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1. Priming the pump of bad incentives in Canada

   Appeared in the Moncton Times-Transcript, June 4, 2018 Back in April, Kinder Morgan announced it was halting all “non-essential” operations on its Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project (TMX) pending an establishment of certainty that the project would ...

2. Trans Mountain pipeline will benefit Canada—but at a very high price

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, May 29, 2018 Today, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced that the federal government will buy the Trans Mountain Expansion project (TMX) for $4.5 billion. The government plans to operate the construction of the pipeline ...

3. U.S. judge deals another blow to Canadian pipeline plans

   Here in Alberta, it’s often said, pace T.S. Elliot, that April is the cruelest month because it teases us with hints of spring, only to cruelly dash our hopes with snowfalls and freezes. Now Albertans have reason to find this April ...

4. Understanding the significance of the Kinder Morgan decision to suspend the Trans Mountain pipeline

   The decision by Kinder Morgan to suspend all non-essential spending on its Trans Mountain pipeline despite regulatory approval is yet another sign of the significant problems in Canada’s energy sector and indeed our broader economy. Fraser Institute ...

5. Trans Mountain—a watershed moment for Canada

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, April 10, 2018 This weekend, pipeline company Kinder Morgan dropped a bombshell —it will suspend all “non-essential” activities and “related spending” on the federally-approved Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. In unusually ...

6. First Nations support pipelines including Trans Mountain—a fact you rarely see or hear

   Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, April 10, 2018 Alberta Premier Rachel Notley forgot one group of Canadians when she cheered a recent court ruling relating to the $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (which, of course, has since been ...

7. Cost of cancelling Trans Mountain could be staggering

   Pipeline company Kinder Morgan has stopped all non-essential spending on the Trans Mountain (TMX) pipeline expansion, citing uncertainty over the regulatory process. If the uncertainty continues, and Kinder Morgan decides to cancel the ...

8. Premier Notley and pipelines—better late than never

   One must give credit where credit is due, and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s evolution on pipelines is due some credit. She fired a warning shot with the short-lived British Columbia wine embargo, but is unlimbering some far heavier ...

9. B.C. NDP government taking pipeline obstructionism to whole new level

   Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, February 9, 2018 The NDP government in British Columbia has thrown yet another shoe in the gears of Canadian provincial comity with a declaration that B.C. will create a new provincial regulatory process for pipeline ...

10. Costly regulatory delays loom over Canada’s energy industry

    Last week Kinder Morgan projected that the Trans Mountain pipeline project could be a year behind schedule as it continues to face permitting delays. The company initially expected the $7.4 billion project to be in service by late 2019, ...