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 Smith government of Alberta.
His Canada's National Observer columns are regularly highlighted on National Newswatch, and he is a frequent guest on leading podcasts and radio shows. He won the 2023 National Newspaper Award for best columnist, and also picked up a National Magazine Award in 2021 for his columns.
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.
He lives in Calgary.
Our scorching housing market poses an existential threat to millions of young Canadians
Canada's top scientists just made vaccine hesitancy worse
Alberta is hitting the snooze button on oilsands cleanup at exactly the wrong time
Kenney's COVID response is more cowardice than courage
Enough with the online COVID research — listen to the experts
Epicurious swore off beef. Is it time to rethink what we eat?
A burned-out Dairy Queen is setting Calgary's politics aflame
COVID is surging — and populist premiers won't save us
Budget 2021 steps up Canada's assault on climate change
