Newfoundland and Labrador still rock
Every time I visit, I am reminded how very lucky Canada was when Newfoundland and Labrador chose to join it in 1949.
Fossil fuel reps on clean electricity council a concern for NDP critic, environmentalists
The Canada Electricity Advisory Council has a one-year mandate to advise on achieving the federal government’s target of net-zero emissions in the electricity sector by 2035.
Automakers aren’t serious about the all-electric future
A strategy that just focuses on bigger incentives without also increasing taxes on polluting cars would cause Canada to significantly miss its ZEV sales targets, and would cost $54-billion.
Ready! Fire! Aim!: Cost-benefit analyses should determine strength of emissions control measures before implementation
Values for factors such as the ‘social cost of carbon’ assume too much importance in determining cost-benefit outcomes.
New StatsCan data reflects steady decline in Newfoundland’s offshore oil production
Newfoundland and Labrador’s GDP from oil and gas extraction fell by more than 10 per cent in 2022, compared with increases in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
As supporters celebrate the Liberals’ ‘return to nuclear,’ critics decry ‘dangerous’ distraction
Speaking alongside MPs from the Green Party, the Bloc Québécois and the NDP, Liberal MP Jenica Atwin told reporters on April 25 that she is concerned about proposals to build new nuclear reactors near the Bay of Fundy.
Canadian ownership is critical if we are to prosper from minerals strategy
Some degree of long-term public equity may be the only answer if we want to ensure that a reasonable share of our mining sector is Canadian-owned, and that younger Canadian companies don’t have to feel that selling is their only option.
Indigenous leaders say Saskatchewan ‘woke up a sleeping giant’ by overstepping on critical minerals
First Nations are calling on the federal government to step in to uphold treaty rights against provincial encroachment, but a former Liberal staffer says the feds should leave this ‘third rail’ alone.
Amidst energy crisis, Canada can play a leading role in North American energy security
While geopolitical instability and the war in Ukraine put constraints on supply lines, the reliability of Canadian fuel is becoming more important.
Nuclear waste abandonment risks the dangers of amnesia
Broad-stroke reassurances from supporters of a proposed deep geological repository for Canada’s nuclear waste have failed to allay important environmental and security concerns.
