Canada sits on unimaginable natural wealth, yet projects take over a decade to clear environmental assessments. We have effectively replaced resource development with 131,754 federal regulations, driving billions in capital and top talent out of the country. Are we willing to cut the red tape and finally build our future?
Venezuela’s 2030 future hinges not on democracy or freedom, but on heavy crude economics and U.S. Gulf Coast refinery margins. With $100 billion in reconstruction ahead and a protectorate government installed, the question isn’t whether oil will flow—it’s whether ordinary Venezuelans will see any benefit beyond survival.
Pierre Poilievre had lightning once—that righteous anger that felt like it might actually burn something down and build something new. But by 2025, he was just a lightning bug, flickering angrily in a jar, making noise but illuminating nothing. He kept screaming after the fire went out.
Rethinking Canada’s Democracy: Time to Drop the Monarchy and Rethink the System? Canada, oh Canada. Up here we’re known as the land of maple syrup, politeness, and a parliamentary system that might just be more outdated than dial-up internet. Recently, Alberta’s premier, Danielle Smith, proposed a sovereignty referendum for 2026. That’s got Quebec’s Sovereignty Party... Continue Reading →
Notes Beyond the Map 