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 CBCand he has been an executive editor at both Alberta Oil Magazine and Vancouver Magazine,
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
