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Associated Press
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NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Results
Sunday At Bristol Dragway Bristol, Tenn. Final Finish Order Top Fuel 1. Steve Torrence; 2. Justin Ashley; 3. Tony Stewart; 4. Shawn Langdon; 5. Brittany Force; 6. Josh Hart; 7. Clay Millican; 8. Dan Mercier; 9. Antron Brown; 10. Doug Kalitta; 11. Ida Zetterstrom; 12. Cameron Ferre; 13. Shawn Reed; 14. Cody Krohn. Funny Car 1. Ron Capps; 2. Paul Lee; 3. Daniel Wilkerson; 4. Dave Richards; 5. Cruz Pedregon; 6. Buddy Hull; 7. J.R. Todd; 8. Julie Nataas; 9. Chad Green; 10. Matt Hagan; 11. Alexis DeJoria; 12. Austin Prock; 13. Jack Beckman; 14. Bob Tasca III; 15. Hunter Green; 16. Spencer Hyde. Pro Stock 1. Greg Anderson; 2. Dallas Glenn; 3. David Cuadra; 4. Aaron Stanfield; 5. Matt Latino; 6. Deric Kramer; 7. Erica Enders; 8. Cody Coughlin; 9. Kenny Delco; 10. Mason McGaha; 11. Cory Reed; 12. Jeg Coughlin; 13. Fernando Cuadra Jr.; 14. Cristian Cuadra; 15. Greg Stanfield; 16. Matt Hartford. Pro Stock Motorcycle 1. Richard Gadson; 2. Gaige Herrera; 3. Chase Van Sant; 4. Brayden Davis; 5. Matt Smith; 6. Angie Smith; 7. Jianna Evaristo; 8. Ryan Oehler; 9. John Hall; 10. Steve Johnson; 11. Marc Ingwersen; 12. Chris Bostick; 13. Charles Poskey. Round-by-Round Results Top Fuel First Round Brittany Force, 3.811, 330.39 def. Ida Zetterstrom, 6.840, 88.90; Josh Hart, 4.026, 311.85 def. Doug Kalitta, 4.754, 224.92; Justin Ashley, 3.783, 328.14 def. Antron Brown, 4.403, 199.11; Tony Stewart, 3.821, 327.27 def. Cameron Ferre, 8.227, 83.57; Shawn Langdon, 3.922, 259.31 def. Cody Krohn, Broke; Clay Millican, 4.119, 222.22 def. Shawn Reed, 8.822, 97.27; Steve Torrence, 3.974, 312.93 def. Dan Mercier, 3.983, 307.72. Quarterfinals Torrence, 3.859, 328.14 def. Millican, 6.187, 112.38; Langdon, 4.460, 245.90 def. Hart, 5.086, 266.79; Stewart, 4.178, 212.13 was unopposed; Ashley, 3.839, 329.91 def. Force, 4.925, 160.40. Semifinals Torrence, 3.857, 327.27 def. Stewart, 3.861, 326.08; Ashley, 3.858, 326.24 def. Langdon, 9.785, 74.97. Final Torrence, 4.022, 325.37 def. Ashley, 8.600, 82.60. Funny Car First Round Daniel Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 4.031, 325.30 def. Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 5.566, 133.17; Dave Richards, Mustang, 4.098, 316.90 def. Alexis DeJoria, Dodge Charger, 4.134, 250.18; Buddy Hull, Charger, 4.692, 250.97 def. Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 5.128, 148.01; Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra, 4.050, 316.90 def. Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.068, 323.58; Julie Nataas, GR Supra, 4.052, 318.17 def. Jack Beckman, Camaro, 5.315, 136.28; J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 4.027, 319.60 def. Spencer Hyde, Mustang, 7.068, 88.22; Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.084, 298.01 def. Hunter Green, Charger, 6.433, 98.85; Paul Lee, Charger, 4.024, 306.95 def. Chad Green, Mustang, 4.026, 325.06. Quarterfinals Wilkerson, 4.058, 313.22 def. Nataas, 6.638, 104.99; Richards, 4.136, 312.50 def. Pedregon, 4.233, 245.72; Lee, 4.030, 316.90 def. Hull, 4.269, 279.96; Capps, 4.111, 312.21 def. Todd, 4.324, 223.88. Semifinals Lee, 3.995, 289.26 def. Wilkerson, 4.078, 318.77; Capps, 4.371, 213.30 def. Richards, 10.217, 85.82. Final Capps, 3.957, 328.06 def. Lee, 3.967, 306.88. Pro Stock First Round Matt Latino, Chevy Camaro, 6.689, 204.70 def. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 11.999, 90.43; David Cuadra, Camaro, 6.671, 204.91 def. Cristian Cuadra, Ford Mustang, 15.816, 51.76; Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.692, 205.72 def. Cory Reed, Camaro, 7.039, 160.46; Cody Coughlin, Camaro, 6.677, 204.88 def. Greg Stanfield, Camaro, Foul - Red Light; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.650, 205.72 def. Kenny Delco, Camaro, Foul - Red Light; Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.694, 204.48 def. Matt Hartford, Camaro, Foul - Red Light; Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.671, 205.51 def. Fernando Cuadra Jr., Camaro, 13.360, 