Aboriginal policy to assimilate, civilize, Christianize, not applied in uniform manner: TRC report
In an effort to shed light on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s findings on Canada’s Indian residential school system, The Hill Times is running excerpts from the final report over the next few days. This excerpt gives an overview of the experience specifically for Inuit and those in Canada’s North who suffered at residential schools. […]
Castles in the air: Canada’s unexploitable hydrocarbon ‘resources’
Seventy-five per cent of Canada’s existing oil reserves, and 99 per cent of the known bitumen resource (Remaining Ultimately Recoverable Resources) will remain in the ground by 2050, if climate change is to be limited to the internationally agreed target of 2.0 degrees of warming by the end of this century. These are the figures […]
Time to restart Canada’s energy conversation
Canada is an energy nation. We have some of the world’s largest reserves of oil, natural gas, coal, and uranium, and we’re a major producer of hydropower and other sources of renewable energy. The recent oil price shock—with its dramatic impacts on our dollar, our investment portfolios, our companies, and our public finances—is a sharp […]
Keystone and the tipping point away from fossil fuels
Last spring, when the U.S. State Department Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on Keystone XL was released, it was heralded by project boosters as the green light to approval. It was actually more of a flashing yellow. The EIS was dense and lengthy. It was a policy wonkish document. When the NEB report on Enbridge came […]
Responsible energy policy critical to Canada’s economic future
The Liberal Party of Canada supports the responsible development of Canada’s energy potential and recognizes the positive contribution our natural resources have on economic growth and job creation, especially for middle-class families. But we also understand that resource development must be done in an environmentally responsible, sustainable way and through consensus building. This is a […]
Canadians will be discussing energy in next federal election
When it comes to Canada’s energy sector and falling global oil prices, uncertainty is a word we will continue to hear often this year. As the winter freeze transitions into spring, Canadians have been wondering to what extent they will be impacted by lower oil prices, besides the promise of cheaper gas at the pumps. […]
Low prices should temper drive to ship oil east, critics say
While the rising demand for oil in China and other countries in the Far East drives the desire for some to build the Northern Gateway and other pipelines, the severe slump in oil prices may make the projects less attractive, say some MPs and industry watchers. The United States continues to be Canada’s main consumer […]
Low oil prices could be opportunity for more stringent environmental regulations: experts
As the price of oil tumbles, resulting in spending cuts and shrinking employment in the industry, some say this is a time for government to re-evaluate its strong commitment to the sector. “The consensus industry-wide forecast is that oil and gas investment will be down about 30 per cent in 2015. That is certainly a […]
Plumeting oil prices has ripple effects on Alberta economy
The shock of plummeting prices in the oil industry in Alberta may have ripple effects that could further hit the province’s economy, while some industry watchers say it may be time for governments and the industry to catch-up on providing services to a population that boomed beyond capacity and re-evaluate government reliance on revenues from […]
Feds’ help needed to update electrical grid, say stakeholders
Canada’s electricity transmission and distribution system is in need of an overhaul and for any meaningful collaboration across the country to occur, the federal government needs to be at the table, say energy critics and industry experts. As it stands, the country’s power sources are becoming more distributive and that will require more expansive power […]
