Renewed mineral exploration tax credit will maintain Canada’s tax advantage: Minister Sohi
Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi says the recently renewed Mineral Exploration Tax Credit will help maintain Canada’s tax competitiveness and provide investors and mineral explorers with greater certainty. In an email interview with The Hill Times, Mr. Sohi (Edmonton–Mill Woods, Alta.) said the $73-million annual program that directly supports a “dynamic exploration sector” is essential to […]
Canadian uranium under U.S. tariff threat as national security investigation continues
Canada’s uranium industry may soon find itself burdened by the same U.S. protectionist tariffs that have been targeted at Canada’s steel and aluminum sectors since the summer under the guise of national security protection, trade observers say. On July 18, the U.S. Commerce Department began a Section 232 investigation looking into uranium imports and if […]
Afghanistan a failed war, 17 years after declaring victory
Last Tuesday, a senior U.S. military official gave some startling testimony before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. According to Lt.-Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the current rate of battlefield casualties among the Afghan security forces is “unsustainable” in the ongoing conflict with the Taliban. While the Kabul regime no longer publishes exact casualty numbers, it is […]
Time to unclog the pipes
Getting Canadian oil to market is a burning platform for policy-makers. With various well-publicized setbacks, increased pipeline export capacity has been kiboshed or delayed. Facing constrained transport, Alberta has moved on Band-Aid measures to address the stranded supply glut and price discount. However, for the medium and long term, the federal government must get the […]
Nothing in migration compact tells Canada to ‘open borders,’ says UN refugee agency rep
The United Nations global migration pact has sovereignty written into the non-binding agreement, says a representative of the United Nations’ refugee agency in response to critics’ suggestions that it’s a “border-erasing policy” that encourages mass migration. “I see nothing in there that speaks of open borders or that countries would, in any way, not continue to […]
Building blocks: Why Canada should be the world leader in wood construction
At the UN Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland last week, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters that the summit will focus on delivering three key outcomes, including “transformative action in the real economy.” Slowing climate change and mitigating its impacts are top of mind for many Canadians. As a conservationist and as chair of […]
Market (in)access for Canadian oil: lessons for other resource sectors?
The government of Alberta’s decision to impose production cuts in the oilsands in an effort to buoy prices is the latest surreal twist in the saga that has become the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Getting Canadian oil to international markets beyond the United States has proven frustratingly elusive for producers. Are there lessons to […]
Feds must better support forestry research collaboration, industry and experts say
The federal government needs to act as a better co-ordinator for scientific research and information sharing on wildfires and forest pests, industry stakeholders and experts agree, especially as the threats become more urgent from the growing impacts of climate change. While the management of Canada’s forests mainly lies with the provinces and territories (almost 90 per […]
The Liberals are choosing to make Canada not work
Canada’s economy is losing billions of dollars because the Liberals blocked the export pipelines Canadian oil and gas needs to reach new markets. The reality is the energy sector is booming in the United States and everywhere else, except in Canada and Venezuela. The cause is policy. The result is tens of thousands of jobs at […]
Finance bureaucrats, House committee need to stop working in silos on budget planning, says ex-PBO Page
As the House Finance Committee’s pre-budget consultation process wraps up for another year, one former watchdog says the process isn’t properly used by the Finance Department in crafting Canada’s annual fiscal plan. Kevin Page was the first Parliamentary Budget Officer from 2008 to 2013, previously holding high roles at the Department of Finance, Treasury Board, […]