63.71; Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.676, 204.70 def. Mason McGaha, Camaro, 6.749, 204.88. Quarterfinals A. Stanfield, 6.709, 204.17 def. C. Coughlin, 18.279, 43.53; D. Cuadra, 6.725, 203.95 def. Kramer, 6.713, 204.88; Glenn, 6.667, 206.23 def. Latino, 6.686, 205.19; Anderson, 6.646, 206.01 def. Enders, 11.385, 77.76. Semifinals Glenn, 6.671, 206.23 def. A. Stanfield, 7.362, 153.51; Anderson, 6.644, 206.01 def. D. Cuadra, 6.699, 204.82. Final Anderson, 6.623, 205.91 def. Glenn, Foul - Red Light. Pro Stock Motorcycle First Round Jianna Evaristo, Buell, 6.982, 194.24 def. Marc Ingwersen, 7.071, 190.81; Angie Smith, Buell, 6.897, 196.82 def. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.980, 193.13; Chase Van Sant, Suzuki, 6.960, 196.04 def. Ryan Oehler, Foul - Red Light; Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.857, 197.13 def. Chris Bostick, Suzuki, 7.136, 166.91; Matt Smith, Buell, 6.870, 198.99 def. John Hall, 6.969, 196.70; Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.869, 196.53 def. Charles Poskey, Suzuki, 7.153, 191.29; Brayden Davis, Suzuki, 6.831, 198.09 was unopposed. Quarterfinals Van Sant, 6.951, 196.76 def. M. Smith, 6.881, 199.46; Herrera, 6.883, 196.67 def. A. Smith, 6.967, 196.44; Davis, 6.870, 197.77 def. Evaristo, Foul - Red Light; Gadson, 6.898, 196.93 was unopposed. Semifinals Gadson, 6.911, 192.33 def. Van Sant, Foul - Red Light; Herrera, 6.895, 196.59 def. Davis, Broke. Final Gadson, 6.884, 196.30 def. Herrera, 6.882, 196.24. Point Standings Top Fuel 1. Tony Stewart, 700; 2. Shawn Langdon, 624; 3. Antron Brown, 558; 4. Justin Ashley, 538; 5. Doug Kalitta, 533; 6. Brittany Force, 490; 7. Steve Torrence, 450; 8. Clay Millican, 385; 9. Josh Hart, 367; 10. Shawn Reed, 330. Funny Car 1. Austin Prock, 596; 2. Paul Lee, 565; 3. Jack Beckman, 552; 4. Ron Capps, 496; 5. Matt Hagan, 487; 6. J.R. Todd, 421; 7. Daniel Wilkerson, 394; 8. Chad Green, 382; 9. Alexis DeJoria, 362; 10. Cruz Pedregon, 356. Pro Stock 1. Greg Anderson, 793; 2. Dallas Glenn, 726; 3. Matt Hartford, 482; 4. Cory Reed, 405; 5. Eric Latino, 360; 6. Aaron Stanfield, 330; 7. Deric Kramer, 318; 8. Erica Enders, 306; 9. (tie) Jeg Coughlin, 285; Mason McGaha, 285. Pro Stock Motorcycle 1. Gaige Herrera, 430; 2. Matt Smith, 384; 3. Richard Gadson, 346; 4. Chase Van Sant, 233; 5. Angie Smith, 205; 6. Steve Johnson, 189; 7. Jianna Evaristo, 187; 8. John Hall, 169; 9. Chris Bostick, 167; 10. Marc Ingwersen, 154.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
DefectDojo Introduces Industry-First Unified SOC & AppSec Platform
DefectDojo now accommodates the needs of multiple security teams with a single, unified view AUSTIN, Texas, May 27, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DefectDojo, the pioneer in scalable security, unified vulnerability management and DevSecOps, today announced the launch of their next-gen Security Operations Center (SOC) capabilities for DefectDojo Pro, which provides both SOC and AppSec professionals a unified platform for noise reduction and prioritization of SOC alerts and AppSec findings. As both SOC and AppSec teams attempt to cut through noisy data from a sprawling set of tools and sources, Dojo Pro now allows two security teams to work from the same platform in a way no other solution has offered to date. SOC teams, like their counterparts in AppSec, are facing a number of challenges that hinder their ability to effectively protect their organizations. A recent survey found that SOC teams receive approximately 500 investigation-worthy endpoint security alerts weekly, and investigating these alerts takes up to 65% of their time; in that same survey, 16% of SOC professionals said they only addressed 50-59% of their pipeline per week. In short, SOC teams do not have the time or the resources to effectively keep up with the constantly-evolving threat landscape and the deluge of associated data. Next-gen SOC builds on DefectDojo's previous efforts to simplify and streamline cybersecurity operations. SOC teams can now use Dojo Pro's machine learning algorithms to consolidate and remove duplicate findings, significantly cutting down the amount of data they must process and assess. They can also take