Max Fawcett

Lead Columnist Calgary

About Max Fawcett

Max Fawcett is Canada's National Observer's lead columnist. His brilliant essays and opinions are read and valued by millions of Canadians.

We're not sure how he finds so much time to write three substantial, searing columns a week and tweet through the day. Yet proof that he can and does is vivid on Twitter, where he engages in intense, irreverent conversations on politics and policy, with a special focus on the Kenney government of Alberta.

His Canada's National Observer columns are regularly highlighted on National News Watch, and he is a frequent guest on leading podcasts and radio shows.

Max's eloquent writing has been published in The Globe and Mail, Maclean's, The Walrus and CBC and he has been an executive editor at both Alberta Oil Magazine and Vancouver Magazine,

175 Articles

Police stand in an area which once hosted a bouncy castle as they take action to put an end to a protest in Ottawa on Feb. 19, 2022. Photo by the Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Kick the 'treasonous' Great Replacement Theory out of Canada before it takes us off the rails

Purging the Conservative Party of Canada’s tent of hate is going to be very difficult, given how long and hard people like Pierre Poilievre have worked to churn it up against any number of supposed enemies, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Opinion | May 18th 2022

Federal Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre holds a campaign rally in Toronto, Saturday, April 30, 2022. Photo by: The Canadian Press/Chris Young

Why Canadians shouldn't fall for Poilievre's infomercial sales pitch

Is the Conservative Party of Canada going to elect a wise person as their next leader, asks columnist Max Fawcett, or fall for Pierre Poilievre’s infomercial sales pitch?

Opinion, Politics | May 17th 2022

Jason Kenney throws more Alberta taxpayer dollars into expensive legal fees

After years fighting a futile legal battle against the federal carbon tax, Jason Kenney’s UCP government has found another hill for its well-paid lawyers to die on, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Opinion, Politics | May 13th 2022

Del Duca nips at Ford’s heels in race for Ontario

Steven Del Duca's Liberals have established themselves as the clear threat to Doug Ford and they now have three weeks to run him down, writes columnist Max Fawcett. Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn

Opinion, Politics | May 12th 2022

Under His Eye: Margaret Atwood foreshadowed extreme religious power would end American freedom (and take control of reproduction)

The parallels between The Handmaid's Tale and the reality that’s unfolding in the United States today are both stunning and stark, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Opinion, Politics | May 10th 2022

How Roe v. Wade could change the Conservative leadership race

Piere Poilievre's reluctance to fight as hard for the freedom of pregnant people to choose as he did for the Ottawa convoy protesters is understandable, given the central role anti-abortion voters have played in the last two Conservative leadership races, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Opinion, Politics | May 5th 2022

Max Fawcett

Kick the 'treasonous' Great Replacement Theory out of Canada before it takes us off the rails

Why Canadians shouldn't fall for Poilievre's infomercial sales pitch

Jason Kenney throws more Alberta taxpayer dollars into expensive legal fees

Del Duca nips at Ford’s heels in race for Ontario

Under His Eye: Margaret Atwood foreshadowed extreme religious power would end American freedom (and take control of reproduction)

How Roe v. Wade could change the Conservative leadership race

For better or worse, this election is Doug Ford’s to lose

It’s time for Ottawa to call the oil industry’s bluff

Max Fawcett: A new media organization unbeholden to giant hedge funds or billionaire families

Have far-right radicals infiltrated Canada’s conservative parties? We’re about to find out