It’s time the government kicks Big Oil out of the climate conversation
Not all lobbying is the same. The oil and gas industry still has an outsized influence on climate policy in Canada.
New Democrat bid to snuff out oil and gas advertising sparks backlash from provincial counterparts, Indigenous partners
Indigenous Resource Network executive director John Desjarlais says the kind of ‘paternalism’ present in Bill C-327 is exactly the kind of sentiment he works against in the fossil fuel industry.
Contentious nuclear waste site approved despite First Nations’ opposition
The decision to choose the banks of the Kichi Sibi to site a massive stockpile of radioactive materials is yet another low point in the history of how Canada has treated Indigenous communities. If the government is serious about reconciliation, it must stop the project and make room for a just process.
Demonizing Canada’s oil and gas industry the height of foolishness
The millions of Canadians who are directly or indirectly supported by Canada’s oil and gas industries should be proud of our energy industry, and all Canadians should be forever grateful for our abundant natural resources.
The forest carbon loophole
When forests are logged, even after accounting for post-cutting forest growth and carbon stored in harvested wood products, there is a net emission of large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere.
Canada’s back in the low-carbon investment game, but we need to play harder to win
Governments need to get even more ambitious about guaranteeing Canada’s provincial carbon markets to reassure firms and investors.
COP28 was different, controversial, and substantive: a great place for Canada
The presence of the petroleum industry brought fresh attention to the event.
It’s time to unleash Canada’s energy advantage
The greatest barrier to Canada seizing our energy advantage is today’s uncompetitive and complex regulatory and policy environment.
Catalyzing the opportunity of the North Pacific green corridor
The North Pacific Green Corridor presents a unique, sustainable model for future growth in green transport and trade that other jurisdictions can learn from and replicate.
Canadians should be afraid of radiation: Frank Greening
Re: “We can manage predictable radiation: Canadian Nuclear Society,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 15, 2023, letter to the editor. The gist of this CNS letter to The Hill Times appears to be: we should not be afraid of radiation because it’s predictable and we can manage it. I have to say that when it comes to […]