advantage of DefectDojo's newly-released risk-based prioritization features, which more effectively assess risk by factoring in exploitability, reachability, revenue, potential compliance factors, user records and a number of other factors to help teams find their most pressing vulnerabilities and SOC alerts to respond more quickly. "DefectDojo has always prioritized meeting security teams where they are, providing them the flexible foundation to effectively manage their needs and making hypertechnical cybersecurity tools accessible. Unifying next-gen SOC and AppSec represents the culmination of all of our work to date and a major breakthrough in how different cybersecurity teams collaborate with each other," said Greg Anderson, CEO and founder of DefectDojo. "We aim to continue bringing our customers scalable solutions for today's most pressing cybersecurity issues." The next-gen SOC capabilities join a number of recently-launched features for the Dojo Pro platform, all of which are informed by direct customer feedback and use cases. These include the Rules Engine, which enables teams to customize rules to automatically manipulate, edit, enhance, add custom remediation advice, escalate, or de-escalate specific findings, all without significant human effort; the universal parser, allowing for data ingestion from any tool producing JSON or XML data; and next-generation prioritization evaluation. Built by and for cybersecurity professionals, Dojo Pro is designed to efficiently scale for the needs of organizations of any size and centralize vulnerability data into one easy-to-use platform. DefectDojo's customer base includes Fortune 10 companies, international banks, government agencies and solo consultants alike, and the open-source OWASP Edition of the platform has been downloaded over 43 million times. To learn more about DefectDojo and get started with either the OWASP Edition or Dojo Pro, contact hello@ About DefectDojo DefectDojo is the engine that drives DevSecOps, providing an open, scalable platform that connects security strategy to execution. By aggregating data from any security tool, automating manual processes, and delivering AI-powered insights, DefectDojo empowers organizations to have a unified view of security posture, automate operations to increase productivity and improve decision-making. For more information, visit or follow us on LinkedIn or GitHub. View source version on Contacts Media Contact defectdojo@ Sign in to access your portfolio
Forbes
15-04-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Cybersecurity World On Edge As CVE Program Prepares To Go Dark
On April 16, a foundational piece of the world's cybersecurity infrastructure may quietly grind to a halt. MITRE's stewardship of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program—a backbone of coordinated vulnerability disclosure for more than two decades—is facing an uncertain future as its U.S. Department of Homeland Security contract expires. Without confirmed renewal or replacement, the industry risks entering a period of dangerous opacity in vulnerability tracking. For the cybersecurity community, this isn't a minor bureaucratic lapse. It's a five-alarm fire. For those outside the security trenches, it's easy to overlook how essential the CVE and CWE – or Common Weakness Enumeration – programs have become. CVEs assign standardized identifiers to software vulnerabilities, making it easier for security researchers, vendors, and IT teams to communicate and prioritize fixes. The CWE program, a related effort, categorizes common coding errors that introduce those vulnerabilities in the first place. Together, they form the connective tissue for a global ecosystem of security tooling and coordination. From vulnerability scanners to patch management systems and threat intel feeds, thousands of tools and workflows rely on up-to-date CVE data. Vendors use CVEs to issue advisories and coordinate disclosures. Security teams use them to track risks and drive remediation. Even government agencies like CISA and the DoD rely on CVEs as a core part of their threat modeling and defensive planning. Which is why the looming shutdown is so alarming. MITRE has confirmed that its DHS contract to manage the CVE and CWE programs is set to lapse on April 16, 2025, and as of now, no renewal has been finalized. This contract, renewed annually, has funded critical work to keep the CVE program running, including updates to the schema, assignment coordination, and vulnerability vetting. 