statement was: "To give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.” Its new thing: Oh, you wanna share more than two links? That'll be £10.
bbc.com
Facebook tests £9.99 monthly subscription for sharing more than two links
Meta is encouraging users to verify themselves to unlock more features or engagement with their posts.
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Very excited this is out - give it a read!
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Why should other countries sign deals with the United States when this president is breaking **his own deals** after less than 6 months? www.reuters.com/world/europe...
reuters.com
US suspends technology deal with Britain, FT reports
The United States has suspended a technology deal it struck with Britain earlier this year, which was intended to boost ties in artificial intelligence, quantum computing and civil nuclear energy, the...
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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
The Environmental Protection Agency has removed information from its website about the human causes of global warming, linked to greenhouse gases. Instead, the EPA now only references natural causes, which is scientifically inaccurate. e360.yale.edu/digest/epa-w...
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 12/12/2025
It’s been frustrating as a journalist, and a member of the public, to watch as publicly available data on the health-care system has dwindled over the years. The auditor general now says the Alberta government is changing internal metrics and selectively using data to hide problems:
theglobeandmail.com
Alberta using selective data to mask health care failings, Auditor-General says
Doug Wylie says reporting on how the system is performing is not credible and has gotten worse over time
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 12/12/2025
Ottawa will provide an additional $1.17 billion to Alberta in order to extend the federal-provincial subsidized child-care program for another year. The previous agreement was set to expire April 1, 2026. The new deal will run through March 31, 2027.
cbc.ca
Alberta signs extension on child-care deal with Ottawa, but only for one year | CBC News
Ottawa will provide an additional $1.17 billion to Alberta in order to extend the federal-provincial subsidized child-care program for another year. The previous agreement was set to expire in April. ...
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Don't sleep on Garamond
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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Climate scientist Simon Donner has resigned as co-chair of the federal government’s Net Zero Advisory Body. www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-...
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In late 2019, the federal government asked me to be one of the inaugural members of the Net-Zero Advisory Body (NZAB) - Groupe consultatif pour la carboneutralité (GCPC). Surprised, I asked “why… | ...
In late 2019, the federal government asked me to be one of the inaugural members of the Net-Zero Advisory Body (NZAB) - Groupe consultatif pour la carboneutralité (GCPC). Surprised, I asked “why me?...
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Media Ecosystem Observatory @meo-cdmrn.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
The #CharlieKirk shooting has sparked widespread debate about political violence. So, we surveyed Canadians to evaluate their perceptions of the event and political violence, comparing our results to U.S. data when available. Here's what we found 🧵 #cdnpoli #uspoli
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Media Ecosystem Observatory @meo-cdmrn.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Influencers are the internet's new information brokers, setting the pace for political conversation that traditional outlets and organizations struggle to match. Our latest brief maps these creators' role in Canada's digital landscape between Jan. 2024–July 2025. 🧵 #cdnpoli
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Thanks to The Line for running this piece I wrote. I look at how partisans in Canada disagree on where it is important for emission reductions to take place. A difficult topic to broach in today's public opinion environment! www.readtheline.ca/p/chris-ross...
Plot showing emissions reductions opinions
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Thanks to The Line for running this piece I wrote. I look at how partisans in Canada disagree on where it is important for emission reductions to take place. A difficult topic to broach in today's public opinion environment! www.readtheline.ca/p/chris-ross...
Plot showing emissions reductions opinions
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Media Ecosystem Observatory @meo-cdmrn.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
WEEKLY UPDATE: WEEK 3 OF CANADA’S 45TH FEDERAL ELECTION🚨 As Canada approaches its federal election, we're witnessing a surge in generative AI (GenAI) content that poses serious challenges to the integrity of our information ecosystem. 🧵⬇️ #GenAI #Deepfakes #CanadaElection2025
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
feels relevant
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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Cameras are on (allegedly). Happy NYC congestion pricing day, at long last.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
These are solar water heaters and not photovoltaics systems that we commonly refer to as solar panels today.
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Check out the November situation report: www.cdmrn.ca/situation-re...
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
This article is incredible www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Missing hiker found after five weeks in wilderness
Experienced hiker Sam Benastick was reported missing 19 October in a rugged, remote part of Canada
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Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Does anyone have up-to-date data on the number of journalists in Canada?
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 25/11/2024
Sometimes Canadian news lives up to the stereotypes of Canadian news. 🔗: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Screenshot of a CBC News story (which is currently the 2nd-most-read story on the website) about a deer spotted near McBride, British Columbia, wearing a high-visibilty vest.
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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
I agree with the takes that $300B climate finance annually by 2035, from rich countries disproportionately responsible for climate change to poorer ones disproportionately impacted, isn’t nearly enough. But I’ll also be pleasantly surprised if we’re on track for that target in the coming years.
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Imagine the Ontario election happens before the federal and ONDP place definitively 2nd. That sets up a far stronger foundation for associating NDP as the alternative. And Ontario is so important. Of course the main battle is Trudeau vs Poilievre but the Singh vs Ford B-plot is underrated
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mensocre69.bsky.social @mensocre69.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Pink mushroom??? #mushroom #fungi #fungifriends #fungiphoto #photography #photo
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
At some point you gotta respect the IEA for commitment to their model
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chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Castle Crags, northern California
Castle Crags, northern California
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