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Max Fawcett

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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 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,

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The Conservatives are coming for our courts

So far, we have avoided the sort of overt politicization of our highest court that has come to define — and may eventually destroy — America’s democracy. But for some reason, Conservatives want to see that change, Max Fawcett writes.
Opinion | August 31st 2023

Sheila Lewis is the latest casualty in the conservative war on expertise

Sheila Lewis refused the COVID-19 vaccine that was necessary for her life-saving organ transplant. What her death says about the ongoing war on science and expertise, and the willingness of conservative politicians to participate in it.
Opinion, Politics | August 29th 2023

Danielle Smith resurrects kooky economics and red-baiting

Dubious economic decisions? Check. Populist pandering and fear-mongering about global elites? Check. Rural power base? Big-time check. Why Danielle Smith is bringing Social Credit politics back to Alberta, and what it means for its future.
Opinion, Politics | August 24th 2023

Conservatives tweet while Canada burns

In the midst of one of the worst wildfire seasons in Canadian history, Conservative MPs seem far more interested in eliminating Canada's carbon tax than doing anything about climate change. Will it cost them in the next election — again?
Opinion, Politics | August 22nd 2023

Pierre Poilievre gets burned by the convoy crowd — again 

How a Canadian Press story became the convoy crowd’s latest conspiracy — and why, try as he might, Pierre Poilievre's CPC just can't seem to quit them.
Opinion, Politics | August 18th 2023

Suncor waves the white flag on climate change

Fossil fuel companies flip-flopping on climate commitments should remind everyone that voluntary pledges and promises are no substitute for legally binding responsibilities, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Opinion, Politics | August 17th 2023

To solve Canada’s housing crisis, make renting great again

Why fixing Canada's broken housing market begins and ends with purpose-built rentals and more social housing — and how the federal government can get more of both built.
Opinion, Politics | August 16th 2023

Danielle Smith’s ‘can’t-do’ attitude on climate change will cost Alberta

In Alberta, it used to be "skate to where the puck is going." Under Danielle Smith, it's "don't bother lacing up your skates at all." Why her "can't-do" attitude on climate and electricity is bound to backfire.
Opinion, Politics | August 14th 2023

Doug Ford gave the Greenbelt to his donors — does the public care?

Doug Ford's $8.3-billion Greenbelt grift is a litmus test for whether voters will actually stand up to political corruption. If they give him and his PCs a pass, it'll send a dangerous message to other politicians about just how far they can go.
Opinion, Politics | August 10th 2023

Canada’s war of the energy worlds is about to go nuclear

Danielle Smith's decision to impose a moratorium on new wind and solar projects makes it clear that it has no interest in meeting Ottawa's net-zero electricity target by 2035. Why it's time for the Liberal government to fight fire with fire.
Opinion, Politics | August 9th 2023
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