'Failure to renew MITRE's contract for the CVE program, seemingly set to expire on April 16, 2025, risks significant disruption,' said Jason Soroko, Senior Fellow at Sectigo. 'A service break would likely degrade national vulnerability databases and advisories. This lapse could negatively affect tool vendors, incident response operations, and critical infrastructure broadly. MITRE emphasizes its continued commitment but warns of these potential impacts if the contracting pathway is not maintained.' MITRE has indicated that historical CVE records will remain accessible via GitHub, but without continued funding, the operational side of the program—including assignment of new CVEs—will effectively go dark. That's not a minor inconvenience. It could upend how the global cybersecurity community identifies, communicates, and responds to new threats. Greg Anderson, CEO and founder of DefectDojo, voiced what many in the community are feeling: 'MITRE's confirmation that it is losing DHS funding to maintain the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program should concern every cybersecurity professional around the world, especially considering that the funding expires tomorrow—leaving no room for anything to be built in its place.' Anderson added a sobering thought experiment: 'If, as expected, the database goes offline tomorrow and only GitHub records remain, every security team has just lost an essential resource for early warnings and a cohesive framework for naming and addressing vulnerabilities.' He explained the risks of a fragmented landscape: 'To illustrate, say a new vulnerability in encryption used across the internet emerges. Without the CVE program, one non-governing body may name the issue 'The worst encryption flaw ever,' but another non-governing body names the issue 'A terrible encryption flaw,' both not using the CVE-20XX-XXXX identification protocol. Without CVEs, how do we even know we're talking about the same issue?' Anderson warned that 'security professionals are going to have to gather and consolidate information in a piecemeal fashion without CVEs as a central repository, which costs valuable time that could be spent addressing the issues.' He also noted that security professionals have to deal with an overwhelming volume of threats – 40,000+ CVEs that were found last year, plus older vulnerabilities which are still being exploited today. 'Losing CVEs and their database could result in a total collapse of how known vulnerabilities are assessed, communicated, and remediated today,' he concluded. MITRE has said that discussions with the U.S. government are active and that it remains committed to the CVE mission. But with the expiration date looming, time is running short—and the consequences of even a temporary gap are severe. 'Hopefully this situation gets resolved quickly,' said Casey Ellis, founder at Bugcrowd. 'CVE underpins a huge chunk of vulnerability management, incident response, and critical infrastructure protection efforts. A sudden interruption in services has the very real potential to bubble up into a national security problem in short order.' Across the cybersecurity ecosystem—from vendors to government agencies—the call is the same: resolve this, and fast. Whether funding is restored in time or not, this moment should serve as a wake-up call for the industry and policymakers alike. A program as vital as CVE should not be hanging by a thread every April. It needs stable, long-term funding and a robust governance model that ensures continuity, even in the face of bureaucratic delays or shifting political winds. Cyber threats are evolving faster than ever. Shutting down the CVE program – even briefly – would be like turning off air traffic control mid-flight. This isn't just about maintaining a database. It's about maintaining trust in the systems that protect us all.
