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On Earth Day, we should celebrate Canada’s environmental track record
Per-capita solid waste disposal declined by 10 per cent between 2002 and 2018. ...
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Conservative climate plan falls flat
The plan introduces a new package of regulations including a renewable gas mandate. ...
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Newfoundland and Labrador can leverage mining potential during COVID recovery
Capital is mobile and will flow to jurisdictions with sound regulatory regimes and competitive fiscal policies. ...
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Texas remains much more attractive than Alberta in the eyes of energy investors
Federal Bill C-69 has made the regulatory system for new energy development more complex, uncertain and subjective. ...
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Despite court ruling, Ottawa’s carbon tax remains fundamentally flawed
The carbon tax will increase by $15 per tonne until it reaches $170 per tonne. ...
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Policy uncertainty continues to hurt Canada’s mining industry
Fully 78 per cent of survey respondents cited disputed land claims as deterrents to investment in B.C. ...
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Annual Survey of Mining Companies, 2020
This report presents the results of the Fraser Institute’s 2020 annual survey of mining and exploration companies. The survey is an attempt to assess how mineral endowments and public policy factors such as taxation and regulatory uncertainty affect ...
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Biden’s Keystone cancellation another blow to Canada’s energy sector
Appeared in the Calgary Sun, January 22, 2021 Despite pushback from governments across Canada, on inauguration day, President Joe Biden revoked the permit for the $10 billion Keystone XL pipeline, citing environmental concerns. This is more bad news for ...
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Investors souring on Nova Scotia’s oil and gas sector
Last year was the first in at least 25 years that the province derived no revenue from petroleum royalties. ...
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U.S. states more attractive to energy investors than most provinces—including Alberta
Appeared in the Calgary Sun, January 20, 2021 For the past few years, Canada has suffered a marked decline in business investment growth, particularly in the country’s vital energy industry. If Canada is going to genuinely recover from the COVID recession ...