“Our messages are not resonating,” Natural Resource Minister Greg Rickford told a room full of oil and gas executives in a luxury Rocky Mountain resort last fall. “You are fighting an uphill battle...

Cody Battershill Background and Information Cody Battershill is a Calgary realtor and founder of Canada Action, a pro-oilsands advocacy group with deep ties to the Conservative Party and the oil and...

CAPP’s “grassroots” group, a real estate mogul, and an oil-obsessed government – A climate justice journalist heads to the Global Petroleum Show in Calgary to see how the industry is pushing its...

Documents reveal Canada Action, a non-profit that promotes natural resources while criticizing environmental groups, receives funds from the oil sector

As an Alberta-born and -raised earth scientist who has made a career studying fossil fuels and energy issues, I am dismayed at the bombardment of ‘fake news’ in print, online and TV ads from the...

Legions of Albertans are showing their allegiance to oil by wearing their hearts on their sleeves (and caps and T-shirts and hoodies). Is it a defensive posture?

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said a pro-oil slogan is not political, then used its message to attack his political rival.

I recently acquired several documents related to the Canadian Action Coalition. While reviewing the documents, I noticed that the annual returns for 2016, 2017, and 2018 were filed by Tyler Shandro…

Social media users are questioning whether the premier’s popularity may be waning after the crowd’s mixed reaction to Jason Kenney’s introduction on S...

Polarization has infiltrated Canada’s most iconic brand

This week, Canadians will see two different kind of political marketing campaigns unveiled in the controversy over the long-gun registry.

Tim Horton’s, Canada’s most popular purveyor of addictive substances (sugar and caffeine). In this episode uncover the importance of this unstoppable coffee chain and it’s hidden role in politics....

Has there ever been a piece of headwear as contentious as the “Make America Great Again” cap?

Regina – The wind was cold, desperately cold, on the steps of the Saskatchewan Legislature at noon on Jan. 8. It was perhaps a fitting metaphor for the supporters of Saskatchewan’s energy sector, . ....

NDP Leader Ryan Meili says he was surprised and disappointed to see two cabinet ministers attend recent Yellow vest rallies in Saskatchewan cities.

At least two known hate groups made their way into a gathering of yellow vest protesters in Hamilton, Ont., on Saturday, underscoring what some describe as a disturbing trend that places the

Two rallies were held in Red Deer's Coronation Park on Sunday, following a protest that escalated to violence in the city last month.

An Alberta energy company is facing a wave of criticism on social media for an image that includes their company logo, and a woman or girl resembling climate activist Greta Thunberg.

Dr. John O’Connor faced years of backlash after raising concerns in 2006 about unusually high numbers of cancer cases in communities downstream of the oilsands. Now, he has been awarded the

Canada's largest solar farm will soon start construction in southern Alberta, after securing a major funding partner.