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Greg Anderson Clocks Quickest Run in NHRA Pro Stock History
Current Pro Stock champion Greg Anderson recorded the quickest elapsed time in NHRA Pro Stock history during Friday's second qualifying session—6.443 seconds (at 212.06 mph) on the Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway quarter-mile. That eclipsed Erica Enders' 6.450-second mark that she set here on this dragstrip in 2022.'That's sweet. It felt nice down the racetrack. I love racing at this place,' said Anderson, who has a record six Pro Stock championships to his credit.
CBC
27-02-2025
- Business
- CBC
Alberta hired more U.S. lobbyists than other provinces, feds since 2000: data
"Neutralizing" environmentalist arguments. Consultants with personal access to United States senators. A giant oilsands truck on the National Mall. Alberta's attempts to influence the winds of American politics go back much further than the current administration of Donald Trump. For many governments and private firms outside the U.S., hiring lobbyists and media strategists to advance interests in a crucial market is simply a given. But Alberta's efforts are particularly persistent — according to U.S. data, Alberta has hired more lobbyists since 2000 than any other province or the federal government. Thanks to American regulation and reporting requirements for foreign lobbying, publicly available data and documents provide a window into those attempts at influence. "You're talking about a sub-federal government in Canada that is trying to have its eyes and ears on the ground in D.C.," says Greg Anderson, a political scientist at the University of Alberta. "There are limits to what provinces can do in the American political system without that kind of third party representation." Public transparency The Foreign Agents Registration Act, passed by Congress in 1938 to combat foreign propaganda, requires disclosure from parties working in the interest of foreign entities, including private companies and governments. While there are exemptions — such as journalists, diplomats or those engaged in "private and nonpolitical" activities — generally, anyone seeking to bend the ears of politicians must register. Along with the required forms, registrants must also submit documentation detailing a comprehensive list of the activities to be performed on behalf of the foreign principal and the compensation provided for those services. Those documents, along with any "information materials" disseminated on behalf of the foreign entity, are publicly available on the FARA website. This includes materials like contracts between the Alberta government and its lobbyists that could take months to obtain through Alberta's freedom of information law, often with significant redactions. The FARA registry, which falls under the auspices of the Department of Justice, can also be downloaded in bulk datasets stretching from the 1940s to the present. Alberta loves to lobby A CBC News analysis of the FARA data found that the Alberta government hires more lobbyists than other provinces. Since 2000, Alberta appears in the registry 15 times, more than any other province. The federal government appears three times in that time period. Each occurrence represents a "foreign agent" — the lobbyist or their firm — registering as representing the interests of a foreign principal, such as the Alberta government. (In practice, these agents themselves are very often American.) For this analysis, CBC News counted only federal or provincial governments and ministries. This excluded Crown corporations like Travel Alberta and provincial corporations like the defunct Canadian Energy Centre, which was also known as the "war room." Jieun Lee, an assistant professor of political science at the State University of New York at Buffalo, says Alberta's special interest in lobbying is likely due to the fact that the province's economic well-being is so closely tied with oil exports, the overwhelming majority of which flow to the United States. "Given the unique position of Alberta within Canada, I could see why Alberta might have these extra incentives to maybe build its own unique, separate line of relations with the U.S. government," she says. Proximity to power Alberta's earliest appearance in the data is April 1964, when it registered itself as its own lobbyist, providing an office address in Los Angeles. The most recent entry is from October 2024, which was an updated contract for one of its existing lobbyists, Capitol Counsel. The project proposal from Capitol Counsel notes as a selling point that a member of its core team, Jonathan Kott, was a senior adviser to two Democratic senators, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Chris Coons of Delaware. Manchin was the chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. "Through our work, Senator Manchin became a key ally for Alberta, which was particularly important given his leadership position and ability to work along bipartisan lines," says the proposal. "To that end, we were pleased to coordinate Senator Manchin's visit to Alberta." Lee says this proximity to power is exactly what clients are looking for in a lobbyist. "In the US, there's a focus on relationships and making the right connections with the right people," she says. Alberta's current contract with Capitol Counsel pays $50,000 per month for two years, for a total of $1.2 million. There is an option for a one-year extension at the same price beginning in 2026. In an emailed statement, Sam Blackett, press secretary to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, defended the use of lobbyists. "With around 90 per cent of Alberta's exports — valued at more than $160 billion a year — the U.S. is by far Alberta's largest trading partner," Blackett said. "Effective and sustained engagement with key U.S. stakeholders is critical to ensuring continued access to the U.S. market for Alberta businesses." The use of "consultants who have excellent connections with senior Administration officials and lawmakers at both the national and state level" helps create jobs in Alberta, said Blackett. 