Canada-U.S. energy relationship takes a hit, could take more, say experts
The energy trade relationship between Canada and the United States has been dealt a number of blows recently, thanks to the oil and gas production-boom underway in the U.S. and their government’s tougher stand against climate change, and it could be in for more strains, say experts. Alexander Moens, a political scientist at Simon […]
Western cities work to improve energy usage, Vancouver and Victoria lead pack: report
Western Canada’s seven largest cities have been working through a number of challenges to better manage their energy usage, with Vancouver and Victoria taking the lead, according to a report released by the Canada West Foundation in April. The report looked at what Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, and Vancouver have been […]
Canada needs an energy policy rethink
It’s time to rethink our national energy strategy because the Conservative approach to resource development is failing Canadians. As Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said in Calgary last fall, a fundamental role of the Government of Canada is to open up markets abroad for Canadian resources and to help create responsible and sustainable ways to […]
Time for Canada’s North to move on to other means of heating, electrifying our communities
In the Canada’s North a crisis exists in the high cost of imported petroleum. Diesel fuel prices are at near record level, some 400 per cent above the levels of a decade before. Diesel is used extensively across Northern Canada affecting communities, and resource development. Over time, there will be even higher prices to […]
Why Canada needs an energy policy
It is clear that debates dealing with energy choices dominate the news: pipelines—Keystone, Enbridge, Kinder-Morgan, Energy East; oilsands versus tar sands; climate policy and the lack thereof; coal plants and so on. For the most part, these debates are treated as isolated, zero-sum games. You can either have a healthy economy or a healthy […]
NDP has a plan for a prosperous, sustainable energy future
Canada’s natural resources power our economy. As legislators, our challenge is ensuring that we pursue development of our natural resources in ways that are sustainable, while creating jobs for Canadians in a cleaner and more prosperous economy. New Democrats support building a sustainable, balanced and prosperous economy for all Canadians, where economic growth doesn’t […]
Rickford upbeat on energy prospects, despite pipeline hurdles
Bridging the gap between industry and First Nations, diversifying Canada’s energy export markets, and securing public support for major pipeline projects are just a few of the challenges facing new Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford since he took over the file in March. Mr. Rickford (Kenora, Ont.) has struck a different tone when it […]
Report arguing for mineral rights transfer to First Nations controversial
A Fraser Institute report calling for provincial governments to transfer control of non-energy mineral rights to aboriginal communities has experts talking about the proposal, with not everyone agreeing it’s a realistic policy move. Non-energy minerals include limestone, salt, potash, gravel, gold, copper, and nickel, among others. According to the April report, provinces reserve the rights […]
Economic development strategy for New Brunswick underway, surmounting obstacles
A new program to involve New Brunswick aboriginal businesses in the national shipbuilding procurement is in its early stages, with organizers working to raise awareness about opportunities in order to get business buy-in. The federal government announced in April that it would commit $200,000 to the New Brunswick Aboriginal Shipbuilding Strategy to help New Brunswick’s aboriginal […]
Youth programs good start, say aboriginal business groups, but still not enough
The growth of the Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative’s program to foster entrepreneurial skills for aboriginal youth in Grade 11 and Grade 12 will help reduce the outcome-gap between young aboriginal adults and non-aboriginal young adults, say aboriginal business groups, but the program won’t eliminate it. The Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative is a national charity […]
