Coal today, oilsands yesterday: Robbie Picard exposes the same smear campaign, as Avi Lewis takes the NDP further off the deep end
Coal replaces oilsands as the latest target in a recycled anti-energy campaign, while the NDP’s new elite leadership signals a deeper shift toward ideology over economic reality.
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On tonight’s episode of The Gunn Show, I sit down with Robbie Picard of Oilsands Strong and Oil and Gas World Magazine to talk about Alberta’s latest political déjà vu moment — the so-called “war on coal” that looks an awful lot like the same tired, dishonest playbook used against the oilsands.
We break down how the arguments haven’t changed, just the target. The same claims about environmental devastation, the same selective outrage, and the same refusal to acknowledge modern reclamation and regulatory realities. If it feels familiar, that’s because it is. First, it was the oilsands. Now it’s coal. Next, it’ll be whatever industry dares to keep the lights on and people employed.
And then, because Canadian politics never disappoints, we pivot to the recent NDP convention, where activists crowned Avi Lewis as leader. Yes, that Avi Lewis. Leap Manifesto cheerleader. Climate crusader. And, not insignificantly, a wealthy, well-connected insider now leading a party that claims to represent the working class.
You couldn’t script the irony better if you tried.
We talk about what this means for Canada: a federal NDP doubling down on ideology over affordability, energy reality, and economic survival. Because when the guy who wants to “leave it in the ground” is calling the shots, you can bet he’s not the one worrying about heating his home or putting gas in his car
It’s a conversation about energy, hypocrisy, and the widening gap between political elites and everyday Canadians.
