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1. Energy industry losing billions while Ottawa twiddles its thumbs

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, May 1, 2019 Way back in 2016, researchers at the Fraser Institute first set out to measure the costs Canada incurs due to insufficient pipeline capacity and access to more lucrative foreign markets. They found that higher ...

2. Mayor Robertson attacks Trans Mountain pipeline with falsehoods and enviro-rhetoric

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, May 14, 2018 Not content with his ongoing opposition to the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion pipeline at home, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson (pictured above) is now agitating against the project in the United ...

3. Ontario’s power-price crisis—how did it happen and who got hurt

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, April 17, 2018 Before something can be fixed, one must understand how it got broken. Researchers at the Fraser Institute have spent more than a decade looking at exactly that question regarding Ontario electricity markets. ...

4. Understanding the Changes in Ontario's Electricity Markets and Their Effects

   Energy consumption is a driver of economic growth. Policymakers in Ontario have made poor policy decisions, resulting in rising electricity costs, lower employment, and lower competitiveness, while achieving minimal environmental benefits. This ...

5. 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 ...

6. 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 ...

7. Reality check—Canada’s need for new pipelines is critical

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, March 31, 2018 In recent months, Canadian crude oil prices have dropped relative to other international benchmark prices, costing the economy billions in foregone revenues. The recent surge in the Western Canada Select (WCS) ...

8. U.S. invites new oil and gas investment while Canada lags behind

   Last week, America’s oil and gas sector received good news on the investment front. Pembina Pipeline Corp’s CEO Mick Dilger said that the next “game-changing” project could be in the United States, not Canada. He’s referring to the ...

9. Government policy hampers Canada’s oil industry as U.S. industry accelerates

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, February 2, 2018 While Canada faces regulatory uncertainty and low oil prices, U.S. states are reaping the benefits of increased investment and higher prices. As the U.S. oil industry booms, Canada remains stuck in an ...

10. Cryptocurrency investors eye provinces with low electricity rates

    Recent media reports suggest lower power costs in some provinces could make Canada an attractive destination for bitcoin miners to run their power-hungry operations, with a Chinese firm already considering establishing a bitcoin ...