Full Professor, @uOttawa. Research: Canadian energy culture, tar sands, greenwashing, @protestcamps. Swiftie. Typos.

Ottawa, Canada
Joined November 2009
Genuinely surprised Danielle Smith didn't force the Canadian Energy Centre aka @AB_EnergyCentre to keep its birth name
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If you want to see "Lake America" for yourself, all you need to do is check @hydroottawa's outage map: outages.hydroottawa.com/ #cdnpoli #ottcity #onpoli
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Spotted at an Ottawa offleash dog park #ottcity #lakeontario
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Guess I should've placed a Polymarket bet #lakeontario
If Trump truly wants to ramp up his "Canada as the 51st state" psyop perhaps he'll pass an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to something more... American.
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Hate to say I told you so but... #lakeontario #lakeamerica
If Trump truly wants to ramp up his "Canada as the 51st state" psyop perhaps he'll pass an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to something more... American.
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Patrick McCurdy retweeted
Le festival de photo de sport de Deauville cède aux pressions pro-israéliennes et retire une photo prise à Gaza ➡️ l.humanite.fr/ADe
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As a Canadian, I'm not worried. Invoking Freud makes sense, given Vance's intimate knowledge of couches.
JD Vance: "Canada is a state -- sorry. Freudian slip."
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Patrick McCurdy retweeted
How Canadian Big Oil Hijacks Your Google Searches Prof Patric McCurdy of @uOttawa about his new paper on the Oil Sands Alliance uses Google search ads to influence Canadian perceptions of pipelines, oil sands, etc. @pmmcc #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli youtu.be/dvThntcj5JE
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My new co-authored article in Environmental Research Letters shows the Oil Sands Alliance (Pathways) bought Google search terms like "carbon tax" and "net zero" so its ads appeared above gov programs & climate science #greenwashing iopscience.iop.org/article/1…
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Patrick McCurdy retweeted
This is not a normal statement from a normal cabinet member of a major nation.  This statement from Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir is the statement of a war criminal.  The racist, extremist Israeli government does not deserve one nickel of U.S. support.
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This camera should be exhibited one day in the Genocide Memorial built in memory of the innumerable victims of Israel's genocide in Gaza. Shame on all journalists not raising their voice against the massacre of their brave Palestinian colleagues while documenting the genocide.
The Weapon Israel Fears the Most
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Patrick McCurdy retweeted
The IDF targeted a press tent at the Al-Shifa hospital killing Al Jazeera’s most senior correspondent in Gaza, Anas Al-Sharif, and colleague Mohamed Qreiqeh. Sharif and Qreiqeh are the 261st and 262nd Palestinian journalists killed by Israel since Oct 2023.
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I'm gravely alarmed by the decision of the Israeli Government to "take control of Gaza City". This marks a dangerous escalation & risks deepening the already catastrophic consequences for millions of Palestinians. It could further endanger more lives, including of the remaining hostages. I reiterate my urgent appeal for a permanent ceasefire, unimpeded humanitarian access across Gaza & the immediate & unconditional release of all hostages. un.org/sg/en/content/sg/stat…
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Patrick McCurdy retweeted
“I’m not going to let you filibuster, B*TCH” 🇦🇲 @AnaKasparian puts Zionist clown right in his place on Piers Morgan
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We call on @MarkJCarney to join @EmmanuelMacron in recognizing the State of Palestine. Unlike the text below, however, it must be done immediately and without conditions. The ICJ has clearly stated that the right of Palestinians to self-determination is inalienable and cannot be conditioned on the demands of the illegal occupier. However, as a mostly symbolic gesture, recognition must be accompanied by concrete sanctions to force Israel to end its illegal and illegitimate presence in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Fidèle à son engagement historique pour une paix juste et durable au Proche-Orient, j’ai décidé que la France reconnaîtra l’État de Palestine. J’en ferai l’annonce solennelle à l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies, au mois de septembre prochain. L’urgence est aujourd’hui que cesse la guerre à Gaza et que la population civile soit secourue. La paix est possible. Il faut immédiatement un cessez-le-feu, la libération de tous les otages et une aide humanitaire massive à la population de Gaza. Il faut aussi garantir la démilitarisation du Hamas, sécuriser et reconstruire Gaza. Il faut enfin bâtir l’État de Palestine, assurer sa viabilité et permettre qu’en acceptant sa démilitarisation et en reconnaissant pleinement Israël, il participe à la sécurité de tous au Proche-Orient. Il n’y a pas d’alternative. Les Français veulent la paix au Proche-Orient. Il nous appartient, à nous Français, avec les Israéliens, les Palestiniens, nos partenaires européens et internationaux, de démontrer que c’est possible. À la lumière des engagements que le président de l’Autorité palestinienne a pris auprès de moi, je lui ai donc écrit ma détermination à avancer. Confiance, clarté et engagement. Nous gagnerons la paix.
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I am appalled by the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The last lifelines for survival are being cut off. Without an urgent influx of fuel, incubators will shut down, ambulances will be unable to reach the injured and sick, and water cannot be purified. The @UN has a clear and proven plan, rooted in the humanitarian principles, to get vital assistance to civilians – safely and at scale, wherever they are. I renew my call for an immediate permanent ceasefire and for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.
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“Bombing for peace is like fucking for virginity.” Anti-Vietnam war protest, 1969.
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Terror attack after terror attack. Palestinians are being starved to death & massacred by an Israeli regime whose officials have stated their commitment to erasing them from #Gaza. Canada’s Liberal government “a defender of human rights & the rule of law” has had little to say.
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Patrick McCurdy retweeted
Patrick McCurdy & Kaitlin Clarke: The many dangers of Pierre Poilievre’s war on ‘woke’ policyoptions.irpp.org/magaz…
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Israel deliberately executed a team of paramedics, dumped them in mass grave, then lied about it. These horrific atrocities will continue so long as governments fail to do anything to stop it. Canada must end its complicity and finally sanction this genocidal regime.
“Mom, forgive me… I took this path to help people.” A video found on the phone of one of the paramedics executed days ago in Rafah—part of a group of 15—completely refutes the Israeli army’s narrative. It documents the moment they were directly fired upon, showing clearly that the vehicles involved were ambulances and civil defense units, with no resemblance to military vehicles as claimed by the occupation. This painful scene is not just a record of a crime, but a bleeding testimony added to a long list of evidence proving the deliberate targeting of humanitarian teams—yet another lie exposed in Israel’s efforts to justify killing.
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