'Neutralize' environmental arguments The FARA documents typically include the original request for proposals issued by the Alberta government, which details the services and "deliverables" sought and often the price of the contract. A central part of most of these contracts was outreach to the news media to try and shape the public conversation. The supplemental FARA filings by Alberta's contractors include email correspondence with journalists at the New York Times, Washington Post, Politico and the Wall Street Journal, among others. The lobbyists pitched opinion pieces by Jason Kenney and interview opportunities with Danielle Smith, with mixed results. One document from 2014 includes a list of the many failed attempts by a lobbyist to pitch an interview with Premier Alison Redford. The FARA filings from that lobbying firm, Feverpress LLC, laid out a proposed communications strategy around the Keystone XL pipeline — specifically, how to overcome the problem that "environmentalists opposed to the project have aggressively taken control of the debate." The objective, it stated, was to "neutralize the environmentalist arguments" and provide President Barack Obama "the air cover he needs to support the pipeline." Obama ultimately killed the controversial project, which would have carried crude oil from Alberta to Nebraska. Attempts to shape public opinion or raise awareness can also go awry. In 2006, as part of the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the Alberta government parked a giant dump truck, like those used in the oilsands, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The idea was to showcase the immense scale of the oilsands projects. Instead, it attracted the unwanted attention of environmentalists to the destructive impact of oilsands mining. "There was quite a focus on the oilsands for several years, and I don't think that was the reaction that everybody anticipated," says Anderson, the University of Alberta professor. "It's a kind of double-edged sword at some level." Effective? Hard to say Aside from its U.S. offices in Washington, Chicago, Seattle, Minneapolis and Dallas, Alberta has an international presence in several other countries. However, the United States is the only place where Alberta hires lobbyists, reflecting the reality that the U.S. is by far its largest market for exports. Lee, the SUNY Buffalo political scientist, says that while the lobbying industry is only growing, it's hard to measure its effectiveness. "As a researcher, I could tell you that it is extremely difficult to show empirically that the act of lobbying leads to particular outcomes, just because there are so many other things that could play a role in the outcome of a policy," she says. Trump's second term has already proved disruptive and chaotic to the American political system. Notably, his administration has sought to concentrate power in the executive branch, and more specifically in one individual — President Trump. Anderson says that may disrupt the state of play in the U.S. lobbying industry. "I think there's a bit of a scramble at the moment," he says. Many of the established lobbying firms with access to traditional power players "have been on the outside looking in and trying to reorient themselves as Trump has taken over the Republican Party." At the same time, anyone with a connection to Trump is suddenly in demand. "You've seen a lot of little firms pop up ... think tanks trying to put some meat on the MAGA bones," says Anderson. Alberta goes its own way That strategy was reflected in the Council of the Federation's choice of lobbyist in February: the premiers selected Checkmate Government Relations, which had only recently opened a Washington office, but which boasts multiple people with connections to Trump. Given that the goal was to avoid the threat of trade tariffs, it doesn't appear to have worked out. "Did they pick the wrong outfit? Maybe a little green, still untested?" says Anderson. "Maybe. But I think a lot of people are scrambling to try to figure out who has the access, the genuine access." Danielle Smith broke with the other premiers and their "Team Canada" united front in January, in part due to Alberta's central economic interest — fossil fuels. Anderson suggests that Alberta's extensive experience in lobbying might give it something of an advantage relative to other provinces, even in a fast-changing and unpredictable new environment. Even so, as a small fish in a very large lobbying pond, it's not clear how significantly Alberta can influence events south of the border. "For every stakeholder that's spending money on access, lobbying firms, advertising campaigns, pressure groups trying to push in one direction, there's usually a couple of others pushing in a completely different direction," says Anderson.
