Missed Deadlines, $100 Oil, and a Beer Tax Nobody Asked For

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift · Apr 3, 2026 · 8m

Mark Carney Alberta MOU deadline was April 1st and it was missed. Rob Breakenridge says the frustration from the Business Council of Alberta this week is the same frustration building across the country: the prime minister's brand was built on moving faster and getting things done, and nobody can point to a clear example yet of that actually happening.

What does a primetime presidential address look like when the plan did not go the way it was supposed to? Trump described Iran as battered and blown to smithereens. Iran now controls the Strait of Hormuz. Oil is north of $100 a barrel. Diesel…