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1. Trudeau government should help restore investor confidence in Canadian energy

   Last year, more than 20 per cent of the country’s exports came from energy. ...

2. Energy use can help stimulate post-COVID recovery in Canada

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, July 22, 2020 With Canada’s economy expected to contract by at least 6.8 per cent this year, governments across the country—including the Trudeau government—must identify existing policies that hinder economic recovery ...

3. Trudeau government energy policies making jobs and investment disappear

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, July 15, 2020 The Trudeau government’s damaging energy policies have contributed to substantial job loss and a 35 per cent decline in oil and gas investment over the last five years—and that’s just the beginning of the bad ...

4. Ottawa wants companies to commit to net-zero emissions—without any details

   Appeared in National Newswatch, July 1, 2020 Despite widespread need, particularly in Canada’s energy sector, the federal government’s Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (or LEEFF) program, meant to provide emergency funding to large companies, ...

5. Trudeau government continues uneven treatment of energy sector

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, June 17, 2020 The Trudeau government recently announced details of its loan program for large corporations called the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF), which provides financing to firms unable to secure ...

6. We need a new federal approach to the oil industry

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald, May 16, 2020 With Canada’s energy sector on its knees, two prominent politicians—Elizabeth May, MP and former leader of the Green Party and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet—earlier this month declared the sector ...

7. Canada’s environmental record provides some good news during troubling times

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, May 6, 2020 Sadly, Canadians haven’t had much to celebrate lately. But here’s some good news. Our environmental record is excellent compared to most of the world’s wealthiest—and cleanest—countries. A new Fraser Institute ...

8. Ottawa’s carbon tax hike comes at worst possible time for Canadian industries

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, April 6, 2020 Last week, Prime Minister Trudeau announced that his government will proceed with its planned 50 per cent carbon tax increase, ignoring the fact that many Canadian industries are struggling mightily due to the ...

9. Teck decision underscores investment crisis in Canada

   Appeared in National Newswatch, February 27, 2020 Canada has massive investment potential. We have an abundance of natural resources, one of the most highly-educated populations in the world, and reside next to the world’s most successful economy. We are ...

10. Teck withdrawal further proof of Canada’s odious investment climate

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, February 25, 2020 In a stunning decision Sunday, Teck Resources withdrew its application to build the $20.6 billion Frontier oilsands mine in Alberta, just days before the Trudeau government’s cabinet was expected to decide ...