Ten things is finding own goals this week everywhere it looks.
Let’s start with Alberta. The renewables industry was booming. Variable energy was being added quickly, not as a replacement but a complement. But regulators had an almost ideological opposition to wind and solar, and squashed a viable, scalable path to economic diversification.
And then there’s American trade policy. Rather than bring allies to the table to negotiate, tariffs have brought about diversification at a speed and scale no one could have anticipated. Canada has led the pack, and with the next wave of major projects likely to benefit from a much friendlier regulatory environment, I suspect Carney is entering the CUSMA negotiations with quiet, clear-eyed confidence.
The thing about own goals is you can’t really them coming... they tend to come from ideology marching confidently in the wrong direction.
Global energy inequality is gobsmacking.
Source: Science
I believe this is called an “own goal”.
Source: YouGov
Economies in Latin America has lost a lot of ground.
Source: America’s Quarterly
Putting Trump’s tariffs in perspective.
Source: The Economist
Spain is leading job growth in the EU, with migrants doing most of the work.
Source: Financial Times
Living arrangements in Europe... this can’t be explained by costs alone.
Source: Financial Times
The US has dropped from 2nd to 12th in ten years.
Source: The Economist
The nature of injuries in the NBA has profoundly changed.
Source: The Ringer
Speed, style, intensity of play all play a factor. Solving this is worth billions.
Source: The Ringer
Canadian consumers… do your thing.
