Cross-country coalition pushing for new conversation on energy future Growing up in Montreal, Shannon Joseph dreamed of becoming an astronaut. But as she learned more about the world, she decided there were enough challenges to solve on planet Earth. One of today’s most pressing is access to reliable, affordable energy. “Energy is fundamental. Energy is…
Saudi Arabia requires US$80.90 per barrel oil if it is to meet its budgetary needs A new sense of urgency is taking hold among some oil producers desperate to put a floor under the crude markets. Over the last few months, OPEC+, which includes the OPEC oil-producing states and its allies including Russia, has made…
Canada’s oil and gas industry has been working hard to tackle methane emissions over the last two decades For Jean-Francois Gauthier, space is the next frontier in the quest to reduce global emissions, and the view from 6,000-kilometres above Earth is that Canada is a leader in curbing the most polluting of greenhouse gases. In…
StatsCan labour shortage report released May 24 compares the number of unemployed to vacant positions There are lies, damn lies and statistics. No one knows to whom this often-repeated expression should be attributed, but most realize that statistics, even accurate ones, taken at face value and without careful analysis, can lead to misguided conclusions. People…
Edmontonians are an unambitious lot, more interested in civil service/public sector job security than encouraging a dynamic business sector How did it happen? How could an entire city vote for the opposition? How could an entire ALBERTA city, one-third of the province’s population, elect 20 New Democrat socialists into the provincial legislature? One hundred per…
Extension of regulated “interswitching” distance will increase costs for railways, shippers, and consumers Canada’s competitiveness relative to the U.S. is in decline, and that affects our standard of living. Our GDP per capita is currently lower than it was in 2019 – an alarming development that should really be front-page news. The federal government is…
Expand Taxpayer Protection Act to prevent any future carbon tax burden on Albertans Albertans have an advantage: they have lower taxes protected by law. The Taxpayer Protection Act is one of the strongest laws protecting taxpayers in North America. It’s the reason Albertans don’t have a provincial sales tax. While our neighbours in Saskatchewan and…
Indigenous-led LNG projects essential for energy security As G7 leaders left Hiroshima, Japan, they made a significant admission that liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a critical fuel to help reduce dependence on Russian energy and that increased natural gas investment is essential. “In this context, we stress the important role that increased deliveries of LNG…
How serious is the NDP about paying down the Alberta debt? Alberta’s debt is the elephant in the room. What’s Alberta’s debt situation? The United Conservative government posted a $10.3-billion surplus in this February’s budget. Alberta is still about $79 billion in debt. That costs Albertans about $2.8 billion in annual interest charges. That’s billions…
Boomer vs. Millennial in a battle of words on energy change Overheard this recently as a human fly on the wall... Energy “transition” and “transformation” were being used as sharp blades in a verbal fencing duel between a Baby Boomer and a Millennial. At a guess, 25 years separated them. The “match” occurred over Chinese…
Cross-country coalition pushing for new conversation on energy future Growing up in Montreal, Shannon Joseph dreamed of becoming an astronaut. But as she learned more about the world, she decided there were enough challenges to solve on planet Earth. One of today’s most pressing is access to reliable, affordable energy. “Energy is fundamental. Energy is…
Saudi Arabia requires US$80.90 per barrel oil if it is to meet its budgetary needs A new sense of urgency is taking hold among some oil producers desperate to put a floor under the crude markets. Over the last few months, OPEC+, which includes the OPEC oil-producing states and its allies including Russia, has made…
Canada’s oil and gas industry has been working hard to tackle methane emissions over the last two decades For Jean-Francois Gauthier, space is the next frontier in the quest to reduce global emissions, and the view from 6,000-kilometres above Earth is that Canada is a leader in curbing the most polluting of greenhouse gases. In…
StatsCan labour shortage report released May 24 compares the number of unemployed to vacant positions There are lies, damn lies and statistics. No one knows to whom this often-repeated expression should be attributed, but most realize that statistics, even accurate ones, taken at face value and without careful analysis, can lead to misguided conclusions. People…
Edmontonians are an unambitious lot, more interested in civil service/public sector job security than encouraging a dynamic business sector How did it happen? How could an entire city vote for the opposition? How could an entire ALBERTA city, one-third of the province’s population, elect 20 New Democrat socialists into the provincial legislature? One hundred per…
Extension of regulated “interswitching” distance will increase costs for railways, shippers, and consumers Canada’s competitiveness relative to the U.S. is in decline, and that affects our standard of living. Our GDP per capita is currently lower than it was in 2019 – an alarming development that should really be front-page news. The federal government is…
Expand Taxpayer Protection Act to prevent any future carbon tax burden on Albertans Albertans have an advantage: they have lower taxes protected by law. The Taxpayer Protection Act is one of the strongest laws protecting taxpayers in North America. It’s the reason Albertans don’t have a provincial sales tax. While our neighbours in Saskatchewan and…
Indigenous-led LNG projects essential for energy security As G7 leaders left Hiroshima, Japan, they made a significant admission that liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a critical fuel to help reduce dependence on Russian energy and that increased natural gas investment is essential. “In this context, we stress the important role that increased deliveries of LNG…
How serious is the NDP about paying down the Alberta debt? Alberta’s debt is the elephant in the room. What’s Alberta’s debt situation? The United Conservative government posted a $10.3-billion surplus in this February’s budget. Alberta is still about $79 billion in debt. That costs Albertans about $2.8 billion in annual interest charges. That’s billions…
Boomer vs. Millennial in a battle of words on energy change Overheard this recently as a human fly on the wall... Energy “transition” and “transformation” were being used as sharp blades in a verbal fencing duel between a Baby Boomer and a Millennial. At a guess, 25 years separated them. The “match” occurred over Chinese…