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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. Ottawa introduces new rules for energy sector at worst possible time

   Last month, the Trudeau government released rules, part of the new federal regulatory process under Bill C-69, requiring certain projects including new mines, power plants, pipelines, airports, oil and gas projects, and railways to ...

3. 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 ...

4. Stimulating Economic Growth through Abundant Energy

   Main Conclusions The economic downturn from COVID-19 is proving to be one of the steepest since the Great Depression of the 1930s and Canada is already experiencing negative economic impacts. Canada’s economy experienced a decline of 2.1% in the first ...

5. 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 ...

6. 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, ...

7. Ottawa tweaks regulations for Newfoundland and Labrador’s oil and gas sector

   Earlier this month, the federal minister of natural resources announced a regulatory change to the assessment process for some offshore oil and gas exploration drilling projects in Newfoundland and Labrador. Looking closer at the recent ...

8. 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 ...

9. Canada’s agriculture sector tops environmental rankings

   Canada’s agriculture sector should be proud of its environmental performance. According to a recent study, this sector performs far better than many competing high-income OECD countries with respect to environmental impact. Simply put, ...

10. 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 ...